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ABU DHABI: Veteran opener David Warner produced a feisty unbeaten 89 as Australia recorded a facile eight-wicket win over the West Indies to stay alive in the semifinal race at the T20 World Cup, here on Saturday.
The left-hander was at his vintage best as he smashed four sixes and nine fours to anchor the 158-run chase in a match that was a swansong game for Dwyane Bravo and probably also for Chris Gayle.
Warner got good support from Mitchell Marsh who slammed a 32-ball 53 (5×4, 2×6) before getting out while trying to score the winning run.
The duo stitched a match-winning 124-run partnership in 75 balls to seal the chase with 23 balls to spare.
Australia would now have to wait for the result of South Africa and England match.
The Proteas need to beat England by a big margin to crush the hopes of Aaron Finch’s men who have a net run rate of 1.216 with four wins from five matches.
The Aussie lefthander, who struggled to get going in the recently-concluded IPL here and lost his place at the Sunrisers Hyderabad, upped the ante in the third over, smashing Jason Holder two consecutive boundaries before finishing the over with a six.
Skipper Finch (9) got out in the next over after being cleaned up by Akeal Hosein but Warner maintained the run rate.