David Warner smashed a rapid 72 as Australia thrashed India by 49 runs in the teams' opening Super Eights match in the World Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval here on Friday.
Left-handed opener Warner's innings was the top score in an Australia total of 184 for five built around his first wicket stand of 104 in 11 overs with Shane Watson (54) after India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss.
In reply, India collapsed to 23 for four inside five overs as several batsmen miscued big shots in a bid to keep up with the run-rate.
India were eventually bowled out for 135, with Rohit Sharma (79 not out) and tailender Harbhajan Singh (13) the only batsmen to reach double figures.
Australia's victory maintained their perfect record at this World Twenty20 as India suffered their first defeat.
In the end, India did well to hold Australia to a score under 200.
"We started from the beginning, and there were some big shots," said man-of-the-match Warner, who faced just 41 balls and struck seven of the innings's 16 sixes.
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