Wednesday, September 13 2006 11:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kuala Lumpur: Australia defeats West Indies by 78 runs in the first cricket one-dayer of the DLF Cup tri-series against the West Indies here Tuesday (12 Sep, 2006).

Brief scores: Australia: 279 for 9 in 50 overs (M Clarke 81, R Ponting 54, S Katich 36, M Cosgrove 34; J Taylor 3-59, I Bradshaw 2-37, D Smith 2-39).

West Indies: 201 all out in 34.3 overs (S Chanderpaul 92, C Gayle 58; S Watson 4-42).