28 April,2010 08:34 AM IST | | AFP
Australia suffered a stunning one-run loss to outsiders Zimbabwe in their opening World Twenty20 warm-up match in St Lucia last night.
Zimbabwe made 173 for seven, featuring a dashing 76 from Elton Chigumbura, in their 20 overs before holding Australia to 172 for seven.
Opener David Warner top-scored for Australia with 72 and Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke made 49 but, even though left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson earlier took four wickets for 23 runs, Zimbabwe denied Australia victory.
Australia needed 13 off the final over but Clarke was dismissed off the penultimate delivery before Johnson, one of several Aussies to be run out, was exited off a wide. Brett Lee's leg-bye off the last ball was not enough for Australia.
Earlier, Chigumbura's runs came from just 35 balls with six sixes and five fours. Australia all-rounder Shane Watson's two overs went for an expensive 34 runs.
In other warm-up matches, NZ beat Ireland by 40 runs, Pakistan beat the Windward Islands by 68 runs and Bangladesh beat Barbados by 36 runs.
