Australia beat Zimbabwe
Published:Monday | February 21, 2011 | 2:09 PM
Defending champions Australia began their 2011 World Cup campaign with a 91-run win over Zimbabwe at the Sardar Patel Stadium in India today.
Spin-dominated Zimbabwe restricted their opponents to 262 for 6, with Shane Watson top-scoring with eight fours and a six in 72 from 92 balls.
Michael Clarke added an unbeaten 58 before Australia's bowlers took charge with Mitchell Johnson taking 4 for 19.
Zimbabwe started brightly but were dismissed for 171 as the Aussies extended their winning run to 24 games.
Graeme Creamer 37, Sean Williams 28 and Prosper Utseya 24 were the main scorers for Zimbabwe. Jason Krejza and Shaun Tait supported Johnson with two wickets each.
The competition continues tomorrow with England playing Netherlands at Nagpur.
West Indies will open their campaign against South Africa on Thursday at the Feroz Shah Kotla in India.