Scorecard

West Indies [ Images ] captain Brian Lara [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat against Australia [ Images ] in a Group A match of the ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ], at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai [ Images ] on Wednesday.

The West Indies, who were crushed by Sri Lanka [ Images ] by nine wickets in their last match of the qualifiers, were forced to make a change. Shivnarine Chanderpaul [ Images ], who is down with severe dehydration due to food poisoning, was replaced by Runako Morton.

Chris Gayle [ Images ] will open the batting with fellow left-hander Wavell Hinds.

For Australia, Shane Watson [ Images ] was entrusted with the task of opening the innings with Adam Gilchrist [ Images ], who makes a return to the Australian side after being rested for the Malaysia tri-series.

The pitch used for the match will come under special scrutiny following two low-scoring encounters, the last two at the venue.

The West Indies were bowled out for a paltry 80 against Sri Lanka, while New Zealand [ Images ] successfully defended a meager 195 by bowling out South Africa [ Images ] for 108.

Cricket Club of India [ Images ] president Rajsingh Dungarpur had remarked on Tuesday that if the pitch produces another low-scoring affair, then the final could be shifted to some other venue.

Teams:

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan [ Images ] Runako Morton, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Dwayne Bravo [ Images ], Dwayne Smith [ Images ], Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh Jr, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor [ Images ].

Australia: Ricky Ponting [ Images ] (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Shane Watson, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds [ Images ], Michael Clarke [ Images ], Michael Hussey [ Images ], Brad Hogg [ Images ], Brett Lee [ Images ], Nathan Bracken [ Images ], Glenn McGrath [ Images ].