BRIDGETOWN: Matthew Wade's unbeaten half-century led the tourists to a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in Bridgetown.

Four commendable contributions with the bat helped Australia to easily chase down a 153-run target.

After losing Moises Henriques (1) and Josh Philippe (10) cheaply, Alex Carey took charge with a fine captain's knock of 35 runs from 50 balls.

Carey worked well with Mitchell Marsh, who hit 29 off 21 balls, including three sixes, to put Australia on the verge of victory.

The visitors had a sniff when Marsh was caught off a Sheldon Cottrell (1/34) bouncer in the 14th over, but the breakthrough did little to slow them down.

Matthew Wade came in at No. 5 and went to work right away, slashing Cottrell for four off his first ball.

Wade's first boundary set the tone for the rest of his innings, paving the way for his 11th ODI fifty.

At the start of the 21st over, Hayden Walsh Jr (1/41) trapped Carey lbw, but that would be Australia's only wicket loss for the match.

Ashton Agar accompanied Wade at the end of Australia's successful chase, hitting a welcome 19* off 33 balls, including three boundaries.

Earlier, the West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first at Kensington Oval, scoring 152.

The hosts got off to a good start until Evin Lewis was forced to leave the game on 5 due to concussion protocols after top-edging the ball into his helmet.

Lewis would return later in the innings to make a well-deserved half-century, his tenth in ODIs.

Australia took wickets at regular intervals, with each of the five bowlers contributing. Mitchell Starc delivered once more, taking three wickets for 43 runs in 9.1 overs.

Josh Hazlewood (2/18), Ashton Agar (2/31) and Adam Zampa (2/29) also had two wickets each.

Agar was named Player of the Match after an important 19 n.o from 33 balls with the bat, complimenting his tidy bowling figures.

Starc was named Player of the Series after taking 11 wickets at an average of 10.63 over the three-match series.

Australia's 2-1 series win keeps them in third place on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League with 60 points. The West Indies are still in sixth place with 40 points.

Edited - SportsAction / Inputs - Agency