<p>West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard hit 44 to propel outgoing champions West Indies to 157 for seven against Australia in a key Twenty20 World Cup clash on Saturday.</p>.<p>Josh Hazlewood took four wickets including Dwayne Bravo, who scored just 10 in his last international.</p>.<p>Australia elected to bowl first in the Super 12 clash in Abu Dhabi as they eye one of the two semi-final spots with three teams battling it out in Group 1.</p>.<p>South Africa play England, who are all but through to the final four, in the evening match and the result will decide the top two teams from this group.</p>.<p>Pollard rescued his side, who failed to defend their title after a loss to Sri Lanka took them out of the semi-final race, from 91-5 with his 31-ball knock and a key partnership of 35 with Bravo.</p>.<p>Andre Russell finished off the innings with two sixes off Mitchell Starc in his unbeaten 18 off seven balls.</p>.<p>Openers Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle started in attacking mode hitting the Australian pace bowlers to all parts of the ground in an opening stand of 30 off 14 balls.</p>.<p>Lewis smashed Hazlewood for three successive boundaries.</p>.<p>Gayle hit two sixes including one off Pat Cummins before the bowler got the veteran big-hitter to chop a delivery on to the stumps.</p>.<p>The 42-year-old West Indies great made 15 off nine balls and walked back, probably for the last time in national colours, to a standing ovation and hugs from his teammates.</p>.<p>Hazlewood came back with a bang with twin strikes as he sent back Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase, bowled for nought, in the space of three deliveries, to leave the West Indies teetering at 35-3.</p>.<p>The left-handed pair of Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer, who made 27, fought back with a partnership of 35 but Adam Zampa broke the stand with his leg spin.</p>.<p>He got Lewis out for 29.</p>.<p>West Indies need to win to stay in the top eight of the world rankings and earn a direct entry into the Super 12 stage of next year's T20 World Cup in Australia.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard hit 44 to propel outgoing champions West Indies to 157 for seven against Australia in a key Twenty20 World Cup clash on Saturday.</p>.<p>Josh Hazlewood took four wickets including Dwayne Bravo, who scored just 10 in his last international.</p>.<p>Australia elected to bowl first in the Super 12 clash in Abu Dhabi as they eye one of the two semi-final spots with three teams battling it out in Group 1.</p>.<p>South Africa play England, who are all but through to the final four, in the evening match and the result will decide the top two teams from this group.</p>.<p>Pollard rescued his side, who failed to defend their title after a loss to Sri Lanka took them out of the semi-final race, from 91-5 with his 31-ball knock and a key partnership of 35 with Bravo.</p>.<p>Andre Russell finished off the innings with two sixes off Mitchell Starc in his unbeaten 18 off seven balls.</p>.<p>Openers Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle started in attacking mode hitting the Australian pace bowlers to all parts of the ground in an opening stand of 30 off 14 balls.</p>.<p>Lewis smashed Hazlewood for three successive boundaries.</p>.<p>Gayle hit two sixes including one off Pat Cummins before the bowler got the veteran big-hitter to chop a delivery on to the stumps.</p>.<p>The 42-year-old West Indies great made 15 off nine balls and walked back, probably for the last time in national colours, to a standing ovation and hugs from his teammates.</p>.<p>Hazlewood came back with a bang with twin strikes as he sent back Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase, bowled for nought, in the space of three deliveries, to leave the West Indies teetering at 35-3.</p>.<p>The left-handed pair of Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer, who made 27, fought back with a partnership of 35 but Adam Zampa broke the stand with his leg spin.</p>.<p>He got Lewis out for 29.</p>.<p>West Indies need to win to stay in the top eight of the world rankings and earn a direct entry into the Super 12 stage of next year's T20 World Cup in Australia.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>