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Australia lost first World Twenty20 warm-up match to Zimbabwe in St Lucia. 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. Mitchell Johnson took four wickets for 23 runs. In other warm-up matches, New Zealand proved too strong for minnows Ireland in a 40-run victory in Guyana. Kiwi opener Jesse Ryder made 64 and Martin Guptill 50 as New Zealand compiled a total of 187 for five in their 20 overs.Ireland, in reply, struggled with captain William Porterfield's 34, the top score in a total of 147 for nine. Nathan McCullum led New Zealand's attack with three for 25. The Black Caps are in action against Sri Lanka, last year's losing finalists, and Ireland face hosts the West Indies in a 'double-bill' that will open the tournament in Guyana on Friday.Pakistan overwhelmed the Windward Islands by 68 runs in a warm-up match in St Lucia while, in Bridgetown, Bangladesh beat Barbados by 36 runs.
