Cricket: Australia suffer shock loss to Zimbabwe

ST LUCIA - Australia have suffered a shock loss to Zimbabwe by one run in their opening World Twenty20 warm-up match in St Lucia.

Zimbabwe batted first and scored 173-7 before restricting Australia to 172-7 from their 20 overs.

Opener David Warner top-scored for Australia with a hard-hitting 72 and skipper Michael Clarke is believed to have made 49 although officials scores have not been made available.

Warner's 49-ball innings included four fours and five sixes.

Australia got the wobbles in the last few overs with Brad Haddin and Steve Smith both run out.

With 13 needed from the final over, Australia lost Clarke bowled from the penultimate delivery and then Mitchell Johnson was run out off a wide before Brett Lee ran a leg bye from the last ball.

Earlier, Elton Chigumbura hit a crowd-pleasing 76 from just 35 balls with five fours and six sixes, sharing a 114-run partnership with Craig Ervine (39) for the fifth wicket.

Australia's Johnson claimed 4-23 from his four overs while Dirk Nannes, Lee and Shane Watson took one wicket each.

- AAP