David Warner is confident he has avoided serious injury in St Kitts, where the vice-captain inspired Australia to a 36-run ODI win over South Africa.
Warner, Australia's leading run-scorer in the ongoing tri-series who also dominated the recent Indian Premier League, continued his stellar form in a man-of-the-match knock of 109.
Steve Smith's side finished 6-288 thanks to the opener's first ODI ton on foreign soil, fittingly at Warner Park.
Josh Hazlewood then starred with the ball as the Proteas, cruising at 3-210, were all out for 252 in 47.4 overs.
Warner was forced off the field during the run-chase, having damaged his left index finger attempting to snaffle a catch.
The 29-year-old is upbeat he will be fit to face West Indies at the same venue, where the series continues at 3am AEST on Tuesday.
"Definitely," he said.
"A sore finger isn't really going to stop me but if it's broken that might.
"The finger is quite sore .. it's quite painful .. it didn't look too good.
"I've broken the thumb twice now, I know what that feels like. Hopefully, being positive, there's not much damage."
If the digit is fractured, Warner will be racing the clock to be fit for next month's Test tour of Sri Lanka.
The superstar would be an immense loss for Australia, having refined his brutal batting to a more mature - and effective - level.
Warner could easily have been seduced by the short straight boundaries in St Kitts.
Instead he hammered only two sixes from 120 deliveries, stroking 11 fours and regularly scuttling through for ones and twos.
"It's always challenging when you play on those small grounds because in the back of your mind you have to take the ego out of it," Warner said.
Warner has failed to dominate one-dayers as much as Tests throughout his career but recent evidence suggests that trend is changing.
"I've actually sort of worked out in the back of my mind how to actually play the game a lot more," he said.
"The most important thing about this game is rotating the strike.
"Early in my one-day career I probably went too hard early."
Heading to the Caribbean after three months of Twenty20 action has helped in that regard.
"You feel like you have eternity now," he said.
"I feel so much more relaxed. There's not that pressure, so you don't actually have to go after the ball as much."
Warner's knock was exactly what stand-in coach Justin Langer would have hoped for after Australia were rolled for 142 in last week's loss to the same opposition in Guyana.
Usman Khawaja and Smith both posted half-centuries in the victory, while Matthew Wade contributed a quick-fire 24.
Australia now top the tri-series table, having banked two wins from three games.
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