Over-by-over report: England begin their campaign against fellow former winners West Indies. Join Tanya Aldred
After yesterday’s surprise whooping of the hosts by Sri Lanka, England and West Indies circle their shoulders and flex their quads for their first match of this women’s T20 World Cup tournament, and the opening game in Group B
In Cape Town, South Africa wilted while trying to chase Sri Lanka’s fairly paltry 129, falling three runs short in front of a record home crowd for a women’s match of 8,402 , but without the talismanic Dane van Niekerk, axed for falling short in a fitness Test. England and West Indies, meanwhile, meet in Paarl, where England’s confidence is infectious. In the recent white-ball series in the West Indies, England swooped to a 5-0 victory in the T20s, as well as taking the ODI series 3-0. Their focus under new coach Jon Lewis is attack, attack and attack some more – sound familiar? -and they rocked up 246 in a 20-over friendly against South Africa at the start of the week.
It is a mug’s game to predict a World Cup result, I really should know better, but West Indies’ recent form on and off the pitch suggests an English picnic The Group B mix also includes India, Pakistan and Ireland, with the top two from each group meeting in the semis – nice and simple. The ones to beat – Australia – play their first game against New Zealand later this afternoon at Boland Park .
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