WI survive Thai scare

Stafanie Taylor's all-round class helped West Indies survive a scare against debutants Thailand in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 opener in Perth yesterday.

Captain Taylor held their Group B opponents to 78 for nine with her three wickets. Captain Taylor and Shemaine Campbelle then stayed firm and their unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 53 sealed the seven-wicket win.

In another match, New Zealand (131-3 in 17.4 overs) defeated Sri Lanka (127-7 in 20 overs) by seven wickets in Perth.