Summary

  • England chase down target with 33 balls to spare

  • Dunkley's 34 off 18 gets England chase off to flier

  • England positive throughout - Nat Sciver-Brunt finishes 40 not out

  • West Indies post 135-7 - Ecclestone takes 3-23

  • Matthews gets West Indies off to good start with 42

  • England's opening game in a group which also contains India, Ireland and Pakistan

Live Reporting

Tom Mallows and Matthew Henry

  1. WI 29-0

    Or not!

    This is the Hayley Matthews show right now.

    The 24-year-old right-hander slaps away her fourth four.

  2. Here's Sophie Ecclestone. Time for control to be brought to proceedings...

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Hayley Matthews is really finding her touch. She was played a few good shots and that one is as good as any of them.

  4. WI 24-0

    Matthews 17, Taylor 1

    MatthewsGetty Images

    Spinner Charlie Dean is on but Hayley Matthews clubs her away. Even boundary fielder supremo Danni Wyatt can't cut that off.

    Matthews looks in fine touch.

  5. WI 18-0

    Matthews 12, Taylor 0

    It's windy in Paarl today too which won't help Bell in her run-up. Viewers of a well-known dating show would know it has been pretty breezy in South Africa recently. A friend told me that, of course. I don't watch it myself...

  6. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That is a lovely shot.

  7. WI 17-0

    Even better! Driven through the covers.

  8. WI 13-0

    Hayley MatthewsGetty Images

    There's so much swing for Lauren Bell that she's struggling to control it right now.

    Three wides come early in her second over before Hayley Matthews climbs into a wide ball to smack away the game's first four.

  9. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Katherine BruntGetty Images

    Katherine is known for her optimism when it comes to appeals.

  10. WI 6-0

    There are yelps from Katherine Sciver-Brunt at the end of the over as the ball squeezes between bat and pad.

    A good start from England's veteran seamer.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    At 37 years 224 days Katherine Sciver-Brunt is the oldest player to represent England at a T20 World Cup, beating Charlotte Edwards, who was 36 years 104 days when she played the semi-final against Australia in 2016.

  12. WI 4-0

    Katherine Sciver-Brunt is sharing the new ball, already grumpily waving her arm after Hayley Matthews steals a single.

    That brings Stafanie Taylor back onto strike. She is struggling to lay bat on ball.

  13. Not out

    A pretty poor decision in truth.

    Not out.

  14. This is missing leg by a long way, I reckon.

    Lauren Bell has hooped it in to the pads.

  15. West Indies review

    Taylor is given lbw!

    But I'm not sure about this. Surely that has swung too much?

  16. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    If that's not an edge there is a noise from somewhere.

  17. WI 2-0

    There's early swing here for Bell despite the bright blue skies with the sun beating down.

    Her fourth ball nips back off the pitch to Stafanie Taylor and Bell is passionately appealing for caught behind.

    No review.

  18. WI 1-0

    Bell begins with a wide.

    We'll forgive some early nerves.

  19. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I spoke to some of the players and they were really excited to get out there. It is nice when a big tournament starts to get out there quite quickly.

  20. WI 0-0

    England seamer Lauren Bell, her long blonde hair neatly plaited, is going to start proceedings. Sophie Ecclestone is practicing her golf swing at mid-off - as you do.

    After both sides take the knee, we're ready to go.

    Play.