West Indies beat Bangladesh by 60 runs in World Cup Group A

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 60 runs, in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup at the Guyana National Stadium here Friday night.

Scores:

WEST INDIES 106 for eight off 20 overs (Kycia Knight 32, Stafanie Taylor 29; Jahanara Alam 3-23, Rumana Ahmed 2-16)

BANGLADESH 46 off 14.4 overs (Deandra Dottin 5-5, Shakera Selman 2-12)

Australia defeat Pakistan by 52 runs – Group B

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Australia defeated Pakistan by 52 runs in their Group B encounter in the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup at the Providence Cricket Stadium here Friday.

Scores:

AUSTRALIA 165 for five off 20 overs (Alyssa Healy 48, Beth Mooney 48, Meg Lanning 41; Aliya Riaz 2-25, Nashra Sandhu 2-43).

PAKISTAN 113 for eight off 20 overs (Bismah Maroof 26; Megan Schutt 2-13, Georgia Wareham 2-18).

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