Hayley Matthews was integral in the side that defeated the seemingly Invincible Australian women's team in the finals of the 2016 Women's T20 World Cup, hitting 66 off 45 balls to help West Indies chase down 149 and win their first world title.

With the ten teams evenly split into two groups, a fiercely competitive Group A contains five of the top eight teams in the Women’s T20I Team Rankings.

England were convincingly beaten by defending champions Australia in their first T20 World Cup warm-up in Dubai. Heather Knight's side started well in pursuit of 163 to win, but slumped from 90-2 to 105-8 in the space of five overs.