Their batting, led by opener Stafanie Taylor, set them up before their bowling helped West Indies Women launch the inaugural ICC Women's World Twenty20 Champion-ship in exciting fashion with a four-run victory over South Africa yesterday.

Scores: West Indies Women 123 for seven off 20 overs (Stafanie Taylor 50, Pamela Lavine 24; Shabnin Ismail 2-20. South Africa Women 119 off 19.4 overs (Mignon du Preez 38; Anisa Mohammed 2-16, Debbie-Ann Lewis 2-23).