White Ferns fail to fire in T20 World Cup opener
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A disaster in the field has cost the White Ferns badly in their opening match of cricket's T20 World Cup in England.
The defending champions were beaten by the West Indies by seven wickets in Southampton, after scoring 162-6 in their 20 overs, in which middle order batter Brooke Halliday top scored with 40 from 32 balls.
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Wicket keeper and opening batter Isabella Gaze made 39 from 29 balls, Maddy Green 35 from 22 balls including a a six and four fours while Sophie Devine compiled 22 runs.
Captain Melie Kerr made five runs.
The West Indies chased down that total with just one ball to spare, scoring 163-3, largely thanks to a substandard White Ferns fielding effort, that saw them put down six catches, and wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze miss a stumping opportunity.
West Indies opening batter Shemaine Campbelle was the player of the match for scoring an unbeaten 90 off 62 balls, as she guided her team to victory.
New Zealand's next match is Wednesday, also in Southampton, against Sri Lanka.
