Sri Lanka have beaten Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Cape Town to remain unbeaten in the Women’s T20 World Cup and top their pool.

Reigning Women’s T20 World Cup champions Australia made light work of dispatching New Zealand to win the game by 97 runs.

The West Indies won the toss, elected to bat but England dominated to take the lead in their group in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The Women’s T20 World Cup opened with host South Africa losing to Sri Lanka by 3 runs at Newlands on Friday, 10 February.

Dane van Niekerk left out of the Proteas Women’s 15-player squad for the T20 World Cup because she failed to meet the fitness requirements.

Proteas fast bowler Morne Morkel will join the White Ferns coaching group for next month’s ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.