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White Ferns v West Indies - Women's T20 Cricket World Cup
Campbelle’s unbeaten 90 carried the West Indies to a seven-wicket win after New Zealand’s fielding errors produced multiple dropped chances.
West Indies defeated the White Ferns by seven wickets in their T20 World Cup opening match at the Hampshire Bowl, with Shemaine Campbelle scoring 90 not out to anchor the chase.
New Zealand posted 162-6, highlighted by 40 from 32 balls to Brooke Halliday, though Aaliyah Alleyne's four wickets for 27 runs restricted the defending champions' total.
Multiple dropped catches by the White Ferns aided West Indies' chase; Campbelle and Hayley Matthews added 74 runs together, with Matthews dropped twice and Campbelle surviving several chances.
New Zealand captain Melie Kerr received a commemorative cap for her 100th T20I, saying "It's really special" as the tournament marks a shifting generation in women's cricket.
The White Ferns campaign continues on Wednesday when they face Sri Lanka at the same venue, seeking to recover from this opening defeat in the tournament.