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22:08 Start their campaign in positive fashion
Eng 56-4 (8.2 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
England beat defending champions West Indies by six wickets in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match in Dubai on Saturday.
England cantered to the paltry target of 56 in just 8.2 overs with Jos Buttler top-scoring with 24 not out.
For West Indies, Akeal Hosein took two wickets for 24 runs while Ravi Rampaul got one.
Earlier, invited to bat, West Indies were all out for 55 in 14.2 overs.
West Indies suffered a batting collapse and only Chris Gayle could reach double-digit figures with 13.
Adil Rashid was the pick of England bowlers with figures of 4/2 from 2.2 overs while Moeen Ali and Tymal Mills took two wickets apiece.
21:56 Register resounding win in opener
Eng 56-4 (8.2 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
Pollard comes into the attack as 6 needed for victory.
Buttler starts the over with a smash through covers where the fielder at sweeper cover cuts the ball to keep it down to two.
Short ball next and Buttler pulls it to mid wicket to score the winning runs. England win by 6 wickets.
McCoy continues and Buttler and Morgan take a single each off the first three balls.
Short ball next, Morgan pulls it to square leg where the ball touches the finger tips of Walsh before going to the boundary.
A dot later, Morgan misses the short bouncer and the appeal for caught behind is turned down by the umpire.
7 come off the over.
21:47 Moeen, Livingstone out in quick succession
Eng 43-4 (7 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
Morgan is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.
Buttler and Morgan then take three singles and a dot to end the over as 4 runs and wicket come off it and Hossein ends a wonderful spell, figures reading 2 for 24!
Hossein continues and Livingstone smashes it straight as Hossein takes a blinder as he goes full stretch. The umpires are checking if the catch is clean. Soft signal is out and the third umpire is checking this. The replays show the ball seemed to touch the ground but the third umpire says it's out and the batsman walks back for 1.
Livingstone is the new man in but Buttler has strike and after two dots, a no ball is bowled. A slower ball off the free hit that Buttler smashes it to midwicket for a single.
Livingstone gets off the mark with a single to third man.
A dot to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Obed McCoy comes into the attack and Buttler starts the over with a couple to the off side.
Buttler then plays the ball down to short third man, Moeen runs half the length of the pitch and is sent back by Buttler, Moeen is short of his crease even as McCoy struggles to cleanly break the stumps. Moeen is run-out for 3 off 4.
21:32 Hossein takes out Bairstow
Eng 34-2 (5 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
Moeen is the new man in and after two dots, Moeen gets off the mark with a couple to fine leg.
The batsmen then take a single each as 4 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Hossein continues and he gets Bairstow's inside edge as the batsman tries to drive. Hossein leaps in front to accept the catch and Bairstow is caught and bowled for 9.
21:27 England get going
Eng 30-1 (4 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
Bairstow is the new man in and after two dots he gets off the mark with a boundary with a punch down the ground to long off for a four.
Back-to-back fours now as Rampaul gives a bit of width and Bairstow pounces on it and drives it through covers for a boundary.
A single to end the over as 9 come off it.
Rampaul continues, he bowls a slower one, Roy just chips it to Gayle at mid wicket. Roy goes for 11 and England lose their first wicket.
Hosein continues, Roy backs up and he goes inside out as he smashes the ball over extra cover for a six to start the over.
Roy then punches the ball down to long off for a single.
Buttler then gets a single as Russell misfields at cover point.
Roy and Buttler then take a single each off the next three balls. Taking no chances here England as they are content with rotating the strike. 11 come off the over.
21:17 Chase 56 for victory
Eng 10-0 (2 ovs) vs WI 55 (14.2 ovs) | Scorecard
England need not be in any hurry but a good net run rate could come in handy at the business end of the tournament and they begin watchfully.
Pacer Rampaul in the attack now, first time in 6 years in the maroons and a dot to start the over.
Roy is then squared up and the ball falls short of the fielder at backward point.
Roy then just pushes the ball down to mid-on and gets a quick single.
Buttler then plays the ball down to short third man for a dot, before Buttler slaps the ball, a half volley belted through cover point for a four.
A dot to end the over. as 5 come off it.
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler open the batting for England as left-arm spinner Akeal Hossein opens the bowling for the Windies and there are slew of fielders close-in around Roy.
Roy starts the over with a dot, before he clips the ball down to long-on to get off the mark with a single.
A dot later, Buttler gets to the pitch of the ball and creams it through extra cover to get off the mark with a four.
Buttler sees off two dots safely as 5 come off the opening over.
20:56 England bowlers impressive
WI 55 (14.2 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard
Defending champs West Indies have gotten off to a horror start in their title defense as they have been totally outplayed by England in their T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Saturday.
Moeen Ali started the rot for the wickets, picking two wickets in the Powerplay before Mills picked up another two in the middle and Rashid finished it off taking out Pollard, McCoy and Rampaul as the Windies were dismissed for 55 in 14.2 overs.
Rashid continues and after a dot, Rampaul goes for the slog, fails to connect and is bowled all ends up. Rampaul is out for 3 and that is that for the West Indies.
Mills continues and Rampaul starts the over with a single to third man.
Hossein then cuts the ball to square on the off side for a couple.
A dot later, Hossein gets a single to the on side.
Rampaul is then beaten on the outside edge.
A single to end the over as 5 runs come off it.
Rampaul is the new man in and after two dots, he gets off the mark with a single.
A dot to end the over as 1 run and 2 wickets come off it.
Obed McCoy is the new man in and he returns to the dugout just as soon as he tries to clear the mid-wicket but only manages to find Jason Roy, who completes the catch and the batsman is out for a golden duck.
There is just no semblance of a revival coming from Pollard and his boys as the Windies captain is next to go.
Rashid continues and again he gets a wicket off the first ball of the over as Pollard smashes the ball flat and right into the hands of the fielder posted at long-on.
Pollard is out for 6.
Mills back in the attack and Hossein starts the over with a single to the leg side. Pollard turns down the 2nd.
Pollard and Hossein then take a single each before Pollard flicks the ball to mid-wicket for another single.
Two dots to end the over.
Left handed batter Akeal Hossein is the new man in and he plays the first four balls watchfully before taking a single to long off off the last ball of the over as just the one comes off it.
Leggie Adil Rashid is brought into the attack now and he goes right through the gate as Russell is bowled all ends up. A straight ball, Russell plays for the turn only to be bowled all ends up for a duck.
20:24 Mills gets his 2nd wicket
WI 44-6 (10 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard
At the half-way stage, England have totally dominated proceedings , putting West Indies on the mat.
It will take a lot of doing for Pollard and Russell to bring Windies back into the match.
Jordan continues and Pollard starts the over with a couple to backward square leg.
Pollard is troubled by Jordan's incoming deliveries and survives as just 2 come in the over.
Russell is the new man in and he tries to smash the ball first ball but does not make contact. Dot to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.
Mills back in the attack and he starts with a wide before Pollard takes a single.
Another wide later, Pooran plays a dot before he has a slash at it.
A dot later, Mills bowls another wide and he strikes next ball to pick his second wicket.
Mill bowls in that channel outside, Pooran is tempted to go after the ball but only manages to nick the ball on the way to Buttler behind the stumps.
Pooran out for 1 and Windies lose their 6th wicket inside 10 overs.
20:12 WI have now lost half the side
WI 38-5 (8 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard
Pollard is the new man in and after three dots, he gets off the mark with a single to long on.
5 runs and a wicket come off it.
Jordan into the attack now and after Bravo cuts the ball over point for a four, Jordan strikes next ball.
Short ball and Bravo slashes hard at it but Bairstow takes a lovely low catch at backward point as Bravo is out for 5.
Pooran is the new man in as Moeen continues and after three dots, he gets off the mark with a single.
Bravo then takes a single before a dot to end the over.
20:05 Gayle out for 13
WI 31-4 (6 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard
Tymal Mills in the attack and Gayle starts with a dot, before he is beaten outside the off stump.
Two dots later, Gayle cuts the ball over point for four before Gayle tries to go big and he mishits the short ball and is nicely caught by Dawid Malan and Gayle is out for 13.
4 and a wicket come in the over.
Surprise as Bravo is the new man in and he plays out two dots as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.
Moeen continues and he comes around the wicket to Hetmyer who dances down the track and lofts the ball over mid-on for a four.
Hetmyer then goes inside out as he plays the ball over extra cover for a four.
A dot later, Hetmyer is a goner as he tries to accelerate, he pulls the ball but it's not a controlled shot and is caught at mid-on by Morgan and he is out for 9 off 9.
Woakes continues and Gayle gets off the mark with a four as the mid-off fielder fails to cut it off and the ball races to the boundary.
Short and wide ball next and Gayle cuts it past backward point for back-to-back fours.
Two dots later, Gayle and Hetmyer take a single each as 10 come off the over.
19:46 Woakes, Moeen strike
WI 9-2 (3 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard
Hetmyer is the new man in and he sees off four dots as that is a wicket-maiden by Moeen.
Moeen continues and after a dot, Simmons tries to go big, slog sweeps the ball only to be caught at mid-wicket as WI lose their 2nd wicket.
Gayle is the new man in but Simmons has strike and he takes a single.
Gayle plays out two dots to end the over. 2 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Woakes opens at the other end and Simmons starts the over with a single as he walks across and flicks it to the leg side for a single.
After a dot, Woakes strikes!
Full ball, but slower and Lewis tries to go big but all he manages is to give it air but not the distance as Moeen strides back from mid-on to complete a good catch. He is out for 6.
After both teams take the knee, Moeen Ali opens the bowling for England as Simmons and Lewis come out to bat for the Windies.
And Moeen starts nicely as just the single to Simmons comes off the first five balls before Lewis tonks the balll straight over the bowler's head for a six off the last ball of the over. 7 come off the opening over.
19:19 Australia keep cool to beat SA by 5 wkts
England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bowl vs West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Saturday.
A destructive batting order and a balanced bowling attack means top-ranked England will start the T20 World Cup confident of adding the trophy to the 50-over title they claimed in 2019.
They may have been deprived of all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran as well as pace bowler Jofra Archer, but skipper Eoin Morgan still boasts a fearful array of weapons.
Packed with experience in the heat of battle, England will also be spurred on by the bitter taste of defeat in the final of the last edition of the tournament in 2016.
The West Indies will need the likes of Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran to fire to make a good start and win at least three group matches to qualify for the semi-finals.
One of the major concerns for West Indies is the form of Chris Gayle, who scored just 165 runs in 9 innings in the Carribean Premier League and featured in just two games for Punjab Kings in the UAE leg of the IPL.
Experienced all-rounder Andre Russell too has had frequent fitness issues, the latest being a hamstring injury. He played only three games for Kolkata Knight Riders in UAE.
With Oshane Thomas in the ranks, pace still looks better than their spin department which features the likes of Fabian Allen, Chase and Akeal Hosein.
Earlier, Marcus Stoinis and Mathew Wade kept their cool to guide Australia to a 5 wkt win.
South Africa had looked to fightback with two quick wickets of Glen Maxwell and Steve Smith, but the bowlers leaked runs in the end overs to give Aussies the edge.
For Australia Smith top scored with 35, while for SA Nortje picked up 2-21 won the game with 2 balls to spare.
Playing XIs:
West Indies: Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w), Kieron Pollard(c), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul
England: Jos Buttler(w), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
19:10 Australia keep cool to beat SA by 5 wkts
Aus 121-5 (19.4 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Marcus Stoinis and Mathew Wade kept their cool to guide Australia to a 5 wkt win.
South Africa had looked to fightback with two quick wickets of Glen Maxwell and Steve Smith, but the bowlers leaked runs in the end overs to give Aussies the edge.
For Australia Smith top scored with 35, while for SA Nortje picked up 2-21 won the game with 2 balls to spare.
18:41 Nortje, Shamzi peg back Australia
Aus 83-5 (16 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
With Aussies pair of Glen Maxwell and Steve Smith going nicely, it looked they will win the game easily.
But Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi just put a stop on scoring removing Steven Smith and Glen Maxwell respectively.
Nortje first removed Smith, who was caught splendidly by Aiden Makram at covers for 35.
Then Maxwell went for a reverse sweep only to miss and was castled by Shamsi for 18.
Australia still need 36 from 24 balls.
18:23 Smith, Maxwell keep Australia ahead
Aus 68-3 (13 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Steve Smith and Glen Maxwell have combined well and have put on 31 runs so far.
Smith has been smartly playing it hitting it into the gaps and finding the odd boundary. Meanwhile, Maxwell is looking aggressive but the slow nature of the pitch is not allowing him to break free.
Australia need 51 from 42 balls.
18:04 SA bowlers fight back as Marsh departs
Aus 39-3 (8 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Keshav Maharaj now gets his name into the wickets coloumn as he removes Mitchell Marsh for 11.
Marsh looking to be aggressive against spinner, looked to pull the spinner and was holed out to van der Dussen.
South Africa are fighting back against the Aussies and are making them earn each and every run.
Australia were 39-3 after 8 overs
17:51 Australia lose openers in the chase
Aus 23-2 (5 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Kagiso Rabada gets into action now as he removed David Warner for 14. Rabada has been hostile in the attack and Australia now has two new batters in the middle.
Warner looking to drive sliced one towards backward point and was caught by Henrich Klaasen.
17:39
Aus 4-1 (2 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Anrich Nortje strikes in his opening over as he had Aaron Finch walking back to the pavillion for a duck.
Nortje bolwed one short and wide as Fince went for the cut, only to hit it straight to third man's throat.
Souch Africa needed this breakthrough in the low target chase
17:35
Aus 4-1 (2 ovs) vs SA 118-9 | Scorecard
Anrich Nortje strikes in his opening over as he had Aaron Finch walking back to the pavillion for a duck.
Nortje bolwed one short and wide as Fince went for the cut, only to hit it straight to third man's throat.
Souch Africa needed this breakthrough in the low target chase
17:19
Australian bowlers came to party as they restricted South Africa to 118-9
After Aaron Finch elected to bowl first, Glen Maxwell struck in the second over itself as he removed skipper Temba Bavuma for 12. Josh Hazlewood removed Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock to peg South Africans back.
There was a brief 34 runs stand between David Miller and Aiden Makram, who looked to give South Africa the foundation for late flourish.
But then Adam Zampa removed Miller and picked the wicket of Dwaine Pretorius in the same over to ensure that Proteas never had a chance.
For Aussies, Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2-19 along with Zampa with 2-21. For South Africa, Makram top-scored with 40.
16:40 Zampa removes Miller, Pretorius in same over
Aiden Makram and David Miller are looking to consolidate in the middle for South Africa. Josh Hazlewood, and the spinners have kept things tight in the middle.
But as we speak, Adam Zampa has ended the 34-run partnership to remove Miller for 16.
Miller looking to play a sweep Zampa was caught plumb in front of the wicket.
He then had Dwaine Pretorius caught behind by Matthew Wade for 1. South Africa's tail is exposed now as they were 82/6 after 14 overs.
16:11
Pat Cummins gets into actions now as he removes Heinrich Klaasen for 13. Klaasen was timing the ball well in the middle, before he was caught by Steve Smith on the off-side.
South Africa are 46-4 after 8.
15:56 Australia strike early against SA
Australia has struck early here and have South Africa on the backfoot. After Glen Maxwell removed Temba Bavuma for 12, Josh Hazlewood got into action picking u two quick wickets.
Hazlewood, first removed an in-form Rassie van der Dussen for 2. Van der Dussen got a thickish edge to Matthew Wade back of the stumps to reduce South Africa to 16/2.
Then in his second over, he once again had Quinton de Kock for 7. De Kock played an awkward shot, only to hit one back onto the stumps for 7.
South Africa were 23/3 after 5 overs.
15:40 Maxwell removes Bavuma for 12
South Africa are off to a good start after being asked to asked first. Temba Bavuma smashed two impressive boundaries off .
But Glen Maxwell castled Bavuma for 12. The ball kept low as Bavuma could bring the bat down in time, giving Australia the opening breakthrough.
South Africa 13-1 after 1.3 overs.
15:17 Australia wins the toss, elects to bowl
Well the news from the middle is Australia has won the toss and have elected to bowl first.
Ashton Agar will be sitting out for the match. Aussie skipper Aaron Finch feels that the pitch will not change much and would be looking to pick up early wickets.
From South Africa's point of view, Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock will be looking to give the team a good start in the hot Abu Dhabi.
The teams:
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
14:43 Big opening game ready to kick off
Welcome to the live updates of the opening game of the T20 World Cup between South Africa and Australia.
As the Super 12s opening game kicks off, the Abu Dhabi crowd can't wait to get going.
It's an afternoon game here in Abu Dhabi and both Australia and South Africa will be hoping to get going right away.
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