CUTTACK, India – West Indies Women survived a now familiar batting slump before steadying themselves to beat South Africa Women by two wickets, in their opening Super Six game of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Friday.

The Leewards went down by five wickets to Guyana in their first match yesterday.

Matches in the opening round of the ACB/Richie Richardson Limited Overs Competition, though affected by intermittent showers, produced victories for Carnival Gardens Strikers and Stingray City/Nature Tours Seatons.

West Indies Women will return from their tour of India empty-handed, after another terminal batting decline condemned them to a 15-run defeat in the third and final Twenty20 International against India Women on Monday.

Trinidad and Tobago overcame their inspirational captain Daren Ganga being sidelined with a hand injury to be crowned the new Caribbean Twenty20 champions, following a resounding, 36-run victory over Hampshire on Sunday.

Purposeful bowling followed solid batting led by Danza Hyatt to lead Jamaica to a third place finish in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, following a 10-run victory over Windwards Islands on Sunday.

Thrilling last ball finishes seem the order of the day in Caribbean Twenty20.

Hampshire won. But it was no normal win. It was as incredible as incredible is.