Pacer Deandra Dottin turned in a five star performance to help the West Indies crush Bangladesh by 60 runs in their opening game of the ICC/Women’s World T/20 Cricket Championship at the Providence Stadium in Guyana last night.

Player of the match Dottin was wrecker in cheif with 5 for 6 helping to blow away Bangladesh for just 46 runs in their chase of 107 for victory.

No player made more than 8 runs as Bangladesh collapsed in 14 overs and 4 balls.

Shackera Selman snared 2 for 12 with a wicket each for captain Stafanie Taylor and afy fletcher.

Sent to bat earlier the Caribbean women who had some batting troubles of their own scampered to 106 for 8 off their allotted 20 overs, as wicket keeper Kaycia knight – top scored with 32, and Captain Taylor supported with 29.

Jahanara Alam 3 for 23 and Rumana Ahmed 2 for 16 took most wickets for Bangladesh.

With the win the West Indies surged to the top of group a’ on 2 points.

the lone group a’ game this afternoon sees England up against sri-lanka starting at 3 Jamaica time.

Meanwhile a boundary-filled century by captain Harmanpreet Kaur who scored 103 from just 51 balls, steered India to a 34 runs victory over new Zealand, while in the second game of the day Alyssa Healey and Beth Mooney both struck 48 runs to guide Australia to a 52 run win over Pakistan.