Defending champions Australia began their campaign on a resounding note, beating the West Indies by eight wickets with opener Nicole Bolton hitting an unbeaten 107.
Australian bowlers put up an impressive bowling effort to dismiss the West Indies for 204 before the batswomen completed the chase in 38.1 overs.
Bolton shared a 171-run stand for the opening wicket alongside Beth Mooney, who scored 70 off 85 balls.
Bolton's 116-ball comprised 14 fours. Captain Meg Lanning was out cheaply for 12.
Australia's most productive bowler was Ellyse Perry, who picked up three wickets conceding 47 runs in nine overs.
Earlier, the match began with controversy before a ball was bowled. As per an article in cricket.com.au, West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor correctly called the coin tossed by Australia captain Meg Lanning, telling television host Ian Bishop she would send the Southern Stars in to bat. "We're going to have a bat, sorry, we're going to have a bowl," Taylor told Bishop. "We think early on the pitch might do something so we hope we will get the advantage."
But Taylor had already informed Lanning and the match referee David Jukes of her intention for the Windies to bat first. The confusion became apparent when Lanning was interviewed, the Australian telling Bishop she "would have bowled anyway". "We were going to have a bowl so we're looking forward to getting out there as a team and getting the World Cup started," Lanning said.
It was only after that interview that Lanning realised Taylor had announced publicly that the West Indies would be bowling. The Australian skipper demanded Jukes clarify the outcome of the toss, with Taylor recalled to the middle. After several minutes of heated discussion, it was ruled that the Windies' original decision must stick and Australia would bowl.
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