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England beat New Zealand in opener

Womens International Triangular Series, Bridgetown:

England 111-5 (19.1 overs) beat New Zealand 109-6 (20 overs) by five wickets

England got off to a fine start in the tri-nation Twenty20 women's series with a five-wicket victory against New Zealand at Bridgetown in Barbados.

Captain Charlotte Edwards made 42 before Tamsin Beaumont's unbeaten 29 from 23 balls helped England chase down a target of 110.

Twenty20 tri-series (all games in Barbados):

14 Oct: West Indies beat New Zealand by 23 runs 16 Oct: England beat New Zealand by five wickets 18 Oct: West Indies v England 20 Oct: West Indies v New Zealand 22 Oct: New Zealand v England 24 Oct: West Indies v England 26 Oct: Final

West Indies v England one-day series (all games in Trinidad):

29 Oct: 1st ODI 1 Nov: 2nd ODI 3 Nov: 3rd ODI Earlier, Natalie Sciver and Holly Colvin took two wickets each as New Zealand were restricted to 109-6.

England play West Indies at the same venue on 18 October.

"It felt great to get out there and put in a great performance to get the team over the line," said Beaumont.

"Charlotte got us off to a good start and that meant I could just come in and express myself at the end."

Despite not taking any wickets, opening bowler Natasha Farrant was arguably the pick of the England attack, conceding only 12 runs from four overs.

Captain Suzie Bates top-scored for New Zealand with 48 off 51 balls.

Following their defeat by West Indies in their opening game, this was New Zealand's second loss of the tournament.

After the tri-series - in which the three sides play each opponent twice before the top two meet in the final - England move to Trinidad for a best-of-three one-day series against West Indies.

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England set for Windies tri-series

England's women are in the West Indies to begin their winter tour programme.

Charlotte Edwards's side face a Twenty20 tri-series against West Indies and New Zealand in Barbados, before a three-match one-day international series against the Windies in Trinidad.

The triangular series begins on Monday when the hosts face New Zealand, with England's first game against the White Ferns on Wednesday.

Twenty20 tri-series (all games in Barbados):

14 Oct: West Indies v New Zealand 16 Oct: New Zealand v England 18 Oct: West Indies v England 20 Oct: West Indies v New Zealand 22 Oct: New Zealand v England 24 Oct: West Indies v England 25 Oct: Final

West Indies v England one-day series (all games in Trinidad):

29 Oct: 1st ODI 1 Nov: 2nd ODI 3 Nov: 3rd ODI England are without several players who are recovering from injuries.

Opener Heather Knight, who was England's player of the series as they lifted the women's Ashes this summer, misses the Caribbean tour after tearing a hamstring in the final ODI against Australia - though she hopes to be fit for the return series down under, which begins in January.

Also ruled out through injury are pace bowlers Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole and spinner Laura Marsh, while all-rounder Arran Brindle misses the tour for personal reasons.

It means there is an inexperienced look to England's 14-strong squad, which includes uncapped seam bowlers Beth Langston and Kate Cross, as well as three players who made their international debuts earlier this summer - all-rounder Natalie Sciver, batter Lauren Winfield and left-arm seamer Tash Farrant.

West Indies have just beaten New Zealand 2-1 in a one-day series which finished on Thursday. 

An improving Windies side were losing finalists at the Women's World Cup in February, when England beat the Kiwis in the third/fourth place play-off.

England squad to tour West Indies: Charlotte Edwards (Kent, captain), Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Holly Colvin (Sussex), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Natasha Farrant (Kent), Lydia Greenway (Kent), Jenny Gunn (Nottinghamshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (Warwickshire), Beth Langston (Essex), Natalie Sciver (Surrey), Sarah Taylor (Sussex), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danielle Wyatt (Nottinghamshire).

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