Southampton, June 14 -- A sensational 90 from Shemaine Campbelle and a four-wicket haul by Aaliyah Alleyne helped West Indies beat defending champions New Zealand by seven wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign opener at Southampton on Saturday.

Chasing 163, Shemaine scored a composed, steady 62-ball 90*, with seven fours and three sixes. It was a four-wicket haul from Aaliyah (4/27), which restricted the Kiwis to 162/6 in 20 overs.

After the Windies put the Kiwis to bat first, Aaliyah gave 2016 champions the breakthrough wicket of Georgia Plimmer (8), ending the first wicket 49-run stand and got key scalps of Amelia Kerr (5) and Isabella Gaze (39 in 29 balls, with eight fours) in her next over. NZ sunk to 56/3 in 7.4 overs...