West Indies, buoyed by the return of Stafanie Taylor and Chenille Henry, were asked to bat first by Scotland. Although Keona Joseph slammed the first ball of the contest to the boundary, scoring was difficult in the Powerplay. With WI scoring just 20 runs from the first 4 overs, something had to give when Joseph was killed trying to make a big jump. Hayley Matthews, who had endured a frustrating outing, was next to depart as she took a 22-ball 14, leaving her team in a place of nuisance. At the halfway point, the 2016 champion was in a precarious position at 59/2,
