The West Indies faced England in a repeat of the 2016 final, a match they won in dramatic style after Carlos Brathwaite hit four successive sixes off the bowling of Ben Stokes to secure a four-wicket win with two balls to spare.

The rematch had been eagerly anticipated but England turned it into a procession after bowling the West Indies out for just 55 - their second lowest Twenty20 international team score.

Adil Rashid was England’s star bowler taking four wickets for just two runs, while Chris Gayle, with 13, was the only West Indies batsman to score double figures.

Jos Buttler top scored for England with 24 as they chased down their target for the loss of four wickets with more than 11 overs to spare at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

In the earlier game in Group One, held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Australia defeated South Africa by five wickets.

South Africa lost wickets regularly on the way to posting 118-9, with Aiden Markram top scoring with 40 runs.

Australia made hard work of the chase falling to 81-5, before Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade added 40 for the sixth wicket to secure victory for Australia with two balls to spare.

Steve Smith top scored for Australia with 35, who sit second in the group table after the opening day, with England top thanks to a superior net run rate.

Tomorrow’s matches see Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in Group One at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium before Group Two begins with an eagerly-anticipated contest between bitter rivals India and Pakistan in Dubai.