Anya Shrubsole strikes late as England beat South Africa      First Twenty20 international, Paarl: England 147-7 (20 overs): Taylor 74, Daniels 2-20 South Africa132-6 (20 overs): Van Niekerk 52, Shrubsole 3-25 England won by 15 runs

Anya Shrubsole took three late wickets as England women fought back to beat South Africa by 15 runs in the first Twenty20.

The hosts looked well set at 96-0 in reply to England's 147-7, but openers Dane van Niekerk and Trisha Chetty's slow scoring put pressure on the tail.

Shrubsole removed van Niekerk, before claiming Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez as the hosts stumbled to 132-6.

Sarah Taylor earlier made 74 not out for England in Paarl.

The tourists made a slow start and were stuttering at 41-3 after the cheap dismissals of captain Charlotte Edwards, Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones.

However, they were boosted by wicketkeeper Taylor's 51-ball effort, in which she struck 11 fours, with Shrubsole arriving to help take 18 from Shabnim Ismail's final over.

England women's World Twenty20 group fixtures
Date	Opposition	Venue
17 March	Bangladesh	Bangalore
22 March	India	Dharamshala
24 March	West Indies	Dharamshala
27 March	Pakistan	Chennai

Van Niekerk and Chetty made 52 and 46 respectively, but struggled to keep pace with the run rate on a playing area of long boundaries.

Once they were dismissed within four balls of each other, South Africa's middle order found themselves with too much to do.

England's play another two Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa - in Cape Town on Friday and Johannesburg on Sunday - before travelling to India to prepare for the World Twenty20.

Earlier in the tour, England won the one-day series 2-1.