The one-off Test against India, scheduled to be held from June 16-19, starts an important summer for Knight's team that has an Ashes series followed by a World Cup title defence in New Zealand.
England have announced a 17-member squad which will be trimmed to allow non-selected players to take part in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (RHFT).
Sciver took three wickets and scored 63 runs in the chase. Opener Tammy Beaumont was England's top run scorer with an unbeaten 72.
All seven of England's bowlers took wickets to blow the hosts away for just 178.
England captain Heather Knight has been in contact with her West Indies counterpart, Stafanie Taylor, and the pair plan to further discuss how best to mark the movement during the series.
The T20Is will replace scheduled series against India and South Africa after both teams were unavailable to travel due to COVID-19, ECB said on Tuesday.
The South African women's team, which last played at the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in Australia in March, was scheduled to play four ODIs and two T20Is in a bio-secure environment in England.
The Indian women's team was originally slated to play a bilateral series comprising three ODIs and three T20Is against England in June which got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Indian women team's tour of England was scheduled to begin on June 25 but was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, two T20Is and four ODIs against South Africa, planned for September, remain on the cards.
Thursday's denial was by no means karmic, but a sheer coincidence in the most unfortunate manner one that only calls for ICC to introspect on their existing rules.
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India have been the best side so far and they would be seeking their maiden final appearance in the showpiece's history with a win over England on Thursday.
As the two teams prepare for the semifinal clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, rain threat looms large with the possibility of even a washout.
If play is washed out, India and South Africa -- who play Australia in the other semifinal -- will move to the final as they finished on top of their respective groups.
The abandoned game meant South Africa and West Indies shared a point each which was enough to push the former to the top spot with seven points, leaving England second.
India women will face England in the first match of the tri-series (involving Australia) on Friday.
Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan, who are placed are fifth in the eight-team ICC Women's Championship, will be eager to notch up their maiden win against England.
In the opening game of three-match T20I series, Aussie skipper Meg Lanning slammed unbeaten 133 runs in just 66 balls to register the highest T20I score in Women's T20I.
Chasing a target of 112, England managed to reach the target with five balls to spare.
India lost all their T20s in New Zealand after winning the ODI series and things seem to be heading in a similar direction against England.
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