Australia started their T20 World Cup title defence with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday in Sharjah.
Medium pacer Megan Schutt (3-12) picked up a three-wicket haul in 4 overs, whereas left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux (2-20) claimed two, as Sri Lanka was restricted to 93-7 in 20 overs.
In reply, Beth Mooney (43no) led the cost serving to Australia get better from 35-3 as they reached their whole in simply 14.2 overs.
Opting to bat, Sri Lanka suffered essential early blows after their skipper Chamari Athapaththu (3) was out lbw to Ashleigh Gardner (1-14) cheaply.
Schutt and Molineux then mixed to hit the top-order exhausting as Sri Lanka slipped to 25-3 in 6.4 overs.
Nilakshi de Silva (29) top-scored off 40 balls, whereas Harshitha Madavi added 23 and their 31-run partnership for the fourth wicket helped so as to add impetus to the innings.
Molineux broke that partnership within the thirteenth over, after which Sri Lanka collapsed to 89-7 inside one other 6.2 overs as they posted a below-par whole.
In reply, Australia’s top-order struggled as nicely with captain Alyssa Healy (4) and Georgia Wareham (3) out in single figures.
Australia discovered themselves getting ready to a collapse when left-arm finger spinner Sugandika Kumari (1-16) bowled Ellyse Perry (17) within the sixth over.
Nonetheless, Mooney dug deep and located help from Gardner (12) as they added 43 off solely 40 balls as sped up Australia’s chase within the second half.
Sri Lanka have now misplaced two video games on the trot in Group A and are practically out of rivalry from advancing to the semi-finals.
What’s subsequent for either side at Ladies’s T20 World Cup?
Australia face New Zealand on Tuesday October 8 while Sri Lanka look to make a come again towards their poor begin once they face India on Wednesday October 9.
Each video games shall be stay on Sky Sports activities at 3pm.
India additionally face Pakistan in a blockbuster conflict on Sunday October 6 at 11am, with protection stay on Sky Sports activities at 10.30am.
Watch each match of the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup stay on Sky Sports activities, concluding with the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday October 20.
