The Australia women's national cricket team played like the champions against Sri Lanka in its opening ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match as they achieve a convincing six-wicket win. Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt proved out to main villains for the Sri Lankan team who impacted the result of the match with their individual performances. The fans can look at the updated points table by clicking here.
The Australia women's cricket team has achieved a brilliant win over Sri Lanka women in its opening match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. Beth Mooney's 43 run knock has ensured that the Australian team gets over the line by six wickets while chasing down 94 runs.
OUT! The Australia women's national cricket team has lost its fourth wicket in the form of Ashleigh Gardner. Gardner tries to hit Inoka Ranaweera down the ground but at the end hands over a catch to Harshitha Samarawickrama. Ashleigh Gardner 12 (15) c Harshitha Samarawickrama b Inoka Ranaweera
Nine overs have been bowled as the match is evenly poised between Australia Women and Sri Lanka Women. The Australian team has scored 57 runs so far for the loss of three wickets, however, they are still the clear favourites to win the match.
OUT! Cleaned her up, the Sri Lankan team has the big wicket of Ellyse Perry and Sugandika Kumari does the job for the Sri Lankan team. Perry plays on the back foot and Kumari fires it into the stumps. Ellyse Perry 17 (15) b Sugandika Kumari
OUT! Another one bites the dust for Australia Women as Georgia Wareham has been run out by a brilliant fielding effort from Sri Lankan team. Kavisha Dilhari pulls out a quick throw after Beth Mooney tries to sneak a single and pressure is back on Australia. Georgia Wareham 3 (6) lbw Kavisha Dilhari
OUT! An early wicket for Sri Lanka women as Udeshika Prabodhani cleans up Alyssa Healy. Healy tries to play across the line but misses the inswinger all together and the ball hits the stumps. Alyssa Healy 4 (3) b Udeshika Prabodhani
The Australia women's national cricket team has been setup a target of 94 runs by the Sri Lankan team and they will look to chase down the target and make a winning start to their campaign.
OUT! Two into two for the Australian team as Megan Schutt dismisses Sugandika Kumari for a golden duck. Kumari tries to slog Schutt but hands over an easy catch to Ashleigh Gardner. Sugandika Kumari 0 (1) c Beth Mooney b Megan Schutt
OUT! Wicket of the first ball of the over as Anushka Sanjeewani has been dismissed by Megan Schutt. Sanjeewani tries to hit Schutt over the fine leg fielder but at the end has been caught by Georgia Wareham. Anushka Sanjeewani 16 (15) c Georgia Wareham b Megan Schutt
The Australia women's national cricket team led by Allysa Healy will be up against Sri Lanka women at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah from 03:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). The Australian team has been the most successful team in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup and have won the title six times. They will look forward on maintaining the trend and kickstart their campaign with a win against Sri Lanka as well. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan suffered a loss at the hands of Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament. Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Match Live Streaming Online: How To Watch AUS-W vs SL-W Free Live Telecast on TV?.
The Australia women's national cricket team consists of many players such as Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth and Alana King. These players are among the top performers of the Australian women's team and they will look forward to performing to their best and winning the clash against Sri Lanka. Australia All-Rounder Sophie Molineux Feels ‘Nervousness’ on Her ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Return.
Sri Lanka led by Chamari Athapaththu has the potential of defeating Australia. The Women's Asia Cup champions have played some brilliant cricket in the past and will look forward to coming over their defeat against Pakistan. If Sri Lanka are able to defeat Australia it will certainly make Group A wide open.