Healy, Mooney Score Fifties As Australia Cruise To 10-Wicket Win Against Sri Lanka In Women's T20 World Cup
Australia have now won three matches in a row in this Women's T20 World Cup 2023.
Chasing 113 runs to win, Australia were in control from the start as the openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney easily scored at will. Sri Lankan bowlers looked clueless in their approach against the relentless Australians, who cruised to victory with 25 deliveries remaining.
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With this win, Australia have maintained their spot at the top of the points table in Group A, with 3 out of 3 wins in the tournament. Now Australia will play South Africa in their last group match on February 18th (Saturday).
In the first innings, despite Sri Lanka's sturdy top-order batting, Australia's Megan Schutt picked up 4 wickets as her team restricted the opposition to 112/8 in 20 overs.
After a strong opening stand of 30 runs, Sri Lanka endured a big blow in the form of their captain, Chamari Athapaththu's wicket. Ellyse Perry got the Lankan spinner for 34 runs and broke through for Australia.
Vishi Gunaratne managed to etch a partnership of 39 runs with Harshitha Samarawickrama for the 2nd wicket, but when the latter was dismissed in the 14th over, Australian bowlers managed to take over and halt Sri Lanka to a small total.
Harshitha was the top scorer for her team with 34 runs while Megan Schutt picked up 4 wickets for just 24 runs in her 4 overs. Grace Harris picked up 2 wickets while Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham managed 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Australia captain Meg Lanning won the toss & opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the 11th match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2023. This match is being played at St George's Park, Gqeberha.
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