Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: AUS Secures Easy Win Against SL

Australia opened the account of victory and Sri Lanka got easy defeat in the Women T20 World Cup 2024. Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.

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The 5th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sharjah. In this match, Australia got an easy win by 6 wickets. 31-year-old fast bowler Megan Schutt performed brilliantly with 3/12 in 4 overs in this match, for which she was awarded the Player of the Match.

Talking more about the Australia vs Sri Lanka match, Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first, and scored 93 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20.0 overs. For them, Nilakshi de Silva was the highest run scorer with 29* runs in 40 overs, while Harshit Madavi scored the second highest runs for his team with 23 runs off 35 balls with the help of 2 fours.

Australian bowler’s brilliance in Women’s T20 World Cup

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Women's T20 World Cup 2024: AUS Secures Easy Win Against SL

Australian bowlers performed very well in this match and did not give the Sri Lankan batsmen a chance to make a comeback in the match even once. For them, Megan Shut took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs and was the highest wicket-taker for her team. Apart from her, Sophie Molyneux took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Ashley Gardner and Georgia Wareham also got 1-1 success.

Australia women’s team won in just 14.2 overs

Australia took some time during the run chase on the slow pitch of Sharjah. However, they won easily by losing 4 wickets in 14.2 overs in their opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Beth Mooney scored the most runs (42* off 38 balls) from their side and took her team to the threshold of victory.

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: AUS Secures Easy Win Against SL

The Sri Lankan bowlers also performed well in this match, but due to the target being very low, they could not get their team to victory. From their side, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, and Udeshika Prabodhani got 1-1 success. Apart from this, Kavisha Dilhari also did a brilliant runout through a direct hit, due to which Georgia Wareham had to return to the pavilion.

When will Australia and Sri Lanka play their next match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024?

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: AUS Secures Easy Win Against SL

In the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia has to play its next match against the New Zealand Women’s team on 08 October in Sharjah. There, their eyes will be on getting an easy win once again. Apart from this, the Sri Lankan women’s team has to play its third match in this tournament against the Indian women’s team on 09 October in Dubai. That match will also not be easy for them, because the Indian team will enter that match with the aim of achieving a big win.

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