Match Details

AUSW vs BANW 25th Match, Women's WC 2022

AUSW

136-532.1

Australia Women won by 5 wickets

BANW

43.0135-6

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Beth Mooney

Australia Women

66(75)

AUSW - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	50	28
15 Over	2	59
20 Over	84	79
25 Over	101	97
30 Over	121	121

BANW - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	33	40
15 Over	55	50
20 Over	65	61
25 Over	67	64
30 Over	73	78
35 Over	95	96
4 Over	130	15

Commentary

So, Australia keep playing to their reputation as the number one team in women's cricket, and that brings us to the conclusion of today's game. Do join us for the remaining league phase fixtures and then the knockouts of this mega tournament. For now, it's me, Ajay, along with my fellow commentators Akshay and Rahul, signing off. Goodbye!

Meg Lanning | Winning Skipper: "The conditions were probably the hardest I've ever played in. We certainly had to fight as Bangladesh put us under pressure. The knocks by Mooney and Sutherland were amazing. Sutherland did great coming in as a young player. It was pretty impressive, and that's the key takeaway from this game for us, fight till the end for a win."

Nigar Sultana | Losing Skipper: “Really proud of the girls with the way they fought against the Australian side. I think we fell short by 30-40 runs with the bat but credit to the bowlers and fielders to fight till the end. I started with Jahanara but she was struggling to bowl in the wind. Salma bowled brilliantly and I decided to keep bowling the spinners. It was difficult to see in the later stages of the match as the fielders out on the boundary weren’t able to see the ball clearly. We played our first match here and will take a lot of positives from tonight to face England in our next match.”

Beth Mooney | Player of the Match: "It was really tough out there in the middle. Probably won’t be bowling Darcie if we were bowling second. It was a learning curve. We played against them in the T20 World Cup and the intel helped us prepare for today’s clash. They were versatile and it was challenging while facing their bowlers. The challenge was to adapt to the conditions. I think of spending some time in the middle as it was a different situation today. It's all about adapting to the situation as an opener, I would face the new ball whereas, in the middle order, I will take the game forward. Sutherland is a quality young player and she has been a big part of this squad. She has been improving day by day and happy to see her perform at the top level."

Beth Mooney is the Player of the Match for her match-winning knock of 66* off 75 balls.

While some early wickets into the chase did derail the Aussie chase, Beth Mooney's 75-ball 66 ensured her team got over the line. They are the number one side in the world for some reason, aren't they? With so many match-winners in the side, it was always going to be difficult for Bangladesh to keep the women from down under from a victory. Another standout performer was Annabel Sutherland, who held the other end alongside Mooney, scoring a crucial knock of 26 runs off 39 balls. As for Bangladesh, it was Salma Khatun who brought them into the contest with the early blows. Thereafter, some tight bowling by Rumana Ahmed made sure the Aussies had to toil to get to the target, which they eventually did as well.

Australia register yet another victory and make it 7 out 7 at the tournament. The win, however, didn't come easy and the women from down under were made to work hard to get over the line. Any which way, Lanning and Co go back with a 5-wicket win with 65 balls to spare and end their league phase with a 100% win record, which they would be proud of. Bangladesh, on the other hand, are left with one game against England with a solitary win in their kitty after 6 games,

32.1 R Ahmed to A Sutherland

1 Flighted delivery on the stumps, Sutherland drives it down the ground and completes a dominant win over Bangladesh. They remain unbeaten in the league stages of the competition as they beat Bangladesh by five wickets.

OVER 32

Australia Women

135/5

Beth Mooney

66(75)

Annabel Sutherland

25(38)

Nahida Akter

1-33(5.0)

31.6 N Akter to B Mooney

0 Slightly short on the stumps, Mooney makes room and punches it straight to point.

31.5 N Akter to B Mooney

2 Flatter delivery outside off, Mooney cuts it and gets a thick outside edge past the short third man fielder for a couple of runs. The keeper got only fingertips to it as she fails to hold onto it.

31.4 N Akter to B Mooney

4 FOUR!!!! Mooney dances down the track and drills the flighted delivery wide of mid off for a boundary. Made some room while stepping out and it allowed her to hit it through the off side. Excellent shot from the southpaw.

31.3 N Akter to A Sutherland

1 Sutherland steps out of her crease and drives the tossed up delivery down the ground for a run.

31.2 N Akter to A Sutherland

0 Slightly short around off, Sutherland defends it off the backfoot.

31.1 N Akter to B Mooney

1 On a length around off, Mooney taps it with soft hands in the off side and steals a quick run.

OVER 31

Australia Women

127/5

Annabel Sutherland

24(36)

Beth Mooney

59(71)

Rumana Ahmed

1-34(8.0)

30.6 R Ahmed to B Mooney

1 Mooney skips down the wicket and drives the flighted delivery to the right of covers for a single.

30.5 R Ahmed to A Sutherland

1 On a length on the stumps, Sutherland drives it down the ground for a single.

30.4 R Ahmed to A Sutherland

0 Dropped!!! Ahmed tosses this up on the stumps, Sutherland looks to go downtown but drills it straight and Ahmed sticks up her right hand but fails to grab it. Was struck hard by Sutherland.