Defending champions Australia all however secured their place within the semi-finals of the Girls’s T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket rout of Pakistan in Dubai however suffered a blow with skipper Alyssa Healy hobbling off injured.
Healy (37 from 23 balls) retired harm with an obvious leg concern whereas six-time winners Australia raced to their goal of 83 with 9 overs to spare to make it three victories from three in Group A, after earlier successes in opposition to Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
The Southern Stars rolled Pakistan for 82 in 19.5 overs – the bottom rating on this event – as seamer Megan Schutt (1-7) grew to become the main wicket-taker in girls’s T20Is along with her 144th strike and spinner Ash Gardner (4-21) dismissed three batters within the nineteenth over.
Pakistan – with out common captain Fatima Sana, who has returned to Karachi following the dying of her father – didn’t rating a boundary till the ninth over and managed solely 4 in whole, three of them hit late on by top-scorer Aliya Riaz (26 off 32 balls).
Ellyse Perry (22no off 23) and Gardner (7no off 5) guided Australia to victory after Healy departed, whereas Beth Mooney made a run-a-ball 15 on the high of the order earlier than falling to Sadia Iqbal.
Solely a peculiar set of outcomes will deny Australia a semi-final place now however whether or not Healy or quick bowler Tayla Vlaeminck play any additional half within the competitors stays to be seen.
Australia suffered a primary setback two balls into the match when Vlaeminck harm her shoulder fielding on the boundary and headed off for remedy.
Vlaeminck, whose profession has been blighted by harm, was taking part in simply her second T20 World Cup recreation and first for the reason that 2018 version.
The seamer’s exit didn’t disrupt Australia, although, with the event favourites kickstarting the cluster of wickets when spinner Sophie Molineux had stand-in Pakistan skipper Muneeba Ali (7) caught on the sweep within the fourth over.
Healy’s aspect’s catching was just a little off with three probabilities dropped however that had no bearing on the consequence as Australia marched on.
Australia rejoice Sophie Molineux’s dismissal of stand-in Pakistan captain Muneeba Ali for 13
What’s subsequent?
There’s a double-header on Saturday on the Girls’s T20 World Cup with New Zealand taking part in Sri Lanka from 11am in Group A earlier than South Africa tackle Bangladesh in Group B from 3pm.
Australia conclude their pool marketing campaign in opposition to India from 3pm on Sunday, after England – who’ve two wins from two in Group B after knocking off Bangladesh and South Africa – play Scotland at 11am.
Watch each match from the Girls’s T20 World Cup dwell on Sky Sports activities, as much as and together with the ultimate on Sunday October 20.
