ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia secures commanding 60-run victory over New Zealand

New Delhi: Australia’s batters set up a competitive total on a slow pitch, giving their seasoned bowling attack enough runs to defend and secure a dominant 60-run victory over New Zealand the total way through the Women’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Opener Beth Mooney led the scoring with a brisk Forty off 32 balls, helping Australia reach an effective total of 148 for eight. Ellyse Perry added a valuable 30 from 24 balls, while Alyssa Healy made a quick 26 off 20 deliveries at the starting up of the innings.

In response, New Zealand collapsed to 88 all out in 19.2 overs, with Megan Schutt handing over a standout performance, taking three wickets for just three runs in three.2 overs. Annabel Sutherland (three/21) and Sophie Molineux (2/15) also played key roles in Australia’s dominant bowling effort.

With this victory, Australia secured the top position in Group A, boasting two wins from their first two matches.

Choosing to bat first, six-time champions Australia got off to a powerful start, with Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney forming an effective partnership of Forty one runs for the hole wicket in precisely 5.2 overs.

Healy turned into at the starting up given out lbw after being struck on the pad by left-arm spinner Fran Jonas. On the opposite hand, after some encouragement from Mooney, she determined to study the choice, which turned out to be definitely the right choice because the on-field umpire’s call turned into overturned.

Healy quickly bounced back, hitting two boundaries, and then lofted Eden Carson over extra cover for every other four. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr, who turned into impressive with the ball, claiming Four/26, also made a spectacular running catch to disregard Phoebe Litchfield, who scored 18 off 18 balls.