Australian ladies cricket workforce, defending champions of the occasion, celebrating a wicket towards Pakistan in the course of the Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024. — ICC
Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry helped Australia to inflict a humiliating 9-wicket defeat on Pakistan within the 14th match of the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024 on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Friday.
The Kangaroos comfortably chased a meager 83-run goal for the lack of only one wicket and 54 balls to spare.
All through the innings, the facet suffered only one loss as Beth Mooney returned to the dugout after scoring 15 off 15 balls, laced with three fours.
After her dismissal, skipper Healy was joined by Perry and the pair saved the scoreboard ticking in a straightforward chase.
Nonetheless, the Australian captain was compelled to retire harm within the tenth over attributable to extreme cramps. She remained the top-scorer for Australia with a 23-ball 37, laced up with 5 fours.
Perry was then joined by Ashleigh Gardner within the center and the duo made positive to steer Australia to victory. The all-rounder scored an unbeaten 22 off 23 balls, whereas Gardner made seven not out.
Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal was the only bowler to seize a wicket.
Earlier, a Fatima Sana-less Pakistan ladies cricket workforce posted a modest 83-run goal as Australian bowlers overpowered Inexperienced Shirts.
Issues have been in charge of the Kangaroos from the get-go as they gained the toss and opted to subject first.
Such was the mindset of the defending champions on the sector that inside 10 overs, half of Pakistan’s batting line-up had returned to the pavilion when the scorecard was ticking at simply 39 runs.
Pakistan’s stand-in skipper Muneeba Ali fell first after scoring seven off 12 balls towards Sophie Molineux.
The Inexperienced Shirts crossed the 50-run threshold within the 14th over, leaving little probabilities for a commendable rating.
The facet had nearly batted for the total 20 overs however on the second final ball of the innings, Pakistan’s final wicket fell at 82 runs.
Pakistan’s Aliya Riaz was their highest-run scorer with 26 runs on 32 balls.
Kangaroos’ Ashleigh Gardner dismissed 4 of Pakistan’s batters whereas Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham took two wickets every.
Molineux and Megan Schutt managed to take one scalp every.
