Australia’s Beth Mooney (left) and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner (C-facing) embrace as they rejoice the group’s victory within the ICC Girls’s T20 cricket World Cup 2026 semi-final recreation between Australia and West Indies, at The Oval in London on June 30, 2026. — AFP
Australia cruised into the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2026 closing as a disciplined bowling show and an unbeaten fifty from Beth Mooney sealed an eight-wicket victory over West Indies within the first semi-final at The Oval, London, on Tuesday.
The victory powered six-time champions Australia into the ultimate of the 12-team mega occasion, during which they are going to face both South Africa or hosts England at The Lord’s on Sunday.
Australia captain Sophie Molineux’s resolution to discipline first paid dividends as they curtailed West Indies for a modest whole of 125/7 in 20 overs regardless of Deandra Dottin’s late blitz.
Captain Hayley Matthews remained the top-scorer for the West Indies with an anchoring 30 off 28 deliveries up the order. She additionally shared a 47-run partnership with fellow opener Qiana Joseph, who mustered a 22-ball 16.
Australia’s gamers (L) shake arms with the West Indies gamers (R) following their victory within the ICC Girls’s T20 cricket world cup 2026 semi-final recreation between Australia and West Indies, at The Oval in London on June 30, 2026. — AFP
Her dismissal paved the best way for Dottin, who suffered an damage earlier than the graduation of the knockout fixture, to stroll out at No.8 and provides a late push to West Indies’ whole with a blistering 26-run cameo, which got here off simply 16 deliveries and featured 4 fours.
For Australia, Ashleigh Gardner, Wareham and skipper Molineux bagged two wickets every, whereas Annabel Sutherland chipped in with one scalp.
In response, Australia made gentle work of the 126-run goal as they chased it down for the lack of simply two wickets and 42 balls to spare.
Main the best way for the six-time champions was left-handed opener Mooney as she top-scored with an unbeaten 61 off simply 36 deliveries, studded with eight fours.
She additionally shared a 63-run partnership with Gardner, who contributed with an unbeaten 35 off 20 deliveries, comprising 4 fours and a six.
Chinelle Henry and skipper Matthews remained the one two bowlers to take a wicket apiece for West Indies as the previous champions bow out of the Girls’s T20 World Cup 2026.
