Australia opened the defence of their Women’s T20 World Cup title with a crushing 97-run win over New Zealand at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.
A half-century by Alyssa Healy and forties by Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry took Australia to a complete of 173 for 9 after they have been despatched in to bat.
New Zealand misplaced their two most skilled batters within the first over and by no means recovered as they have been bowled out for simply 76.
Off-spinner Ash Gardner took a career-best 5 for 12 after Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown and Perry did the early injury.
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Healy made 55 off 38 balls and with captain Meg Lanning (41) set the inspiration for the very best complete of the primary two days of the event after Beth Mooney fell for nought off the fourth ball of the match.
Healy and Lanning placed on 71 for the second wicket earlier than Lanning was bowled by Amelia Kerr within the tenth over.
Healy and Perry have been primarily chargeable for Australia including precisely 100 runs within the second half of their innings, scoring 50 off 28 balls for the fourth wicket.
Perry went on to make 40 off 22 balls with two sixes and three fours, after escaping an LBW that went un-reviewed by NZ whereas on 11 runs.
Schutt delivered a large which went to the boundary along with her first supply of the New Zealand innings however bowled Suzie Bates along with her subsequent ball as Bates swung wildly throughout the road. Sophie Devine was leg earlier than wicket 4 balls later.
Bernardine Bezuidenhout (14) and Amelia Kerr (21) added 20 for the third wicket earlier than Bezuidenhout was dominated to have been caught by a diving Brown off Perry, though the choice by tv umpire Jacqueline Williams appeared debatable.
“My eyesight has definitely gone now that I’ve retired, but it just looked like it was on the half-volley,” ex-New Zealand wicketkeeper Katey Martin mentioned.
The remainder of the innings folded quickly as Australia started their event in type.
“We started the exact way we wanted to, and I was lucky enough to take those wickets at the end,” participant of the match Gardner mentioned.
“We were really poor in all facets of the game,” New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine mentioned after her group’s worst ever T20 loss.
‘FEARLESS’ ENGLAND TAKE ‘BIG STEP’
Meanwhile, England’s batters made gentle of a doubtlessly difficult goal to safe a seven-wicket win towards the West Indies of their Women’s T20 World Cup match at Boland Park in Paarl on Saturday.
Set to make 136 to win, England raced to victory with 5.3 overs to spare. Opener Sophia Dunkley set the tone, pounding 34 off 18 balls earlier than Nat Sciver-Brunt (40 not out) and captain Heather Knight (32 not out) accomplished the win with an unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 67 off 43 balls.
“That’s exactly what we want to do,” mentioned Knight.
“We want to be fearless and take the game on – and entertain as well. “We want to try to go hard up front and today was a big step to do that in a big tournament.”
West Indies selected to bat in scorching warmth of as much as 38 levels Celsius. They posted 135 for seven with captain Hayley Matthews hitting 42 off 32 balls, together with eight fours.
Matthews dominated a gap stand of 47 with fit-again Stafanie Taylor, who made solely three.
Shemaine Campbelle additionally batted brightly in making 34 off 37 because the England bowlers and fielders toiled within the warmth.
Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone was England’s most profitable bowler, taking three for 23, with two of her wickets falling within the penultimate over as batters tried bold strokes.
Originally revealed as Aussie champs start T20 WC with crushing 97-run win as Healy, Gardner demolish Kiwis
Source: www.news.com.au
