Ellyse Perry didn’t subject after struggling a minor knee damage however did sufficient with the bat for Australia to bounce again from a dropping ODI sequence towards England to smash minnows Ireland in Dublin.
Perry fell simply wanting a 3rd ODI century, whacking three sixes and 9 fours on her strategy to 91 as Australia racked up a mammoth 7-321 earlier than rolling the house workforce for simply 168 to document a 153-run win.
With Australia not at their greatest towards England, regardless of retaining the multi-format Ashes, captain Alyssa Healy, mentioned it was good to see her teammates “have a proper crack” within the win.
“It was nice to get out there and just put a good performance out there,” Healy mentioned.
“That’s what we’ve been asking for for the last six weeks and we haven’t done it consistently.
“It was nice to see everyone have a proper crack today and do really well.”
Perry reported feeling knee soreness after her 99-ball knock and didn’t subject as a precaution. She was transferring freely after the sport and might be assessed forward of Friday’s last sport.
It was an ideal hitout for the Aussies, after the opening match was washed out, and a workforce tally of 30 fours and 10 sixes confirmed the form of domination with the bat that was uncommon towards England.
Superstar all-rounder Ash Gardner smashed 65 off simply 39 balls, whereas Beth Mooney, who dropped down the order and batted at quantity 5, additionally made 49.
Playing towards her outdated nation, Australian bowler Kim Garth returned miserly figures of 1-9 off six overs and earnt reward from Healy.
“She could have bowled 10 on the trot there,” Healy mentioned.
“It‘s great to see her back here, she is smiling so much. To see her enjoy her cricket, it’s really special to see.”
Spinner Georgia Wareham was one of the best of the Australian bowlers, snaring 3-33.
Originally printed as Australia smashes Ireland by 153 runs in mammoth ODI win in Dublin
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
