- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 sliced high to Mooney at point! A length ball wide of off, it shapes away a touch, she tried to play a lofted cover drive on the up, sliced a top edge straight up to point and Mooney got under it and took it easily. 0/113.6 overpitched on fourth stump and driven flat but straight to Lanning at extra cover tumbling backward at thigh height. Wanted to get this over the captain but didn't get the elevation. Not sure if the collision on the previous ball broke her concentration somewhat but Australia can now sniff a bit more life after ending an ominous stand. 91/36.6 miscued straight to mid off! Easy catch for Jonassen> Carey dragged her length back, Thimashini shimmied down to try and loft over mid off but miscued completely and sliced it up in the air, Jonassen moved forward inside the circle and took a simple catch above her head 38/216.2 charges a good length ball on the stumps and swipes this across the line to Kimmince on the ring at midwicket, who takes this falling left at knee height. Similar dismissal to Chamari except to the leg side failing to get the elevation. 101/419.4 another flatter delivery at 84 kph darted on leg stump, beats another charge trying to heave to midwicket. The ball goes between the bat and leg stump and a simple stumping for Healy. 120/616.4 flighted on fifth stump, slog sweeps this to deep square leg and picks out Perry five meters in from the ring. Simple catch at waist height and Sri Lanka losing steam quickly now. 101/5Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL122/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.1)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Hasini Perera, 0.3 ov), 2-38 (Umasha Thimeshani, 6.6 ov), 3-91 (Chamari Athapaththu, 13.6 ov), 4-101 (Anushka Sanjeewani, 16.2 ov), 5-101 (Ama Kanchana, 16.4 ov), 6-120 (Nilakshika Silva, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 3 1 15 1 5.00 12 3 0 0 0 EA Perry 4 0 23 0 5.75 14 4 0 1 0 JL Jonassen 4 0 23 1 5.75 11 1 1 0 0 NJ Carey 3 0 18 2 6.00 6 2 0 0 0 DM Kimmince 1 0 11 0 11.00 3 1 1 0 0 A Gardner 1 0 8 0 8.00 4 2 0 0 0 M Strano 4 0 23 2 5.75 9 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 clean bowled by a cracking inswinger! Just 98kph but it was pitching on a good length on off, Healy went back to cut but it shaped back late through the gate and crashed into middle! What a start for Sri Lanka 0/13.2 stumped by a mile! 67kph, flighted beautifully, pitching on leg, luring Mooney down the track to drive, it spins sharply past the edge, Sanjeewani has plenty of time to take it and whip the bails off as Mooney looks back helplessly! 10/32.5 another inswinger knocks back off stump! Almost a carbon copy of Healy's! Back of a length, pitching on off, she's caught on the crease trying to cut, it hoops back down the line through the gate and lights up off stump! Sri Lanka are ecstatic 8/217.1 third time's a charm, but maybe a bit too late for Sri Lanka. Haynes runs past one bowled with more flight wide outside off, beaten in flight and turn as this spins past. She makes no attempt to get back as the keeper completes a simple stumping. 105/418.5 fuller and flatter on middle and leg from over the stumps at 88 kph, Carey tries to whip this through midwicket but is beaten for pace and bowled. Sri Lanka clinging on to mild hope. 118/5Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL123/5 (19.3 Overs, RR: 6.3)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Alyssa Healy, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Ashleigh Gardner, 2.5 ov), 3-10 (Beth Mooney, 3.2 ov), 4-105 (Rachael Haynes, 17.1 ov), 5-118 (Nicola Carey, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KDU Prabodhani 4 0 17 2 4.25 14 2 0 0 0 HASD Siriwardene 4 0 20 2 5.00 13 3 0 0 0 WK Dilhari 4 0 20 0 5.00 10 1 0 2 0 BMSM Kumari 3.3 0 38 0 10.85 5 2 2 1 0 AMCJK Athapaththu 4 0 28 1 7.00 5 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days
24 February 2020 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (AC Jayangani 32, MAA Sanjeewani 18, Ex 1)
- AC Jayangani: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sri Lanka Women: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 2
- Over 19.5: Review by Sri Lanka Women (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - H Madavi (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka Women - 122/6 in 20.0 overs (HASD Siriwardene 5, H Madavi 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 3.6: Review by Sri Lanka Women (Bowling), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - MM Lanning (Struck down)
- Over 9.1: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - RL Haynes (Upheld)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (MM Lanning 21, RL Haynes 28, Ex 2)
- RL Haynes: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 4
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