Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women LIVE Updates: Six-time champions begin their Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a match against Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka. For Australia, seasoned opener Beth Mooney will be a crucial cog. She is top of the ICC’s T20 batter rankings going into the World Cup and the six-time champions will be relying on her once again at the top of the order. A key member of the sides that won the last three editions of the T20 World Cup, Mooney was named ‘Player of the Series’ in 2020 after nailing an unbeaten 78 in the final as the Aussies saw off India. Having clattered 50 from 30 balls in the warm-up win over England in Dubai, there is every reason to think the 30-year-old is primed to add to her two T20I hundreds. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 LIVE Updates: Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score
- 11.30Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika SilvaExcellent fielding from Darcie Brown.
- 11.20Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika SilvaSlides across a full and wide one, slower too, Silva reaches out and just plays it away to point.
- 11.10Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika SilvaFull, on off and angled back in, Nilakshika Silva jams it out straight to mid-wicket.
- 10.60Georgia Wareham to Harshitha MadaviHalf a chance for stumping but once again, the ball just stick for Alyssa Healy. Lovely flight on that one, tossed up outside off, Harshitha Madhavi comes forward and yorks herself and Healy spills it out as well.
- 10.51Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika SilvaTad short on the pads, Silva rocks back and pulls it down to fine leg for a single.
- 10.42Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika SilvaFuller in length, on middle and leg, Nilakshika Silva brings out the sweep and hits it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
- 10.30Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika SilvaNicely floated up, around off, Nilakshika Silva with another swing across the line and again, she misses.
- 10.22Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika SilvaBig turn this time and Alyssa Healy has missed it behind the stumps as well. Tossed up outside off, this one dips and beats the bat of Nilakshika Silva who tried to slog. The ball runs down to deep third but Darcie Brown gives chase and keeps it down to a couple of byes.
- 10.12Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika SilvaToo short and angling down leg, Nilakshika Silva uses the depth of the crease and pulls it well wide of fine leg. Ellyse Perry runs to her left and puts a big dive in to save a couple of runs.
- !Drinks break! It has been a positive first 10 overs in the field for Australia Women as they have picked up 3 wickets and have kept the scoring rate in check. However, their pacers have been a bit patchy and have already bowled five no balls which is just unheard of. Sri Lanka Women are trying to fight back and Harshitha Madhavi is leading that charge. If Madhavi can stay for a few more overs, the Lankans might be able to get to a defendable total. Let’s see how things pan out.
