Australia Rout Sri Lanka At Women's T20 World Cup, Move Close To Semi-finals

16.02.2023 - 22:17 sports.ndtv.com

Australian opening batter Alyssa Healy said Australia had adapted well to "low and slow" conditions after they scored a commanding 10-wicket win over previously unbeaten Sri Lanka in their Women's T20 World Cup match at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Thursday.

The win virtually assured Australia of a place in the semi-finals with three wins out of three, but there's still a possibility of a three-way tie in Group One.

Australia's last group match is against South Africa at the same ground on Saturday night. Healy said conditions on Saturday could be very different as she believed a fast, grassy pitch was being prepared to suit South Africa's fast bowlers. "We just try to adapt to the conditions we get," she said. "We've seen that green seamer lingering out there for Saturday night so it should be a good showdown for the quicks." If South Africa win their last two matches and Sri Lanka recover from Thursday's mauling to defeat New Zealand in their final game three teams would have the same number of points.

Defending champions Australia, though, have an advantage on net run rate. Sri Lanka were restricted to 112 for eight on Thursday after being sent in to bat in overcast conditions.

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