Women's World Cup, Australia vs Bangladesh: Australia survive Bangladesh scare, finish on top
Australia took regular wickets through spin to reduce Bangladesh to 135 for six from their 43 overs after the start of the contest was delayed by rain.
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Tryon not concerned over Proteas batting: 'We back ourselves'
Proteas all-rounder Chloe Tryon is not concerned over the side's batting line-up despite their first Women's World Cup loss against Australia on Tuesday.
Women’s World Cup: Australia seal semi-final place with victory over India
Australia completed a World Cup-record chase of 278 to beat India by six wickets and become the first team to book their place in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 semi-finals.
Watch: India's Pooja Vastrakar Hits The Biggest Six Of Women's World Cup 2022
India lost to Australia in an ICC Women's World Cup match at the Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday but there were many positives to take for the Mithali-Raj side. Australia completed the highest successful chase in Women's World Cup history by overhauling the 278-run target with relative ease. During the Indian innings, captain Mithali Raj and Yastika Bhatia hit gritty half-centuries while Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar provided the late fireworks to take India to 277 for seven in 50 overs. Vastrakar smashed 34 off just 28 balls, a blazing knock that included a gigantic 81-metre six -- the biggest of the Women's World Cup 2022 so far.
India vs Australia, Women's World Cup, Live Score Updates: India Fightback With Wickets Of Alyssa Healy, Rachel Haynes
INDW vs AUSW, Women's World Cup, Live Updates: Australia opener Alyssa Healy scored a remarkable fifty but was soon dismissed by Sneh Rana for 72 runs while Rachael Haynes also departed for 43 runs in their bid to chase 278 runs vs India in the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Eden Park in Auckland. Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar propelled India's score to 277/7 after some hard-hitting towards the end of the innings against Australia. Kaur remained unbeaten on 57 while Vastrakar got out on the last ball of the innings as she scored 34 runs off 28 balls. Earlier, India got off to a poor start after being put in to bat first by skipper Meg Lanning. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma both departed with India reeling at 28/2. However, half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia (59) and Mithali Raj (68) helped India recover in the middle-overs and laid down a perfect platform for batter to hit towards the end. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Australia vs West Indies, Women's World Cup, Live Score Updates
AUSW vs WIW, Women's World Cup, Live Updates: Australia won their third consecutive game in the ongoing Women's World Cup, and will look to make that four on the trot when they face West Indies at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Tuesday. West Indies, on the other hand, will look to get back to winning ways after India haulted their progress in the previous match. Australia currently sit at the top of the table, and are currently one of the two teams who are yet to taste defeat so far in the competition, alongside South Africa. The Windies will look to cause another upset, having already defeated New Zealand and England. (LIVE SCORECARD)
ICC Women's World Cup: All-round efforts from Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner power Australia to massive win over New Zealand
Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner's impressive all-round display powered Australia to a crushing 141-run win over New Zealand, their third consecutive, in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup on Sunday. Perry (68 off 86) and McGrath (57 off 56) hit fine half-centuries before Gardner played a 18-ball 48-run cameo to help Australia post a challenging 269 for eight after being asked to bat. Defending the target, Australia dished out a cohesive bowling effort to bowl out trans-tasman rivals New Zealand for 128 in 30.2 overs. Darcie Brown (3/22) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia while Amanda-Jade Wellington (2/34), Gardner (2/15), Perry (1/18), McGrath (1/17) and Megan Schutt (1/22) provided the perfect support from the other end.
Australia's 2020 women's T20 World Cup title win against India immortalised, to be displayed at MCG
Women's T20 World Cup final win against India two years ago in front of a record audience has become the first artwork featuring a women's sporting team to be on permanent display at the iconic MCG. The artwork, which was unveiled at the MCG on Monday, will be displayed along the route of the famous MCG Tour, which attracts around 130,000 people every year. It is the first artwork featuring a women's sporting team to be on permanent display at the MCG.