Australia beat Bangladesh by five wickets: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup – as it happened

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Australia’s unbeaten run at the tournament in New Zealand continued with a seventh straight win in a weather-affected match in Wellington.

Australia remain unbeaten - seven wins from seven now. They were tested at times today by a brave Bangladesh, whose spin bowling impressed. The weather also played a part, sometimes comically so, and it wasn’t an easy outing for either team. But the tournament favourites are living up to their billing and the semi-finals await next week. For Bangladesh, their hopes of an unlikely semi-final appearance are officially over, but they will play England on Sunday in their final game in New Zealand and could yet have a say in who reaches the final four. Please do join us for that match, and for the final three games of the tournament that follow. Until then!

Beth Mooney is named player of the match after she guided Australia home with an unbeaten 66 off 75 deliveries.

33rd over: Australia 136-5 (Mooney 66, Sutherland 25) Sutherland has the pleasure of hitting the winning run off Rumana’s bowling and Australia’s unbeaten run continues! They post a seventh-straight victory to enter the semi-finals unblemished.

32nd over: Australia 135-5 (Mooney 66, Sutherland 25) Shouts of “catch it” ring out as Mooney slaps a drive in the air past mid-off. It lands safe and the ball races away to the boundary. Australia are nearly there now - scores are level and just one run is needed from the next over.

31st over: Australia 127-5 (Mooney 59, Sutherland 24) Rumana drops Sutherland. It’s almost identical to the earlier chance to dismiss the Australian batter, but like Ritu, Rumana puts her down! And like, that earlier chance, it came back fast at the bowler. Nine runs required.

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