Ladies’s T20 World Cup, Group 1, Headingley
Bangladesh 77-8 (20 overs): Molineux 2-14, Perry 2-14, Garth 2-18
Australia 78-1 (9.3 overs): Voll 45* (32)
Australia gained by 9 wickets
Australia and India continued their dominance on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup as they thrashed Bangladesh and the Netherlands respectively.
Australia, who hammered 2024 runners-up South Africa of their opening match, overpowered Bangladesh with bat and ball at Headingley, racing to their goal of 78 with 10.3 overs to spare.
Quick bowler Kim Garth set the early tone, eradicating each openers as Bangladesh slumped to 27-5.
They barely recovered from that, finally limping to 77-8 with Sophie Molineux and Ellyse Perry additionally taking two wickets every.
Australia, who had been lacking injured opening batter Phoebe Litchfield and all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, raced to their goal in type as Georgia Voll hammered 45 not out off 32 balls, together with one wonderful straight six.
The six-time winners face the Netherlands at Southampton on Saturday and Pakistan at Headingley on Tuesday.
Litchfield is anticipated to overlook each matches, however Australia hope she can be match for his or her last group sport towards India on 28 June.
Gardner missed the Bangladesh sport with an ankle sprain and no timeline has been set for her return.
