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06/20 12:11 CDT Australia flogs the Netherlands, Bangladesh beats Pakistan at
Women's T20 World Cup
Australia flogs the Netherlands, Bangladesh beats Pakistan at Women's T20 World
Cup
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) --- Australia earned a third convincing win at the
Women's Twenty20 World Cup when it beat the Netherlands by 98 runs Saturday.
Australia reached 200 in the World Cup for the first time and equaled the
highest-ever tournament total, 219-6. The Netherlands was kept to 121-3 at the
Rose Bowl.
Bangladesh then eliminated Pakistan by 23 runs with two great comebacks to stay
in the hunt for a first semifinal.
Mooney retires hurt but OK
Opening batter Beth Mooney gave Australia a scare when she retired on 74 off 42
balls with a stiff back. But she said afterward she was fine.
"I'm all good, just precautionary," Mooney said. "Probably just not used to all
the bus travel we've been doing."
Mooney shared 50 runs off 28 balls for the opening wicket with Georgia Voll
(17) and 101 off 55 with Ash Gardner (58), who returned from an ankle sprain.
Georgia Wareham swept Australia past 200 with 41 off 18 including 32 runs from
boundaries.
With Mooney sidelined, Australia didn't have a backup wicketkeeper. The usual
alternative, Phoebe Litchfield, was out with a quad issue. The gloves were
given to Voll and she was tidy, taking a catch in the second over as pacer Kim
Garth took 2-10 in her first two overs.
The Netherlands, appearing in its first World Cup, was never going to chase
down 220 but captain Babette de Leede and Sterre Kalis combined for 96 from 91
balls from the fourth over to the 19th.
Kalis, dropped on 21 and 40, was bowled for 44 and captain de Leede, 56 not out
off 57 balls, finished the match with Robine Rijke, both of whom were playing
their 100th T20s.
"This is a massive moment for us," de Leede said. "Australia are a quality team
(so) to learn from them, see how they go about their innings, it's just
incredible."
Bangladesh collapse Pakistan
Bangladesh recovered from 13-3 to post 123-6 and limited Pakistan to 100-8.
Pakistan has also lost to India and South Africa while Bangladesh has also
beaten the Netherlands.
Bangladesh chose to bat first but was quickly 13-3. Captain Nigar Sultana held
the innings together through the middle overs against the miserly bowling of
Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal and opposite skipper Fatima Sana.
But then Bangladesh plundered 43 off the last four overs with a big finish by
Shorna Akter; 39 runs off 22 balls.
Pakistan's chase of 124 started comfortably with openers Muneeba Ali and Gull
Feroza combining for 49. After they were prised out, the turning point came in
the 12th over when slow left-armer Sanjida Akter Meghla took two wickets to
reduce Pakistan to 70-4.
Those setbacks tumbled Pakistan off its run-a-ball pace and it never recovered.
Pakistan scored only 30 more runs in eight overs, tied down by the spin of
Akter Meghla, Rabeya Khan and Nahida Akter.
Later Saturday was England vs. Scotland.
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