ICC Women’s World Cup: Alyssa Healy’s century propels Australia’s 10-wicket demolition of Bangladesh | Cricket News
Alyssa Healy’s sublime form continued as the Australian skipper hammered her second consecutive century to lead her team to a dominant 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Women’s ODI World Cup on Thursday. After opting to bat, Bangladesh were restricted to 198 for 9, with Australia’s disciplined bowling keeping them in control. In reply, Healy (113* off 77 balls) and Phoebe Litchfield (84* off 72 balls) made light work of the target, finishing the chase in just 24.5 overs.
The seven-time champions, seeking a second successive victory, showed complete control as Healy and Litchfield threw themselves into the Bangladesh attack from the start. Healy, fresh from his 142 in a record chase of 331 earlier in the tournament, again looked in good form, finding the gaps with ease and dispatching loose deliveries with precision. His unbeaten knock included 20 boundaries, while Litchfield matched his skipper’s aggression, hitting 12 fours and a six. The left-hander sealed the victory in style, hitting Fariha Trisna for consecutive boundaries to wrap up the chase well before the halfway mark. Bangladesh’s spinners, usually their strength, struggled to contain the pair as the Australian openers dominated every phase of the innings. Earlier, Bangladesh’s innings was held together by Shobana Mostary, who top-scored with an unbeaten 66 off 80 balls. This is the highest score made by a Bangladeshi batter against Australia in women’s cricket. Rubya Haider got the innings off to a good start with 44 off 59 balls, but consistent wickets prevented Bangladesh from gaining momentum.
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Australia’s bowlers shared the spoils, with Alana King (2/18), Annabel Sutherland (2/41), Ashleigh Gardner (2/49) and Georgia Wareham (2/22) taking two wickets each. Despite the efforts of Haider and Mostary, Bangladesh’s total proved no problem for the defending champions, who are now moving closer to their place in the semi-finals with another impressive performance.
