Women's T20 World Cup: Australia ease past Sri Lanka on tough Sharjah pitch

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Alyssa Healy's Australia started their campaign on a stupendous note after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

In Short

• Australia beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets on Saturday
• Megan Schutt picked up 3 wickets
• Beth Mooney stayed unbeaten on 37 off 35 balls

Defending champions Australia started their campaign on a winning note in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. On Saturday (October 5), Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. defeated Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, kept struggling, having lost both their matches until now. After being hammered by Pakistan, they looked indifferent against Australia as well. Athapaththu’s women are in a must-win scenario for the remainder of their games to have any hopes of making it through to the semis.

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