Australia win by 10 wickets, with 25.1 overs to spare
That, it must be said, was a display of piss-taking by this Australian team. England struggled to chase a score against Bangladesh, South Africa struggled to chase a score against Bangladesh, and now the Aussies have come out and done inside 25 overs without losing a wicket. And that means their semi-final spot is locked up.
It was a really poor performance by Bangladesh in the field, though. So many runs given away, dropped catches, missed stumpings. A shame, because while you wouldn’t call their batting performance dominant, it had a plan and some sense, and it gave them something to bowl at in the manner of their performances against England and South Africa.
Rubya Haider got them off to a good start with her well paced 44, with Sharmin Akhter Supta riding shotgun. There was a very slow period through the middle when Alana King and then Georgia Wareham kept prising out wickets while giving away very few runs, but Sobhana Mostary was terrific, continuing to score with the tail, and ending up on 66 not out with the support of the No11 Trisna. It was the first ever Bangladesh 50 against Australia in this format.
A score of 198 at least gave Bangladesh a chance, and it was their highest score against Australia. But they weren’t expecting to be chastened in the way that Healy did it today. That’s a shame for a team that continues to be competitive in parts of matches, but against the top side that was still a long way off.
25th over: Australia 198-0 (Healy 113, Litchfield 84)
And it’s done! Five balls into the over, Litchfield straight drives Trisna for a boundary for the second time in the over. One ball short of the halfway mark.
