In the match against Pakistan, Australia posted a total of 221 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.
The Fatima Sana-led side will have to chase a target of 222 runs in order to secure their first win of the ongoing marquee event.
Having put to bat first, Australian skipper Alyssa Healy scored 20 runs off 23 balls, including three boundaries. Fellow opening batswoman, Phoebe Litchfield, was dismissed for 10 runs after facing 22 balls. She also smashed a boundary.
Ellyse Perry returned to the pavilion after scoring just five runs off 11 balls.
Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Beth Mooney played a knock of 109 runs off 114 deliveries. Her knock was laced with 11 boundaries.
Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner departed on the score of one run each after facing the same number of balls (five). Tahila McGrath scored just five runs in 20 balls, whereas Kim Garth was dismissed for 11 runs in 47 deliveries.
Georgia Wareham registered a four-ball duck.
Shouldering Mooney was Alana King. Facing 49 balls, she stayed unbeaten at the crease on a score of 51 runs. During her knock, she smashed three boundaries and the same number of maximums.
will now rely heavily on Muneeba Ali and middle-order batswoman Sidra Ameen, who scored 81 runs in their previous outing.
Nashra Sandhu was the most successful bowler for the side, bagging three wickets for 37 runs in her spell of 10 overs. Rameen Shamim also claimed two wickets by conceding 29 runs in 10 overs. Skipper Fatima, too, registered two scalps for 49 runs in 10 overs.
Sadia Iqbal and Diana Baig registered one wicket each to their names. Completing her quota of 10 overs, Baig was smashed for 74 runs, whereas Iqbal gave away 32 runs in 10 overs.
Currently, is placed in the third spot on the points table with three points and a net run rate (NRR) of +1.780. Pakistan have suffered losses in both of their matches so far, and is at the bottom of the table with a net run rate of -1.777.