Bangladesh W vs Australia W: The 17th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 was played between Bangladesh and Australia in Visakhapatnam. Australian players have performed amazingly in this match. Captain Alyssa Healy has scored a century.
BAN vs AUS, Women’s World Cup 2025: The 17th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 between Australia and Bangladesh was played in Visakhapatnam. Australia women’s team won this match unilaterally. Bowling first, Bangladesh’s batsmen were bundled out for 198, then the target was achieved after 26 overs of batting. With this victory, Australia has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. Australia maintained a strong hold throughout the match.
Bangladesh’s innings collapsed within 200.
The Bangladesh captain won the toss and decided to bat first, which did not prove to be quite right. Chasing becomes easy on the grounds of Visakhapatnam. Well, batting first, Bangladesh team could score 198 runs after losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. Shobhana Mosteri top scored with 66*, which included 9 fours. Apart from them, Rubia Haider contributed 44 runs. At the same time, the remaining batsmen could not even cross the 20 mark, in which 7 batsmen were stuck in single digit scores.
Australian bowlers created a stir
Now it is obvious that Bangladesh got stuck at 198, which means Australia’s bowlers did wonders. Yes, something similar was seen. Spin bowler Elana King took 2 wickets for just 18 runs in 10 overs, in which 4 overs were maidens. He also got Player of the Match. Apart from them, Ashley Gardner, Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham got 2-2 successes. At the same time, 1 wicket also went to the account of Megan Schutt.
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Australia achieved the target in 10 overs
In reply, Australia chased the target of 199 runs by 10 wickets. Both the openers defeated Bangladesh in just 24.5 overs. Captain Alyssa Healy’s bat once again came into play and she scored a brilliant century of 113 runs in 77 balls. Earlier, Hili had also played an inning of 142 runs against India. Both the innings came in run chase. At the same time, Phoebe Litchfield also performed amazingly. The opening batsman scored 84 runs with the bat, hitting 12 fours and 1 six. There was a partnership of 202 runs between the two in 149 balls.
Bangladesh women playing 11: Rubia Haider, F Haq, S Akhtar, Nigar Sultana (captain, wk), Shobhana Mosteri, Shorna Akhtar, F Khatoon, R Khan, Ritu Moni, NA Nishi, F Trishna.
Australia Women’s Playing 11: Alyssa Healy (c/wk), P Lichfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, A Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Elana King, D Brown, Megan Schutt.
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