Match Details
R(B) | 4S | 6S | SR |
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109 (101)106 (114) | 11 14 | 0 0 | 107.92 92.98 |
W-R | Overs | Econ |
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0-28 | 3.5 | 7.30 |
Session | Open | PASS | 10 Over | 53 | 59 | 15 Over | 85 | 89 | 20 Over | 126 | 124 | 25 Over | 157 | 158 | 30 Over | 188 | 187 |
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Session | Open | PASS | 10 Over | 36 | 38 | 15 Over | 54 | 61 | 20 Over | 82 | 85 | 25 Over | 102 | 107 | 30 Over | 131 | 131 | 35 Over | 160 | 155 | 40 Over | 181 | 180 | 50 Over | 237 | 217 |
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Chasing a slightly below-par score of 218, Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland shepherded Australia to a dazzling start and flattened the slim chance Ireland had. The left-handed Litchfield was the primary aggressor in the partnership while Sutherland played the second fiddle to her and kept knocking the ball around. The Irish pacers also gifted a lot of freebies to the Australian openers and they latched onto everything. Litchfield made the most of the overpitched deliveries on offer and kept toying with the off-side field.
There was some uneven bounce on this surface but both the young guns looked in total control of the play. The belligerent approach by Litchfield and Sutherland propelled Ireland to 59/0 at the end of the powerplay. Ireland were lethargic in the field as a few opportunities went begging in the middle overs. The opening pair kept on piling the runs with low-risked cricket. Both Litchfield 106*(114) and Sutherland 109*(101)amassed their respective maiden centuries in ODIs and remained unscathed to steer Australia to a famous 10-wicket victory.
Lewis and Prendergast added 66 runs for the 3rd wicket before Georgia Wareham broke the partnership by trapping Lewis 35(65) lbw. Another partnership started flourishing for Ireland as skipper Laura Delany joined forces with Prendergast to stitch a much-needed partnership of 71 runs for the 4th wicket. Delany attained some streaky boundaries and kept the scorecard ticking briskly. However, her progress was halted by Ashleigh Gardner in the 37th over.
Prendergast batted with calculated aggression and registered her maiden half-century in ODIs before she holed out at 71(109). The spinners bowled in tandem after the departure of Prendergast and they were able to stem the flow of runs. The pressure kept building on the Irish batters and they lost a cluster of wickets at the backend to give Australia the whip hand in the contest. Rebecca Stokell played a valiant knock of 27*(38) and cruised the host past the 200-run mark. Kim Garth was brilliant with the slower deliveries and bagged three crucial wickets while Ashleigh Gardner decided to take the pace on and ripped through the Irish lower order. Stick around for the post-match presentation!