Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia Women won by 6 wickets

Udeshika Prabodani to Beth Mooney, Off the mark right away! Full and straight to begin with, hint of movement away from the left-hander, Beth Mooney gets on the front foot and drives it straight back to the right of mid on for a single.

We are back for the chase! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of Sri Lanka Women form a huddle and sprint onto the field. It will be the left-hand/right-hand combination of Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney to open the innings for Australia Women. Udeshika Prabodani, the left-arm pacer to get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's play...

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, just 94 runs needed for Australia Women to start their quest for a seventh title with a win. The pitch is a bit difficult to start on but in all honesty, this shouldn't be a tough chase by any means. Sri Lanka Women will have to come hard at the Aussies and will need some quick wickets in the Powerplay if they are to make a match of this one. Join us in a bit for the run chase.

Sri Lanka Women came into the tournament with a lot of promise but they have now put on a couple of under-par performances with the bat and their talismanic skipper, Chamari Athapaththu hasn't been able to get a hit with the bat either. They lost wickets front up as both openers flopped and all the pressure then fell onto the shoulders of Harshitha Madhavi who tried to anchor the innings but got out on 23. It was then Nilakshika Silva who managed to muster up some hard-fought runs and remained unbeaten on 29 off 40 balls that got them over the 90-run mark.

It was not quite a vintage performance from Australia Women in the field but one that was good enough to keep Sri Lanka Women down under the 100-run mark. Megan Schutt started things up well for the Aussies, bowling tight lines and picking up a wicket as well. However, she bowled a couple of no balls and then Darcie Brown came in and bowled three more no balls. The spinners though, kept things tight and got wickets at regular intervals, not allowing the Lankans to find those crucial boundaries. Schutt then came back in to finish off the innings and picked up a couple of more wickets which took her T20 World Cup tally to 43, equalling Shabnim Ismail's record for the most wickets in the history of the tournament.

Megan Schutt to Nilakshika Silva, Another one on the shorter side. The pull shot comes out again. This is hit through square leg. One run again. That's a fine last over and that's the end of a Lankan innings that has struggled throughout! They finish with just 93/7 on the board!

Megan Schutt to Inoshi Fernando, Dealing in singles when boundaries are the call of the hour! Shorter and on middle. This is pulled through square leg for one more. 

Megan Schutt to Nilakshika Silva, Fuller and on middle again. This is worked through square leg for one. 

Megan Schutt to Inoshi Fernando, A single from the hat-trick ball then! Full and on middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Inoshi Fernando walks in to face the hat-trick ball.

Megan Schutt to Sugandika Kumari, OUT! TAKEN! Two in two! A slower one around off. Kumari heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. Beth Mooney takes it. Megan is on a hat-trick. Also, Megan Schutt makes it 43 wickets in T20 World Cups, joint highest with Shabnim Ismail.

Sugandika Kumari is the next batter in.

Megan Schutt to Anushka Sanjeewani, OUT! TAKEN! Anushka Sanjeewani falls. She tried her best to provide the much-needed impetus, played well too but now falls. She looks to be cheeky. Gets out the paddle scoop. This on middle. It goes off the top edge and the fielder at short fine leg, Georgia Wareham takes it. 

Ash Gardner to Anushka Sanjeewani, She just gets in! Anushka plays the reverse sweep. It goes towards point who dives to her left and stops it. A run taken. 

Ash Gardner to Nilakshika Silva, Just another one! Brilliant from Gardner so far! On the pads. This is pulled through square leg for one. 

Ash Gardner to Anushka Sanjeewani, Uses her feet but the length is shortened! This is pulled through square leg for one. 

Ash Gardner to Nilakshika Silva, Fired into the pads again. Silva looks to sweep again. This hits the pad and rolls behind. A leg bye taken. 

Ash Gardner to Nilakshika Silva, Flatter and on the pads. Silva looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads. 

Ash Gardner to Anushka Sanjeewani, Slower and around off. This is guided to point for one. 

Sophie Molineux to Anushka Sanjeewani, NOT OUT! The batter is in! On middle. This is jammed out to the right of the bowler. They go for one but quickly turn back. Molineux gets to the ball and fires it to the keeper's end but the batter is in as seen on the replay. The Lankans do get an overthrow off the ricochet though.

Sophie Molineux to Nilakshika Silva, Around off. This is lofted down to long off for one. 

Sophie Molineux to Nilakshika Silva, Flatter and on off. Silva pushes it to cover. 

Sophie Molineux to Anushka Sanjeewani, Another sweep shot! It goes off the bottom towards short fine leg for one. 

Sophie Molineux to Anushka Sanjeewani, FOUR! Up and over! Anushka steps out. She gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over mid off. Safe shot. Picked her spot well. 

Sophie Molineux to Anushka Sanjeewani, Flatter and around off. This is guided to point. 

Sophie Molineux is back in to finish her spell.

Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika Silva, Dot to end! A yorker outside off. Silva jams it out to point. 

Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika Silva, Two! Slower and outside off. Silva drags it wide of deep mid-wicket. Two taken. 

Annabel Sutherland to Anushka Sanjeewani, Fuller and on off. This is driven down to long off for one. 

Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika Silva, Angled into the pads. This is worked through square leg for one. 

Annabel Sutherland to Anushka Sanjeewani, On the pads. Anushka looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. 

Annabel Sutherland to Nilakshika Silva, Outside off. Silva slaps it past cover and takes one. 

Annabel Sutherland (2-1-3-0) is back on.

Georgia Wareham to Anushka Sanjeewani, Tossed up on off. Blocked. 

Georgia Wareham to Anushka Sanjeewani, Slightly shorter and around off. Anushka cuts but to point. 

Georgia Wareham to Anushka Sanjeewani, Tossed up on off. Fuller. This is driven but to cover. 

Georgia Wareham to Anushka Sanjeewani, FOUR! Another sweep. This time the conventional one. It is swept more on line as it is on the pads. Hit behind square and this races away. Really good start from Anushka Sanjeewani. 

Georgia Wareham to Anushka Sanjeewani, Straightaway is off the mark! She plays a fine paddle sweep. It goes towards fine leg for two.

Anushka Sanjeewani walks in at number 7.

Is that too high? Hasini Perera is caught out in the deep but the umpires have gone upstairs to check whether it is a waist-height no ball or not. The third umpire checks the replays and asks for ball tracking. The calculated decision shows that the ball would have been 53 centimeters below the waist-line if the contact was made right on the popping crease and the decision on the big screen is OUT.

Georgia Wareham to Hasini Perera, OUT! Taken! That's a fine catch. On a day when the Aussies have been sloppy in the field, that's really good! Perera steps out. She makes this into a full toss. It is hit out towards deep mid-wicket. Gardner runs to her right and takes it. They check for the no ball for height but it's deemed fine. 

Sophie Molineux to Hasini Perera, Floated up on a length, Perera gets across nd just pushes it away in front of square leg for another single. Also, Australia Women are well behind the over rate which might cost them later in the innings.

Sophie Molineux to Hasini Perera, Darted in on a nagging length, around off and angling in, Hasini Perera goes on the back foot to keep it out with soft hands.

Sophie Molineux to Nilakshika Silva, A bit fuller, on middle and leg, Silva leans on and works it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Sophie Molineux to Nilakshika Silva, Flighted up on middle, sliding in with the arm, Nilakshika Silva gets on the front foot to block but gets beaten past the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Sophie Molineux to Hasini Perera, Pushed through quick and flat around off, Hasini Perera tucks it away to mid-wicket and gets across for a quick single.

Sophie Molineux to Nilakshika Silva, Drifted into the pads, Nilakshika Silva gets across a bit and plays it off the leading edge in front of square leg for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika Silva, Floated up on the stumps, this is pushed down to long on for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Nilakshika Silva, Beautifully bowled! Tossed up, wide of the off stump, this one dips and turns away as well. Nilakshika Silva puts her bat across to block but is beaten past the outside edge. There is half an appeal for a catch but the noise probably was the bat hitting the ground. No review taken.