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Figure caption,Injury concern for Mooney as Australia beat Netherlands
- Published20 June 2026, 13:54 BST
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1, Southampton
Australia 219-6 (20 overs): Mooney 74 (42), Gardner 58 (32); Zwilling 3-52
Netherlands 121-3 (20 overs): De Leede 56* (57); Garth 2-20
Australia won by 98 runs
Beth Mooney smashed a half-century but retired hurt as Australia completed a comfortable 98-run victory over the Netherlands to maintain their unbeaten start to the Women's T20 World Cup.
Mooney top-scored with 74 (42) while Ash Gardner struck 58 (32) and Georgia Wareham crashed an 18-ball 41 as Australia piled on 219-6 to equal the highest total at a Women's T20 World Cup – set by England against Sri Lanka earlier in the tournament.
However, she pulled up after running two at the end of the 14th over and immediately left the field.
She did not return to keep wicket due to back stiffness and with emergency wicketkeeper Phoebe Litchfield also absent due to a quad injury, Georgia Voll took the gloves.
The 22-year-old was quickly involved, moving sharply across first slip to remove Phebe Molkenboer in the second over as Kim Garth struck twice in the powerplay to restrict the Netherlands to 27-2 after six overs.
Although Netherlands captain Babette de Leede (56 off 57) scored an unbeaten half-century in her 100th T20I and shared a determined 96-run partnership with Sterre Kalis (44 off 43), Australia's total was always out of reach.
Earlier, Mooney and Voll flew out of the blocks to bring up Australia's 50 inside five overs before Iris Zwilling and Heather Siegers struck in quick succession to remove Voll and Ellyse Perry before the end of the powerplay.
Mooney combined with Gardner, returning from a sprained ankle which kept her out against Bangladesh, for a 101-run third-wicket stand off 55 balls.
Gardner departed two balls after Mooney, holing out to Kalis in the deep, but although wickets fell regularly in the final five overs, Wareham's 41-run cameo, which included eight fours, powered Australia beyond 200.
Pakistan knocked out after Bangladesh defeat
In the second game of the day at Southampton, Bangladesh produced a fine all-round performance to eliminate Pakistan with a win by 23 runs.
They successfully defended 123 as spinners Nahida Akter and Sanjida Akther Maghla took three wickets each, restricting Pakistan to 100-8.
Pakistan started positively as openers Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza produced a partnership of 49 for the first wicket before a collapse of eight wickets for 31 runs.
Earlier, Bangladesh's batting had also stuttered to 92-6 but they were rescued by Shorna Akter's unbeaten 39 from 22 balls which led them to 123-6, after contributions of 36 and 22 from skipper Nigar Sultana Joty and Sobhana Mostary.
All-rounder and captain Fatima Sana, who this week became the first Pakistani woman to sign a Hundred deal, was the pick of the bowlers with 2-18 but only managed 10 with the bat.
Bangladesh move to third in the table but they still face a very difficult task in order to qualify with India and South Africa still to play.
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- Published8 June
