Driving on improbable knocks from Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy, Australia booked their place within the semi-finals of the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025 with a commanding 10-wicket win over Bangladesh at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Chasing 199, Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield made the duty look simple, reaching the goal in underneath 25 overs. The victory took Australia to the highest of the ODI World Cup 2025 desk with 9 factors from 5 matches whereas Bangladesh remained sixth with two factors from 5 video games.
The opening pair gave Australia a speedy begin and constructed a strong 100-run partnership that Bangladesh couldn’t break. Healy was excellent, scoring an unbeaten 113 off 77 balls, her second century of the match, whereas hitting 20 boundaries. Litchfield (84 not out) supplied robust help on the different finish, ending with an innings that included 12 fours and a six.
Within the first innings, Sobhana Mostary performed a valiant knock to information Bangladesh to 198/9 in opposition to Australia, after successful the toss and deciding to bat first. Mostary remained unbeaten on 66 off 80 balls, putting 9 boundaries and including invaluable runs within the dying overs with 28 coming within the remaining three overs to push her aspect near the 200-mark.
Rubya Haider (44) additionally chipped in with a vital knock after the openers had supplied a gradual begin however the remainder of the batting lineup struggled to construct momentum in opposition to Australia’s spin assault.
Alana King (2/18) and Georgia Wareham (2/22) have been efficient with the ball and picked up two wickets apiece whereas Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland additionally claimed two every although they proved a contact. costly.
Megan Schutt added a wicket to her identify as Australia saved Bangladesh in verify regardless of Mostary’s resistance.
Earlier, Schutt gave Australia the primary breakthrough, eradicating Farzana Haque after the openers had given Bangladesh a gradual begin.
Gardner then struck twice in fast succession to depart Bangladesh three down, additionally claiming the necessary wicket of Haider, who had placed on a 41-run stand with Sharmin Akter for the second wicket. Gardner additionally dismissed Akter quickly after.
Alana King joined in as Australia’s bowlers continued to tighten their grip. Nigar Sultana Joty was stumped whereas attempting to hit King down the bottom earlier than Beth Mooney took a pointy catch at level to dismiss Shorna Akter off King’s bowling.
Sutherland and Wareham maintained the strain, cleansing up the center and decrease order by sharing the ultimate 4 wickets between them.
Nevertheless, Mostary carried on together with her advantageous innings and introduced up her fifty, receiving regular help from Fariha Trisna on the different finish as Bangladesh reached a aggressive whole, having been 165/9 on the finish of 46 overs. This was the primary time Australia did not bowl out an opponent within the ongoing match.
Bangladesh will now lock horns with hosts Sri Lanka of their subsequent recreation on October 20 whereas table-toppers Australia will look to proceed their unbeaten run in opposition to England on October 22.