A top-notch bowling spell from spinner Georgia Wareham mixed with a superb knock from skipper Meg Lanning helped Australia proceed their successful run within the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh at Gqeberha on Tuesday. Lanning led a profitable pursuit of Bangladesh’s 107, of which captain Nigar Sultana contributed 57 in 50 balls, with Georgia Wareham (3/20) among the many Australian bowlers to shine. Darcie Brown chipped in with two for 23 earlier than Alyssa Healy and Lanning’s partnership of 69 runs laid the foundations for the chase.

Bangladesh opted to bat upon successful the toss however they misplaced Shamima Sultana (1) early, Beth Mooney taking a superb catch at additional cowl from the bowling of Brown. The quick bowler’s second wicket quickly adopted as she uprooted Murshida Khatun’s (7) leg stump with simply 11 runs on the board.

Up stepped Bangladesh’s main run scorer and captain Nigar, who struck back-to-back fours to inject some momentum into the innings. By the tip of the powerplay, she had 21 of 13 balls after hitting Alana King for 4 and a six in fast succession.

The skipper misplaced the corporate of Sobhana Mostary (7), who provided a simple catch to King and a primary wicket for Wareham, who was making her first look within the competitors. Bangladesh was 42/3 at this level.

Brown thought she had taken her third scalp of the night simply after the halfway stage when Shorna Akter was given out caught behind, however the younger batter survived on evaluation.

The 16-year-old additionally escaped an lbw attraction within the subsequent over and subsequently gave Nigar a platform to change into the primary Bangladeshi to attain an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup half-century, which got here in 41 balls, together with seven boundaries.

Wareham struck twice within the seventeenth over, bowling Shorna for 12 shortly after {the teenager}’s first boundary, earlier than repeating the trick to dismiss Rumana Ahmed (4) and depart the rating 90 for 5.

Nigar then departed, Lanning taking a routine catch from the bowling of Ashleigh Gardner, earlier than Megan Schutt dismissed Nahida Akter (6) on the dying.

Bangladesh ended their innings at 107/7 in 20 overs. Wareham and Brown took three and two wickets respectively, whereas Schutt and Gardner took one scalp every.

Marufa Akter, who shone in Bangladesh’s opener towards Sri Lanka, picked up the place she left off within the reply by taking the important thing early wicket of Mooney for 2, however Alyssa Healy and Lanning quickly began motoring. They hit 5 boundaries, together with a advantageous six from the previous, within the house of 11 balls to hold Australia to 45 for one by the tip of the powerplay.

Lanning was then put down by Marufa, the 18-year-old unable to forestall the ball from squirming below her bold dive and away for 4.

The second-wicket partnership quickly handed 50 however was ended when Healy picked out Nigar to supply Shorna with a breakthrough. She was dismissed for 37 off 36 balls.

Gardner (19*) joined Lanning on the crease and hit the boundary from the second ball of the 18th over to take Australia prime of Group 1.

Australia stays in Gqeberha to face table-toppers Sri Lanka on Thursday, whereas Bangladesh tackle New Zealand at Newlands the next day.

Wareham was declared because the ‘Player of the Match’ for her match-winning spell.

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