Australia Beat New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australia Women's Cricket Team vs New Zealand Women's Cricket Team The 10th match of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was played on 8 October (Tuesday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. In this exciting match, the Australia women's team gave a strong performance by defeating New Zealand by 60 runs. Australia batted first and scored 148 runs, in response to which the New Zealand team was all out for 88 runs.

Playing XIs for the Match

Australia: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Georgia Wareham, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt.

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.

Earlier after winning the toss and came for batting first Australia's start was not very good, but Beth Mooney took her team to a respectable score by scoring 40 runs in 32 balls. Apart from this, captain Alyssa Healy contributed 26 runs and Ellyse Perry contributed 30 runs. However, there was some stagnation in the team's batting, in which Amelia Kerr bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets. Kerr sent four batsmen back to the pavilion for 26 runs, ending Australia's innings at 148 runs.

Apart from Kerr for New Zealand Rosemarie Mair and Brooke Halliday took 2 wickets each respectively, restricting Australia's batting. Halliday took 2 wickets for 16 runs, while Mayer took 2 wickets for 22 runs.

When New Zealand started batting, their start was disappointing. Many key batters of the team were out early. Amelia Kerr scored 29 runs in 31 balls for the team, but she failed to handle the team. Megan Schutt bowled brilliantly, taking 3 wickets and giving only 3 runs. Her performance broke the New Zealand batting. New Zealand's team was reduced to 88 runs in 19.2 overs, giving Australia a victory by 60 runs. With this win, Australia has gained important points in their group.

Player of the Match: Megan Schutt (AU-W) 3/3 (3.2).

In the post match show Alyssa Healy, the victorious skipper of Australia Women, reflects on their performance. She admits some disappointment with their batting towards the end of the innings, feeling they could have been smarter, but praises their exceptional bowling effort. Healy notes that the wicket played as expected, with a bit more bounce, and highlights how both teams bowled brilliantly, particularly in the backend of the innings, showcasing the right approach to handling the surface.

Team Australia's next match in the tournament is against Pakistan on October 11. On the other hand New Zealand will face Sri Lanka on October 12.