Australia beats New Zealand by 60 runs in Women’s T20 World Cup

Australia beats New Zealand by 60 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup, scoring 148 runs for eight wickets while New Zealand was bowled out for just 88 runs.

With this victory, Australia sits at the top of the table with four points, followed by Pakistan in second place.

Australia scored 41 runs for the first wicket, with Ellyse Perry contributing 30 runs and Phoebe Litchfield adding 18 runs. However, no other batsman reached double figures, leaving Australia with a total of 148 runs for 8 wickets.

Among the Australian top-order batsmen, captain Alyssa Healy scored 26 runs and Beth Mooney scored 40 runs, New Zealand Amelia Kerr took 4 wickets.

Chasing 149, New Zealand first wicket fell for 7 runs but Suzie Bates and Emilia Kerr took the team to 54.

The partnership between the two was broken and the wickets lined up, with Suzie 20 and Emilia 29 being the standouts, the entire New Zealand team was bowled out for 88 runs.

Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland each took three wickets as Australia cruised to a 60-run victory, topping Group A with Pakistan in second place with two points.