Australia legspinner Georgia Wareham made essentially the most of her first worldwide match in additional than a yr, taking 3-20 because the defending champions eased to victory over Bangladesh by eight wickets on the Women’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Australia joined Sri Lanka with two wins from two in Group 1 and went again to the highest on web run price.
Wareham, whose final worldwide was in October 2021, was pivotal as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 107-7, the place solely captain Nigar Sultana’s 57 from 50 balls stood out.
What an innings from the Bangladesh captain!
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The Aussies had been untroubled of their chase, cruising to 111-2 in 18.2 overs and led house by captain Meg Lanning, who barely received out of second gear in her 48 not out.
Opener Alyssa Healy hit 37 from 36 on the high to place the world’s top-ranked crew on the way in which to a different spectacular win. Australia beat New Zealand by a whopping 97 runs within the first recreation of its title protection.
Australia is the dominant power in ladies’s cricket and has received 5 of the seven T20 World Cups and is looking for a 3rd straight title.
Wareham had an extended street again to worldwide cricket after rupturing a ligament in her left knee greater than a yr in the past.
On her comeback, the 23-year-old spinner picked up the wickets of Sobhana Mostary (7), Shorna Akter (12) and Rumana Ahmed (4) in Bangladesh’s center order as Australia took management and by no means relinquished it within the first recreation of the World Cup in Gqeberha, the town previously often known as Port Elizabeth.
Georgia Wareham marked her return to T20I cricket in fashion with a sensational spell of three/20 in opposition to Bangladesh within the Women’s #T20WorldCup 👏
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“It’s pretty special any time to play for your country,” Wareham mentioned. “To do that at the World Cup and get a few wickets, it’s pretty cool.”
India is again in motion Wednesday in opposition to West Indies and will be a part of England with two wins from two in Group 2.
India can be anticipated to be boosted by the return of star batter Smriti Mandhana, who is ready to come back again into the crew after lacking the opening win over Pakistan with a finger damage.
Mandhana is more likely to be in good spirits after she was the most costly participant to be purchased on the Women’s Premier League public sale in India on Monday.
The high two groups from every of the 2 preliminary teams advance straight to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. The groups at the moment in place to progress are Australia, Sri Lanka, England and India.
