24/03Result
13th Match, Group A (D/N), Women's World T20 at Delhi, Mar 24 2016
AUS Women won by 9 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Elyse VillaniAustralia Women
24/03Result
13th Match, Group A (D/N), Women's World T20 at Delhi, Mar 24 2016
AUS Women won by 9 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Elyse VillaniAustralia Women

Match Centre

Match Details

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Series

Women's World T20 2016

Toss

Sri Lanka Women , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Australia WomenElyse Villani

Match number

Women T20 no. 352

Season

2015/16

Hours of play (local time)

15:30 start First Session 15.30-16.55, Interval 16.55-17.15, Second Session 17.15-18.40

Match days

24 March 2016 - day/night match (20-over match)

Umpires

New ZealandChris GaffaneyEnglandMichael Gough

TV Umpires

IndiaChettithody Shamshuddin

Reserve Umpire

Sri LankaRuchira Palliyaguruge

Match Referee

ZimbabweAndy Pycroft

Points

Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0

Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Nikhil Kalro

6.16pm Easy in the end, a clinical batting performance from Australia to make the chase of 124 look so comfortable. A cruise. SL got rid of Healy relatively early but two really well-timed and controlled innings' from Villani and Lanning take Australia home, ensuring they are the ones who finish it. SL weren't very good with the ball or in the field, lots of fumbles and misfields and lots of free runs conceded. Did not have anywhere close to enough in the end and Australia showed their class. Good chance to qualify for the semis too now.

Villani is the Player of the Match: "I gave myself a little more time, in the sub-continent I needed time to get used to the conditions. Kept it along the carpet too. Played to my strengths. Every game now is like a WC final so can't afford to slip up anymore."

Meg Lanning: "SL got off to an excellent start, looked like we would have to chase 140-150. But our bowlers bowled very well to pull it back towards the end. We didn't lose the early wickets and our openers came out with very good intent. "

Chamari Atapattu: "Proud of my batting performance. Tried to score more runs in the first 10 overs, but we lost too many wickets towards the end."

17.4
4
Prabodhani to Lanning, FOUR, that will be it. Helped on its way to the backward square leg boundary and Australia cruise to a comfortable nine-wicket win
17.3
0
Prabodhani to Lanning, no run, offcutter outside off, guided to backward point
17.2
2
Prabodhani to Lanning, 2 runs, slower delivery on middle, swatted to deep square leg for a couple.

Just five required.

17.1
1
Prabodhani to Villani, 1 run, a punchy cut to deep cover off the slow, wide delivery

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | AUS-W: 118/1 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 2.00)

  • Meg Lanning50 (50b)
  • Elyse Villani52 (38b)
  • Sugandika Kumari4-0-22-0
  • Eshani Lokusuriyage2-0-17-0
16.6
0
Kumari to Lanning, no run, flat on off, pushed to cover
16.5
1
Kumari to Villani, 1 run, ugly sweep, losing her shape but gets enough connection on the sweep to midwicket