Australia has begun its title defense at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Sharjah.

By Caroline Chepkorir At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Australia successfully defended their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating Sri Lanka by six wicke

Australia Women. Phoebe Litchfield 9 (9) Beth Mooney 38 (36) Sri Lanka Women. Kaveesha Dilhari 0/10 (2) Australia Women vs Sri Lanka

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

It was a dominant performance by the defending champions, Australia, in their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener against Sri Lanka, winning by 6 wickets. Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 43 off 38 balls led the chase of 94 runs,

Beth Mooney helped Australia chase down the target in only 14.2 overs, after they were down to 35-3 at one stage. Mooney's 43* helped the six-time champions cruise towards comfortably clinching the victory.

Alyssa Healy’s Australia got off to a winning start with a comfortable victory over Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka in Match 5 of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 5.

Australia slipped to 35-2 replying to Sri Lankas 93-7 but Beth Mooney helped her side recover; Sri Lanka have now lost two games on the bounce and sit in fourth place in Group A above India; watch all

Australia chased down the paltry score of 94 against Sri Lanka to kick off their title defence at the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. Beth Mooney remained unbeaten on 43 to take Aussies home. Megan Schutt starred with the ball and equalled the record for most wickets in the tournament's history.

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