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

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.

The champions get the defence of their title under way at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE. Join James Wallace for updates.   14:14 Megan Schutt is the Player of the Match There was a bit more bounce than I thought there would be,

In the Women's T20 World Cup, former Aussie captain Meg Lanning leads with 992 runs in 35 matches, followed by Alyssa Healy with 945 runs in 40 matches, and Beth Mooney with 651 runs in 24 matches. Lanning's average is 39.

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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,

Australia began their Women's T20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable yet nervy win in a low-scoring encounter against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. Pacer Megan Schutt was the star of the show for the six-time champions with the ball,

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

Opting to bat, Sri Lanka struggled big time with Nilakshika Silva top-scoring with 29 not out as they huffed and puffed their way to 93 for 7