SL Women vs AUS Women, 5th Match, Group A at Sharjah, Women's T20 World Cup, Oct 05 2024 - Match Result

5:15pm That will be all from this game. But don't go anywhere. England will lock horns with Bangladesh is about 45 minutes and every bit of the action can be followed here. Until next time, this is goodbye from Ranjith and myself. Take care, everyone!

Alyssa Healy, Australia captain: Good result at the start of the tournament and (we will take) some confidence out of that. We were decent without being perfect. Adapted to the conditions quickly with the ball. They threw heat at us early but we took our opportunities later. We have to see what Sharjah throws up (next). (On starting the tournament later than the others) Little bit hard sitting and waiting. But we have not played here before. So, seeing how other teams have been playing, was quite handy in the end. Nice to watch the tournament start and good to get it going from our point of view (today). (On Wareham at 3) We will probably throw a few different things throughout the tournament. We are blessed with batting depth and don't really know what to do with it (smiles).

Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka captain: We played good cricket in the last two months but unfortunately, we lost against Pakistan and Australia (here). We have struggled little bit with the bat. But we cannot complain about these things and we have to adjust and play positive cricket all the time. The batting unit is dependent on the first three-four batters, so the rest of the batters have struggled in this competition. We have to bounce back (in the rest of the matches). We need to improve our batting definitely. We have to play positive and fearless cricket, and hopefully the conditions will be good for us, and I hope our girls will perform (in Dubai).

Megan Schutt, Player of the Match: There was a bit more bounce than I thought. I was pushing Midge (Alyssa Healy) for three overs in the powerplay, so nice to do that. We probably could have been cleaner (with our fielding). Quite a slow outfield, so a bit of adjustment, and a bit to work on. (On the pitch and the conditions) Decent wicket. Got a little lower and slower. The outfield is immaculate so we have to run them out there (in the heat). Moons (Mooney) has lost about 16 kilos out there (smiles). We have played in hot conditions before. You have to get on with it.

5pm Australia are here. And Australia are here to dominate the field again. Well, at least that is the indication they gave today. There was a brief wobble at the start with the bat but once Mooney set out her stall, the outcome seemed a given. Perry and Gardner also spent some time out in the middle and with them only chasing 94, that was enough.

Another day to forget for Sri Lanka. A humbling by Pakistan has now been followed by an outclassing by the defending champions. They never had enough runs on the board and even though their bowlers did their best to put pressure on Australia, they were not able to sustain it for requisite periods.

Kumari to bowl what could be the final over of this game. Around the wicket to Mooney

Australia one hit away now

Single-digits needed now

13 needed now. Dilhari is back for her second over. Around the wicket

Litchfield is the new batter in. Ranaweera stays around the wicket