Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia Women won by 6 wickets

Sugandika Kumari to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Just over! Smart shot in the end. Steps out. She lofts it over mid on. She did not get it right off the middle but got enough to clear the fielder in the ring. Boundary. 

Sugandika Kumari to Ash Gardner, On middle. Gardner works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Sugandika Kumari to Beth Mooney, Fuller and on off. Mooney strokes it down to long off for one. 

Inoshi Fernando to Ash Gardner, Flatter and around off. Gardner pushes it to covers. 

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, Fuller and on off. This is pushed wide of mid off for one. 

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, Gets it right now! Lands it on middle. Defended. 

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Down the leg side. Mooney sweeps. It is hit behind square on the leg side and this races away to the fence. That will release the pressure that was building. The little pressure we should write. 

Inoshi Fernando to Ash Gardner, On middle. Gardner tucks it around the corner and takes one. 

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, Angled into the pads. Mooney works it on the leg side and takes one. 

Sugandika Kumari to Ash Gardner, Fuller and around off. This is driven to cover. That's a fine over by Kumari. End of the Powerplay too. 

Sugandika Kumari to Ash Gardner, Outside off. This is slapped but straight to cover. 

Sugandika Kumari to Ash Gardner, Flatter and on off. This stays low. Gardner defends. 

Ash Gardner is in at number 5 for Australia Women.

Sugandika Kumari to Ellyse Perry, OUT! TIMBER! She has missed a straight one! This goes on with the arm! It is angled in from outside off. Perry ends up playing down the wrong line and this hits the stumps. Sri Lanka hanging in there. Three down now and this is the biggest wicket of them all. 

Sugandika Kumari to Ellyse Perry, Flatter and outside off. Perry looks to cut but the ball stays low. She leaves it alone in the end. 

Sugandika Kumari to Beth Mooney, Shorter and on middle. Mooney pulls it through mid-wicket and takes one. 

Inoka Ranaweera to Ellyse Perry, Tossed up, wide of off, Ellyse Perry steps out again and looks to loft it with the turn. This is mishit but clears the infield and Perry gets a couple of runs.

Inoka Ranaweera to Ellyse Perry, Just drifting down leg, Ellyse Perry gets in position to sweep it fine but fails to get it away.

Inoka Ranaweera to Beth Mooney, On the shorter side and angled well across the left-hander, Beth Mooney reaches out and taps it away to deep cover for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Ellyse Perry, Darted in at the toes, Ellyse Perry steps out and jams it away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Ellyse Perry, FOUR! A real drag-down and that's easy pickings for Ellyse Perry. Dropped short on leg, Perry has all the time to swivel on her toes and pull it away behind deep square leg for another boundary.

Inoka Ranaweera to Ellyse Perry, FOUR! Ellyse Perry has had enough and takes on the new bowler right away. Inoka Ranaweera tosses it up on the stumps, Perry shimmies down the pitch and hammers it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Ellyse Perry, Quite full and darted into the leg peg, Perry makes room and hits it down to wide long on for one. Tight start from Kaveesha Dilhari, just 2 off it.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Ellyse Perry, Good length on the pads, worked away around the corner. Beth Mooney was well outside the crease looking for one but has to scurry back.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Ellyse Perry, Slower through the air, dropped short and outside off, Ellyse Perry goes back and across but mistimes the punch towards cover.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Ellyse Perry, Pushed through flatter on middle, Ellyse Perry hops back and tucks it straight to square leg.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Beth Mooney, Flighted up down leg, Beth Mooney with a shovel of a sweep shot, through backward square leg and for a single.

Kaveesha Dilhari to Beth Mooney, Starts from around the wicket, tossing it up outside off as well. Beth Mooney rocks back and taps it in front of point.

Udeshika Prabodani to Ellyse Perry, FOUR! That will ease the nerves for Australia Women. Very full and outside off, Ellyse Perry hangs back and opens the face of the blade late to just glide it past short third for a boundary.

Udeshika Prabodani to Beth Mooney, Too full and just angling down leg, Beth Mooney misses the flick and the ball just clips the pads before rolling towards short fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Udeshika Prabodani to Ellyse Perry, Length ball on the pads, tucked away neatly towards mid-wicket for one by Perry.

Udeshika Prabodani to Ellyse Perry, Oh, was there an edge on that? Excellent glovework from Anushka Sanjeewani though. Udeshika Prabodani bowls another cutter, fuller and around off, Ellyse Perry backs away to cut but the ball stays low and beats the bat. The umpire shakes her head and Sri Lanka Women opt against the review.

Udeshika Prabodani to Ellyse Perry, Good-length ball around off, Ellyse Perry stands tall and just eases it away to covers.

Ellyse Perry is the next batter in.

Udeshika Prabodani to Beth Mooney, OUT! RUN OUT! That is a sensational bit of fielding from Kaveesha Dilhari. Udeshika Prabodani with a gentle-paced delivery, floated up on off. Beth Mooney leans on and blocks it in front of covers for a quick run. Dilhari though charges it well and picks it up quickly before firing in a direct hit at the keeper's end. The third umpire is called in and we can see that Georgia Wareham is just short of her crease. Sri Lanka Women in the game now!

Inoshi Fernando to Georgia Wareham, More than half an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Floated up around off, this one dips as well, Georgia Wareham looks to sweep it away but seems to have got a feather of an upper edge onto the pads.

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, A low full toss now on middle, Beth Mooney leans on and drives it past the bowler and towards mid on for a single.

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, Should have been put away! Too short and angling down leg, Beth Mooney just helps it down to short fine leg for a dot.

Inoshi Fernando to Georgia Wareham, Dropped short over middle, Georgia Wareham backs away and pulls it down to long on for a single.

Inoshi Fernando to Georgia Wareham, Nicely flighted again, around off and drifting away, Georgia Wareham looks to flick but gets a leading edge in front of covers.

Inoshi Fernando to Georgia Wareham, Misfield! Nicely flighted, full and outside off, and gets some drift as well. Georgia Wareham reaches out and drives it away through the hands of the cover fielder for a couple of runs.

Inoshi Fernando to Beth Mooney, TWO WIDES! Starts from around the stumps and spills it down the leg side. It is missed by the keeper as well and the batters get a single towards short fine leg.

Inoshi Fernando to operate from the other end.

Udeshika Prabodani to Georgia Wareham, Just back of a length and around off, Georgia Wareham stays back and nudges it down to short third.

Udeshika Prabodani to Georgia Wareham, Keeps the length full and angles it just across off, Wareham gets on the front foot and drives it to cover.

Georgia Wareham walks in at number 3.

Udeshika Prabodani to Alyssa Healy, OUT! BOWLED'EM! What a comeback from Udeshika Prabodani! This is floated up on off and middle, quite full and Alyssa Healy looks to whip across the line. The ball dips and goes just across the right-hander as Healy plays all around it and the ball crashes into the off stump. A wicket in the first over, just what Sri Lanka Women would have wanted.

Udeshika Prabodani to Alyssa Healy, FOUR! Width on offer and Alyssa Healy pounces on it in a flash. Fractionally short and angled well across off, Healy waits back and slaps the ball away through cover-point for the first boundary of the chase.

Udeshika Prabodani to Alyssa Healy, Pitched up in and around off, looking to swing it back in, Healy gets on the front foot and drives it to covers.

Udeshika Prabodani to Alyssa Healy, THREE WIDES! Nice and full but just drifting down leg, Alyssa Healy misses the flick and the ball goes past the keeper down to fine leg. The batters pick up a couple of runs as well.