*Official* Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2023

[Spark]

A hell of a lot of finding the fielders in this innings

EDIT: Mooney really has to rethink that ramp shot, it's not worked at all

EDIT2: And another fielder found. Don't think this total is going to be all that impressive

 

[kevinw]

Doesn't McGrath have one of the best SRs around? Keeping her til number seven is odd.

 

[Spark]

Doesn't McGrath have one of the best SRs around? Keeping her til number seven is odd.

Yeah I don't understand it. Obviously it's not like the ones batting above her are mugs but she would be #3 or #4 in most other sides in the world frankly.

 

[Spark]

Obviously the pitch is slow and two-paced. But 150 feels like an awfully gettable score.

 

[Spark]

Beth Mooney. What a player.

EDIT: They've messed up this last over massively tactically. Left 10 runs on the board by not getting Mooney on strike

 

[kevinw]

I'd expect Australia to defend 156 but SAf have been resilient during PPs and picked up the pace later, so it's a closer game than it was before a ball was bowled.

 

[ashley bach]

Tahlia coming in at 8 seems strange.

 

[ashley bach]

Beth Mooney. What a player.

EDIT: They've messed up this last over massively tactically. Left 10 runs on the board by not getting Mooney on strike

And those 10 runs would be just enough for her to be top tourny run scorer.

 

[Spark]

Aus probably just in front but it really feels like they didn't make the most use of the batting order there, firstly by being too conservative up front and then not promoting McGrath.

 

[Pothas]

Just can't avoid that fatalism that Australia are going to win every game. Think they could have set anything and you made them favourites.

 

[josephina]

Would have preferred more runs but it is going to be a good contest.

 

[anil1405]

Beth Mooney is the silent Assassin of this team. While all the attention is on other big name players, Beth seems to do her job quietly and with real efficiency.

 

[Spark]

Beth Mooney is the silent Assassin of this team. While all the attention is on other big name players, Beth seems to do her job quietly and with real efficiency.

Insane big game player. Something like five fifties in T20 tournament finals.

 

[Spark]

Brits better get a move-on here or the game could be sealed before a single wicket falls

 

[anil1405]

Digging a deep hole.

 

[artvandalay]

Just no timing on any of the shots. Aussies have got their bowling plan right.
Only boundaries so far have been off misfields.

 

[Spark]

Only getting runs off misfields right now

 

[ashley bach]

Think it's a big win coming up for Australia of 20+, South Africa ladies just lacking firepower in the batting stocks.

 

[Spark]

If not for those two misfields this game would be all but done. SA don't seem to be able to get to terms with the pitch at all.

 

[josephina]

Good start Aussies.