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 began its title defense at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. Medium pacer Megan Schutt

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

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,

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Sri Lanka could hit just four boundaries in the whole innings. Schutt (3/12) also equalled South Africa's Shabnim Ismail's record scalp of 43 wickets across all editions of T20 World Cup. The Sri Lankans were 25/3 in the seventh over and 43/3 at the halfway stage, and they never recovered from there.

A 43-run partnership between Beth Mooney (43 not out) and Ashleigh Gardner (12) helped Australia go past the target with 34 balls to spare, as they made 94/4 in 14.2 overs.

Welcome to Sportstar’s Live Updates of the Women’s T20 World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka happening in Sharjah.

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.

Megan Schutt on Saturday equalled the highest wickets for a bowler in Women's T20 World Cup as she helped Australia begin their title defence with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka slumped to their second loss in the tournament and are still looking for their first victory against Australia in women's T20 matches.