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ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo – Pakistan win toss & bowl
Australia collapse from 30-0 to 76-7; Nashra takes three wickets
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by Matthew Henry
Mooney 35, Garth 2
Sadia Iqbal is bowling a little quicker than Shamim and Sandhu and Kim Garth defends. The ball looks a little easier to play at that pace. It's the really slow ones that keep being chipped in the air.
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Yesterday I posted a comment comparing England's batting unfavourably to Australia's. I would like to withdraw it please.
Peter, Kings Lynn
I'm not entirely sure why Pakistan have made a bowling change here. Sadia Iqbal is back.
Even with that not out decision, WinViz has Pakistan at 91%! Incredible…
Interestingly Beth Mooney ran to the boundary edge to get a message from the bench during that review. Does she stick or twist?
Kim Garth survives for now.
It remains 79-7.
There's a spike.
I think there's an inside edge….
Kim Garth is given lbw!
Nashra Sandhu has a fourth but there's a review…
Pakistan are bottom of the table. They have been beaten by Bangladesh and India already over the past week.
They have only won three matches at the World Cup ever. Australia are seven-time champions.
There are hands on heads on the Aussie bench. This would be the biggest shock in World Cup history.
Fran Wilson
Ex-England batter on Test Match Special
It is like deja vu and just prodding at the ball and not getting to the pitch. Another soft dismissal. It looks like it's only Beth Mooney that has a plan against this spin.
Wareham c&b Shamim 0 (Aus 76-7)
SEVEN! Australia are floundering against the spinners. It's yet another catch just chipped up in the air with the Australia batters unable to time the ball.
Pakistan's fielders come charging in to celebrate. They really believe.
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'Australia are all over the place!' – Wareham is caught & bowled by Shamim
Mooney 32, Wareham 0
Georgia Wareham gets a pat on the back from Beth Mooney as she gets to the middle. Wareham can definitely bat but she's the first of the all-rounder's that's probably more of a bowler than batter.
Fran Wilson
Ex-England batter on Test Match Special
It was just hesitant and Australia not over the ball. McGrath will be disspointed. They are in trouble.
McGrath c Baig b Sundhu 5 (Aus 75-6)
What is going on?! A really scratchy innings from Tahlia McGrath ends with her chipping a catch to extra cover. It looks like the ball must have stuck in the pitch a bit. She has pushed with hard hands the ball just loops up with it being badly timed.
Mooney 31, McGrath 5
Beth Mooney's method seems to be to play very low-risk and knock singles. It's a wise tactic and works through this over.
Remember Bangladesh dismissed Pakistan for 129 earlier in the tournament. Nothing will be a given in a chase.
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And to think everyone was giving England a hard time yesterday by just beating Bangladesh, with some saying that Australia would have knocked the runs off in 25 overs! This is the sub continent and the wicket turns!
Anon
At this moment in time, is today’s game showing that England performance yesterday wasn’t as erratic as we all thought?
Ben Hansford in Clent
Just one from the over as Tahlia McGrath sweeps in the air. It feels uncertain. You don't say that about Australia very often.
Fran Wilson
Ex-England batter on Test Match Special
From what I can see it feels like the Australian batters have been stuck off the crease and not getting forward. They have been caught in the middle.
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