The hosts did not get the early momentum, with both the openers back in the pavilion before powerplay. Lucy Hamilton gave Australia the breakthrough, bagging her very first wicket in a T20 World Cup as she had Amy Jones caught at backward point in the second over.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge, the highest run scorer in the tournament, wasn’t able to break free and fell to Annabel Sutherland, as the ball brushed against her glove before Mooney completed a fine catch.
For the second match on the trot, it was Nat Sciver-Brunt that shouldered the responsibility with the bat. Having missed three group stage matches due to a calf injury, the England captain returned for the knockouts and had an instant impact.