They didn\u2019t slow down; Healy got to 50 off 43 balls and Litchfield got there off 46 balls for her first half-century in this tournament.<\/p>\n
Healy\u2019s second 50 came off only 30 deliveries as she hit eight more fours. Her 100 for a second straight game used 73 balls.<\/p>\n
It was the second-fastest century in tournament history. Healy scored consecutive hundreds at a World Cup for a second time, after 2022. She has four Cricket World Cup hundreds, one behind Nat Sciver Brunt of England.<\/p>\n
Healy and Litchfield didn\u2019t offer the Bangladesh bowlers a chance as they raised their first 100 runs off 83 balls, and went on to 150 off 125.<\/p>\n
The partnership ultimately was Australia\u2019s third highest for any wicket in Women\u2019s Cricket World Cups.<\/p>\n
The chase was also the second highest for no wickets in women\u2019s ODIs, and the highest in tournament history as the seven-time champions won with 25.1 overs to spare.<\/p>\n
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Bangladesh chose to bat and made a sedate start. Opener Rubya Haider led the way with 44 off 59 balls including eight fours.<\/p>\n
The Australia spinners led by King kept tripping up the Tigresses. King had skipper Nigar Sultana stumped on 12 and sent back in-form Shorna Akter on 7.<\/p>\n
Sobhana Mostary\u2019s second half-century of the tournament propped up Bangladesh from 127-5 in the 35th over. She finished 66 not out off 80 balls with nine fours, but none of the last six batters reached double figures as Bangladesh fell well short of a par score.<\/p>\n
Spinners Ashleigh Gardner (2-48) and Georgia Wareham (2-22) also collected braces.<\/p>\n
Australia plays England in Indore next Wednesday. Bangladesh plays Sri Lanka in Navi Mumbai on Monday.<\/p>\n
AP<\/p>\n