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<\/p>\nDefending champions Australia reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Cricket World Cup with two matches to spare after thrashing Bangladesh by 10 wickets.<\/p>\n
Captain Alyssa Healy hit 113 not out off only 77 balls and Phoebe Litchfield 84 not out off 72 as they reached 202 without loss in reply to Bangladesh’s 198-9.<\/p>\n
Healy and Litchfield crossed the finish line in 24.5 overs, extending Australia’s unbeaten World Cup streak to 13 consecutive games.<\/p>\n
Healy’s second consecutive hundred, after scoring 142 against India at the same venue on Sunday, included 20 boundaries and was the fastest ton of this tournament.<\/p>\n
Litchfield struck 12 fours and a six.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh opted to bat and wrist spinner Alana King took 2-18 in 10 overs and was named the player of the match.<\/p>\n
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\n Australia captain Healy led the way in her side’s victory<\/p>\n
“There has been a bit of spin here and length is key,” King said. “We were punished against India a little bit, so we wanted to bowl to our strengths. Really happy to keep them to a reasonable score today and play my part.”<\/p>\n
Australia have nine points from five games. Bangladesh have two from five and remain sixth.<\/p>\n
Chasing 199 for victory, Australia were never in any trouble on the batter-friendly surface. Fresh from a record chase against India, Healy and Litchfield pressed on with their first 50 off 44 balls.<\/p>\n
They didn’t 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’s 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 the tournament’s 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’t 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’s third highest for any wicket in Women’s Cricket World Cups.<\/p>\n
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\n Phoebe Litchfield scored 84 not out off 72 balls<\/p>\n
The chase was also the second highest for no wickets in women’s ODIs, and the highest in tournament history as the seven-time champions won with 25.1 overs to spare.<\/p>\n
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’s 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