{"id":724257,"date":"2026-06-09T02:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/724257\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T02:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:27:11","slug":"australia-posts-five-wicket-win-over-england-in-womens-t20-world-cup-warm-up-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/724257\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia posts five-wicket win over England in Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia has cruised to a five-wicket victory over England in its penultimate Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff.<\/p>\n

After restricting England to 6-157, Australia reached the victory target with 10 balls to spare.<\/p>\n

Beth Mooney set the platform with a 26-ball innings of 43, while Ellyse Perry hit a ruthless 64 (44 balls) to leave England pondering a clear gulf between the sides.<\/p>\n

There was a scare before the start when Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield, listed to bat at number three, was withdrawn as a precaution after feeling “quad awareness”, a reference to the muscles at the front of the thigh.<\/p>\n

In England’s innings, Kim Garth made the initial breakthrough when Danni Wyatt-Hodge (4) missed a delivery that straightened slightly.<\/p>\n

Amy Jones (2) was caught spooning a leading edge of Megan Schutt to mid-off in the following over and England was 2-6 off 14 balls.<\/p>\n

It got worse for England as captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (3), making her return from a calf injury after six weeks out, was bowled by Alana King attempting to pull a ball that stayed low.<\/p>\n

That left England 3-19 in the fifth over but Heather Knight (25) and Alice Capsey (45) rebuilt the innings.<\/p>\n

England reached 5-98 when Capsey departed with just over five overs remaining.<\/p>\n

\"Dani<\/p>\n

Dani Gibson produced a spirited 27 not out for England. (Getty Images: Mike Egerton)<\/p>\n

Freya Kemp smacked 41 off 27 balls and Dani Gibson made 27 not out (16 balls), as England closed on a respectable score.<\/p>\n

King (2-10) and Schutt (2-20) were the most productive of the Australian bowlers.<\/p>\n

Australia began its run chase in a hurry, with Mooney and Georgia Voll adding 51 in the six-over powerplay before the latter was caught behind trying to ramp for 17.<\/p>\n

Mooney, one of several batters to escape after offering a half-chance, hit four fours and two sixes before being bowled.<\/p>\n

That brought no relief for England as Perry immediately set about the bowling, hitting nine fours.<\/p>\n

She was dismissed with two runs needed for victory, caught by Gibson on the boundary trying to finish the match with a six off Lauren Bell’s bowling.<\/p>\n

Australia has one warm-up match left, against West Indies, in Cardiff on Thursday AEST.<\/p>\n

The Women’s T20 World Cup begins in England on the weekend, with Australia facing South Africa in its first match at Old Trafford on Saturday night AEST.<\/p>\n

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