13th over: Bangladesh 43-5, (Ritu 7, Nigar 12)<\/p>\n
Exciting times \u2013 Alana King has entered the attack! While Wareham seems to be the preferred leg spinner in the Australian team, I think the turn that King gets makes her so dangerous and so exciting to watch. She creates a chance late in the over, getting Nigar hitting on the up, but it lands safely.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n 12th over: Bangladesh 41-5, (Ritu 6, Nigar 11)<\/p>\n Sutherland continues and both Nigar and Ritu seem to have found a little bit of rhythm now and are swinging with a bit more freedom. If they can build a bit of a partnership here, they could give their team some hope and a platform to build from.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 11th over: Bangladesh 37-5, (Ritu 5, Nigar 10)<\/p>\n We get our first look at leg spin with Georgia Wareham entering the attack. Bangladesh find some quick singles to keep the strike rotating early in the over before Ritu gets down low and sweeping to search for the boundary, but unfortunately can only manage another single. A better over for Bangladesh after a tough period.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 10th over: Bangladesh 33-5, (Ritu 3, Nigar 8)<\/p>\n Perry bowls her second over and she continues to keep it tight \u2013 despite not bowling often these days, she\u2019s demonstrating that she\u2019s still world class. Another strong over from her, just three runs coming for Bangladesh.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 9th over: Bangladesh 30-5, (Ritu 2, Nigar 6)<\/p>\n Sutherland bowls her first over and starts with three dots in a very tidy display. Nigar finally scores a run off her, but she looks quite confused about whether she\u2019s hit the ball and where it\u2019s gone before she takes off. A great over from Sutherland, just one run from it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 8th over: Bangladesh 29-5, (Ritu 2, Nigar 5)<\/p>\n Ellyse Perry enters the attack \u2013 an increasingly rare sight these days, but it turns out to be just the right move as she takes a wicket on her second ball! The 19-year-old Shorna comes to the crease and tries to get settled against the imposing Perry. The first runs of the over come from a wide, but Perry corrects with a wicket (you can trust an overachiever like Perry to correct a minor misstep with a wicket!) Ritu finds some runs through a thick outside edge to get off the mark.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Shorna lbw Perry 0 (Bangladesh 27-5)<\/p>\n Well what an over this is from Perry! The ball jags back in at Shorna\u2019s pads and strikes her fairly high, but the umpire\u2019s finger goes up and ball tracking confirms the wicket with an umpire\u2019s call.<\/p>\n Ellyse Perry successfully appeals for the wicket of Bangladesh’s Shorna Akter. Photograph: Oli Scarff\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.22 EDT<\/p>\n WICKET! Mostary c Molineux b Perry 4 (Bangladesh 26-4)<\/p>\n Well it looked like an unusual move to bring Perry in to bowl, but it turns out to be an inpired one! Molineux sets an attacking field and takes a great catch!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 7th over: Bangladesh 26-3, (Mostary 4, Nigar 5)<\/p>\n Molineux continues her spell and she starts the over well with three dots. Then Nigar finds a ball that she likes the look of and cuts it neatly for four.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 6th over: Bangladesh 22-3, (Mostary 4, Nigar 1)<\/p>\n Garth bowls her third over on the trot, with Australia hoping to keep the wickets coming. It\u2019s Alana King this time with a throw at the stumps, but the Bangladesh batters are quick enough to make their ground. It\u2019s looking like a tidy over from Garth, but Mostary flicks one nicely around the corner to get off the mark with a boundary.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 5th over: Bangladesh 17-3, (Mostary 0, Nigar 0)<\/p>\n Molineux comes into the attack for the first time, bowling to her fellow captain Nigar. She hits the pads first ball and the umpire puts her finger up, but Nigar is quick to review and it\u2019s a good decision, as ball tracking reveals the ball is missing the stumps. But she makes up for it with a genuine wicket late in the over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Sharmin lbw Molineux 5 (Bangladesh 17-3)<\/p>\n Molineux quickly gets over the disappointment of having a wicket overturned early in the over, by taking one that Bangladesh don\u2019t review \u2013 Australia is making things happen early.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s captain Sophie Molineux dismisses Sharmin Akter Supta. Photograph: George Wood\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.04 EDT<\/p>\n 4th over: Bangladesh 16-2, (Ferdous 8, Nigar 0)<\/p>\n The wicket taker is back, with Garth bowling her second over. Sutherland gets another shot at a direct hit run out, but again her throw is wide. And again Garth takes a wicket next ball. I guess this is the way to get Garth fired up \u2013 miss run outs and force her to take matters into her own hands? She loses her line late in the over with a marginal legside wide, but finishes the over with another great delivery.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Ferdous lbw Garth 8 (Bangladesh 15-2)<\/p>\n Garth keeps the stumps in play and Ferdous can\u2019t get her bat to the ball, beaten by pace as she\u2019s rapped squarely on the pads and doesn\u2019t even look like reviewing.<\/p>\n Kim Garth appeals successfully for the wicket of Juairiya Ferdous. Photograph: Alex Davidson-ICC\/ICC\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.05 EDT<\/p>\n 3rd over: Bangladesh 14-1, (Ferdous 8, Sharmin 4)<\/p>\n Schutt is back for her second over and she starts with a wide, then tidies up her line, then bowls another wide. Next she bowls a rank full toss, but Sharmin is too surprised by it to take advantage and Schutt gets away with a dot. Ferdous skies one from the final ball of the over, but it lands safely and bounces over the rope for the first boundary of the match!<\/p>\n Bangladesh’s Juairiya Ferdous hits a boundary. Photograph: Nigel French\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.59 EDT<\/p>\n 2nd over: Bangladesh 7-1, (Ferdous 4, Dilara 3)<\/p>\n Garth opens the bowling for Australia from the other end and she has a slip in play early. There\u2019s a chance of a run out on the second ball and it would have been well out with a direct hit, but Sutherland\u2019s throw is wide. But next ball, Garth removes Dilara. Sharmin has intent straight away when she comes in \u2013 she gets off the mark with a well-played two and follows it up with a single.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Dilara b Garth 0 (Bangladesh 4-1)<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t take long for Garth to strike \u2013 she bowls a nice inswinger and Dilara plays all around it and has her stumps taken out.<\/p>\n Australia celebrate after Kim Garth\u2019s opening wicket. Photograph: George Wood\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.51 EDT<\/p>\n 1st over: Bangladesh 3-0, (Ferdous 3, Dilara 0)<\/p>\n Schutt takes the new ball for Australia, as she has done so often in the past. She starts with a dot, before Ferdous plays a shot that sounds lovely off the bat and finds a gap, but it\u2019s cut off before the boundary and it\u2019s just a two in the end. Schutt finds some movement in the pitch late in the over \u2013 it\u2019s a good over from her.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The Bangladesh opening pair of Dilara Akter Dola and Juairiya Ferdous are out in the middle now and we\u2019re ready to begin!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The teams are on the field now for the national anthems \u2013 not long to go until the first ball is bowled!<\/p>\n Some Australian fans at Headingley. Photograph: George Wood\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.33 EDT<\/p>\n Of course there is a lot of sport going on across the world at the moment and I won\u2019t be offended if you multiscreen to catch all the action. We\u2019ve got a few other live blogs going at the moment, so get them all set up in the right windows before we get underway here.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ooh an email! Thanks to Dean Kinsella who wrote in to reiterate that we\u2019re definitely following the superior World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a no-brainer to be following this world cup rather than the orange tinted one across the water. I\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed the cricket thus far. I think the Aussies are going to be hard to beat judging by the way the Saffers were dispatched.\u201d<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see how Dean\u2019s prediction pans out \u2013 things may be tougher for the Australians now with these injury concerns, but they do have a lot of depth in their squad. I think most teams would be pretty happy to have a Grace Harris and a Megan Schutt up their sleeves to bring in after injury.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The big news out of the Australian camp is that Ash Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield have both been ruled out due to injury. Here\u2019s the official word from the team media manager:<\/p>\n double quotation markPhoebe Litchfield suffered an acute quad injury while batting against South Africa. She is expected to miss Australia\u2019s next three matches. This is a new injury.<\/p>\n Ashleigh Gardner is also unavailable for selection following an acute ankle inversion injury (sprain).<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Bangladesh XI<\/p>\n 1. Dilara Akter Dola<\/p>\n 2. Juairiya Ferdous<\/p>\n 3. Sharmin Akter Supta<\/p>\n 4. Nigar Sultana Joty (c) (wk)<\/p>\n 5. Sobhana Mostary<\/p>\n 6. Shorna Akter<\/p>\n 7. Ritu Moni<\/p>\n 8. Nahida Akter<\/p>\n 9. Rabeya Khan<\/p>\n 10. Sultana Khatun<\/p>\n 11. Marufa Akter<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Australia XI<\/p>\n 1. Beth Mooney (wk)<\/p>\n 2. Georgia Voll<\/p>\n 3. Ellyse Perry<\/p>\n 4. Grace Harris<\/p>\n 5. Georgia Wareham<\/p>\n 6. Nicola Carey<\/p>\n 7. Annabel Sutherland<\/p>\n 8. Sophie Molineux (c)<\/p>\n 9. Kim Garth<\/p>\n 10. Alana King<\/p>\n 11. Megan Schutt<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.10 EDT<\/p>\n Australia win the toss and choose to bowl<\/p>\n Sophie Molineux doesn\u2019t hesitate at all to elect to field when the coin lands. After batting first in their last game, it\u2019s not surprising they want an opportunity to chase. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana reveals she would have chosen to bat anyway, so it\u2019s win-win!<\/p>\n The captains take part in the coin toss. Photograph: Alex Davidson-ICC\/ICC\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.17 EDT<\/p>\n The coverage has started and while there are some clouds in the sky, it looks mostly sunny, so that\u2019s good news!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n You can also read about some English woes if you\u2019re that way inclined \u2013 captain Nat Sciver-Brunt had to retire hurt in yesterday\u2019s less-than-comprehensive win over Ireland and they\u2019re now waiting to see how the rest of the tournament will shape up for her.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n While we wait for the toss, why not keep yourself entertained with this great preview piece on Australia\u2019s approach to this World Cup from my colleague Martin Pegan?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Today\u2019s match is at Headingley and while it looks like there may be a little rain on the Met Office radar passing over Leeds at the moment, it should clear fairly quickly. Let\u2019s hope it doesn\u2019t delay the start of play!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble Hello! It seems the whole world has come down with a serious case of World Cup fever and I\u2019m certainly glad you\u2019ve chosen this World Cup to follow along with me. Tonight we have Australia v Bangladesh, with both teams coming off wins in their opening games. Australia spun a web to take a comprehensive 65-wicket win over South Africa, while Bangladesh beat the Netherlands by six wickets thanks to a solid 50 from opener Juairiya Ferdous.<\/p>\n While Australia are certainly favourites for this match, I wouldn\u2019t write off Bangaldesh, especially with their tails up following a good win. There\u2019s plenty to discuss, so let\u2019s get into it. Don\u2019t forget if you have any thoughts on the match, you can drop me an email<\/a> \u2013 I\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n![\"Megan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Megan_Maurice_(2)_(ef04def6065c81ceb7d81c967f1e2095c2d32a4d).png\")
Megan Maurice<\/p>\n