Beth Mooney’s big-hitting century has helped Australia to a 101-run win over Pakistan, wrapping up one other ODI sequence clear sweep for Meg Lanning’s crew.
After being despatched in, Mooney monstered 133 from 105 balls whereas Lanning struck 72 from 70 to assist Australia publish 9-336 in Saturday’s match at North Sydney Oval.
Pakistan had their greatest day of the tour in reply with 7-235, however the guests had been by no means actually within the hunt as they fell properly behind the run-rate required.
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The win accomplished a 3-Zero sequence victory for Australia, who’ve now swept 11 of their previous 12 bilateral ODI sequence.
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With a Twenty20 World Cup to be performed in South Africa subsequent month, Mooney’s brutal show of hitting will even have sounded a warning to Australia’s rivals there.
Scratchy at first, Mooney ultimately unleashed on Pakistan’s assault with Tuba Hassan copping the worst of the punishment on his ODI debut.
The Queenslander hit the legspinner for 3 straight sixes over the legside – one touchdown on the roof of the O’Reilly Stand and one other bouncing off it and onto the highway.
One other six off the spinner was down the bottom whereas she introduced up her third ODI hundred when she hit Hassan behind sq. for 4.
It got here after Mooney scored 16 from her first 37 balls, earlier than hanging 117 from her subsequent 68.
Mooney wasn’t alone in handing out the punishment as Hassan completed with 0-69 from six overs.
Lanning hit the 22-year-old into the window of the commentary field to carry up her 50.
Australia’s captain was additionally medical in opposition to the quicks, reducing the ball each time she was provided any width as Pakistan’s bowling waned after a good begin.
Her 72 is an efficient signal for Australia forward of this week’s T20 sequence in opposition to Pakistan and the looming World Cup, with the sequence her first since her five-month private break.
Teenage Australian opener Phoebe Litchfield was dismissed for the primary time in her ODI profession, bowled for 9 by Fatima Sana (3-53) after unbeaten scores of 78 and 67 in Brisbane.
Australia had been much less dominant with the ball than within the first two matches, and in addition gave up 25 wides.
Ash Gardner was Australia’s greatest with 3-30, bowling Sidra Amin (34) out of the tough and later going via Bismah Maroof on 44.
There was a second of confusion with Nida Dar on 5, when she pulled away from a Tahlia McGrath ball on the final second and it cannoned into her stumps.
The ball was declared lifeless and Dar was capable of proceed batting, earlier than she later fell to Annabel Sutherland on 29.
– AAP
