Australia Women defeated Pakistan Women by 107 runs in Match 9 of the Women’s World Cup 2025 on Wednesday, October 8, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This was Pakistan’s third consecutive loss at the event, while the Australians remained unbeaten.
Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield were dismissed in consecutive overs before of the powerplay after Pakistan asked them to bat first. Nashra Sandhu struck in her first over to dismiss Ellyse Perry (5 for 11). By the end of the 16th over, the Australians were five runs down.
At the midway point, Healy’s team was 83/7, but Beth Mooney remained at the crease.
No boundaries were scored for at least eight overs. Beth Mooney reached her half-century with the first ball of the 34th over. Kim Garth’s courageous 47-ball 11 knock ended in the same over. Sandhu concluded her spell with three wickets and 37 runs. Mooney reached her tonne right in the end. A 21-run penultimate over powered Australia to 221/9, with Alana King smashing her way to her first ODI fifty.
Garth returned superbly with the ball a short while later, as she accounted for three of Pakistan’s top five wickets. Skipper Fatima Sana chopped on an Annabel Sutherland delivery on the fourth ball of the 13th over. Sidra Amin, who was the top-scorer in the game against India, was dismissed for 35 off 52 in the 22nd over. The subsequent over had the Women in Green in the dumps, with eight down.
Alana King‘s fifth over brought about Pakistan’s ninth wicket. Rameen Shamim, who had earlier conceded only 29 runs in her 10-over quota, was the last wicket to fall. She fell for 15 off 64 to grant Australia a massive morale-boosting triumph. This win made Australia go to the top of the points table with five points. Unsurprisingly, Mooney was adjudged the Player of the Match for her one-of-a-kind knock under extreme pressure.
They will now face the Indian team in Visakhapatnam on October 12. Pakistan, on the other hand, play England next at the R. Premadasa Stadium on October 15. Pakistan cannot afford a lot of hiccups, as a loss in the upcoming encounter might end their chances of making it through to the knockouts of the global event.
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