Headingley : Australia continued their winning streak at the World Cup with a dominant nine-wicket win over Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Captain Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth and Ellyse Perry bagged two wickets each to dismiss Bangladesh for 78 runs. The former world champions then stamped their authority, chasing down the target in just 9.3 overs.
It was second straight win for Australia after they opened the World Cup campaign with an impressive 65-run win over South Africa on Saturday.
Electing to field first, the Australian bowlers backed their captain’s decision as they ran through the Bangladesh top order.
Garth led the charge with a excellent spell that saw her dismiss the openers Dilara Akter and Juairiya Ferdous. Molineux then got into the act by dismissing Sharmin Akhter.
Ellyse Perry bagged two wickets in her very first over, sending back Sobhana Mistry with the help of a fine catch by Molineux, and trapping Shorna Akter leg before wicket.
Australia conceded just two boundaries in the powerplay and had their opponents reeling at 27/5.
Captain Nigar Sultana provided some resistance, with a 27 off 47, even as wickets kept falling at the other end. Apart from Sultana, Ritu Moni was the only other Bangladesh batter to get into double figures.
Thanks to 32-ball 45 from Georgia Voll, the six-time champions knocked off the required runs in under 10 overs, cruising to 78/1 in 9.3 overs.
