Australia began its title defense at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. Medium pacer Megan Schutt

By Caroline Chepkorir At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Australia successfully defended their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating Sri Lanka by six wicke

Australia Women. Phoebe Litchfield 9 (9) Beth Mooney 38 (36) Sri Lanka Women. Kaveesha Dilhari 0/10 (2) Australia Women vs Sri Lanka

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

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Sri Lanka could hit just four boundaries in the whole innings. Schutt (3/12) also equalled South Africa's Shabnim Ismail's record scalp of 43 wickets across all editions of T20 World Cup. The Sri Lankans were 25/3 in the seventh over and 43/3 at the halfway stage, and they never recovered from there.

Welcome to Sportstar’s Live Updates of the Women’s T20 World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka happening in Sharjah.

Megan Schutt on Saturday equalled the highest wickets for a bowler in Women's T20 World Cup as she helped Australia begin their title defence with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka slumped to their second loss in the tournament and are still looking for their first victory against Australia in women's T20 matches.