Women T20I · Sun, 18 Oct, 2026, 1:45 pm IST · North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Australia Women won by 2 wickets
Bree Illing to Kim Garth, Four, Full and on off stump, Kim Garth stays in her crease and drives it away for four.
Bree Illing to Kim Garth, no run, Illing hits a good length on off stump, Garth stays in her crease and goes for the drive but misses. Australia need two off eight.
Bree Illing to Kim Garth, no run, Bree Illing sends down a full delivery on the stumps, and Kim Garth can only keep it out with no run. Australia need two more, with Garth still searching for her first run off seven balls.
Bree Illing to Kim Garth, no run, Bree Illing to Kim Garth, no run. Good length, on off stump, Garth plays it out. Australia need two.
Bree Illing to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Bree Illing sends down a full delivery on off stump, and Tahlia McGrath takes one run. Australia need two more to reach the target.
Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run, Nensi Patel sends down a good-length ball on off stump, and Kim Garth can't get it away. No run added.
Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run, Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run. Good length, off stump, Garth plays it out. Australia need three to win.
Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run, Nensi Patel bowls a good length, on the stumps. Kim Garth plays it out with no run.
Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run, Nensi Patel sends down a good-length ball on the stumps, and Kim Garth can't get it away. No run.
Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run, Nensi Patel to Kim Garth, no run. Good length, off stump, Garth plays it out. Australia need three off the remaining balls.
Nensi Patel to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Nensi Patel sends down a full delivery on off stump, and Tahlia McGrath works it away for a single. Australia need three more to win.
Rosemary Mair to Sophie Molineux, no run, Rosemary Mair bowls a full toss on the stumps, Sophie Molineux hangs in the crease and misses it completely. Molineux is out for eleven off five balls, bowled by Mair. Australia Women are 159 for 8 after 17 overs, needing four more to reach 163.
OUT: b R Mair
Rosemary Mair to Sophie Molineux, Four, Rosemary Mair to Sophie Molineux, good length on off stump, and Molineux finds the boundary. Four runs. Australia need four to win.
Rosemary Mair to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Rosemary Mair to Tahlia McGrath, one run. McGrath stays in her crease and plays a defensive shot to a good-length ball on off stump.
Rosemary Mair to Sophie Molineux, 1 run, Rosemary Mair sends down a yorker on off stump and Sophie Molineux gets a single. Australia need nine off the remaining deliveries.
Rosemary Mair to Sophie Molineux, 2 runs, Rosemary Mair bowls a good length on off stump, Sophie Molineux stays in her crease and drives for two. Australia need ten off the chase.
Rosemary Mair to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Rosemary Mair to Tahlia McGrath, back of a length on off stump, worked away for one. Australia need 12 off 23.
Nensi Patel to Sophie Molineux, Four, Nensi Patel to Sophie Molineux, four. Molineux hangs in the crease and ramps the off-spin past the keeper to the boundary.
Nensi Patel to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Nensi Patel sends down a full delivery on the stumps, Tahlia McGrath works it away for a single to keep the chase moving.
Nensi Patel to Tahlia McGrath, no run, Nensi Patel to Tahlia McGrath, no run, and McGrath is run out! She hangs back in the crease and flicks it, but the call is for the run and the fielding combination of Nensi Patel and Amelia Kerr completes the runout. McGrath departs for three off four balls, and Australia slip to 145 for 7. They need 18 more from 26 balls.
OUT: runout (NH Patel / AC Kerr)
Nensi Patel to Tahlia McGrath, no run, Nensi Patel sends down a good-length ball on off stump, and Tahlia McGrath can't get it away. Australia need 18 off 27 to reach 163.
Nensi Patel to Nicola Carey, 1 run, Nensi Patel drops it on a good length on the stumps, Nicola Carey works it away for a single.
Nensi Patel to Nicola Carey, no run, Nensi Patel sends down a full delivery on the stumps, Nicola Carey can only keep it out with no run taken. Australia need 19 off 29.
Jess Kerr to Nicola Carey, 1 run, Jess Kerr sends down a full delivery on off stump and Nicola Carey takes a single. Australia Women reach 144 for 6 after 15 overs, needing 19 more to chase down 163.
Jess Kerr to Tahlia McGrath, 1 run, Jess Kerr drops it on a good length on off stump, McGrath works it away for one.
Jess Kerr to Tahlia McGrath, no run, Jess Kerr to Tahlia McGrath, no run. Good length, off stump, McGrath plays it out. Australia Women need 21 off 32 balls.
Jess Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, no run, Jess Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, no run, OUT. Sutherland goes back to a good-length ball on the stumps, looks to pull, and Izzy Sharp takes the catch. She departs for nine off five balls, and Jess Kerr has her third wicket of the spell. Australia Women are 142 for 6 after 14.3 overs, needing 21 more to reach 163.
OUT: c Izzy Sharp b J Kerr
Jess Kerr to Nicola Carey, 1 run, Jess Kerr comes in on the stumps, good length, and Nicola Carey works a single. Australia need 21 off the remaining 34 balls.
Jess Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, no run, Jess Kerr strikes with the first ball of her spell, trapping Ashleigh Gardner lbw for 23 off 17. Gardner hung in the crease and went for the pull but missed a good-length ball on off stump, and the finger went up. Australia Women are 141 for 5 in 14.1 overs, needing 22 more off the target of 163.
OUT: lbw b J Kerr
Amelia Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, Four, Amelia Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, good length on the stumps, Sutherland hangs in the crease and slogs the sweep away for four. Australia Women 141/4 in 14 overs, needing 22 off the target of 163.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, one run. Good length, leg stump, worked away for a single. Australia need 26 off the remaining balls.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, Six, Amelia Kerr tosses it full on off stump, and Ashleigh Gardner goes forward and launches it for six. That brings up 27 needed from 38 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, 1 run, Good length from Kerr on off stump, Sutherland collects one run. Australia need 33 from 39 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, Four, Amelia Kerr to Annabel Sutherland, good length on off stump, and Sutherland finds the boundary. Four runs. Australia Women need 34 off the remaining 40 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, good length on off stump, worked away for a single. Australia need 38 off 41 balls.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Rosemary Mair sends down a full one on off stump, and Ashleigh Gardner takes a single.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, Four, Rosemary Mair sends down a full toss on leg stump and Ashleigh Gardner puts it away for four. Australia Women are 123 for 4, chasing 163, needing 40 more.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, 2 runs, Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, good length on off stump, two runs. Australia need 44 from 44 balls.
Rosemary Mair to Annabel Sutherland, 1 leg bye, Rosemary Mair bowls a good length on off stump, Sutherland stays in her crease, and they take a leg bye.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, good length on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia need 47 off 46.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, no run, Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, no run. Good length, off stump, defended.
Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, no run, Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, out! Wareham hangs back in the crease and cuts, but picks out Nensi Patel. She departs for ten off seven, and Australia are 115 for 4.
OUT: c NH Patel b AC Kerr
Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, Four, Amelia Kerr drops it on a good length on the stumps, Georgia Wareham hangs in the crease and sweeps it away for four. Australia Women need 48 off the target of 163.
Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, Four, Amelia Kerr drops it on a good length on the stumps, Georgia Wareham goes forward and finds the boundary. Australia Women need 52 off the chase.
Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, no run, Full on leg stump, Georgia Wareham comes forward and plays a defensive shot, stopping the ball. Australia need 56 off the target of 163.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Amelia Kerr drops it on a good length on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia need 56 off the remaining 52 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Georgia Wareham, one run. Good length, on the stumps. Australia need 57 off 53.
Jess Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 2 runs, Jess Kerr drops it on a good length on off stump, and Ashleigh Gardner collects two. Australia Women reach 105 for 3 after 11 overs, needing 58 more to chase down 163.
Jess Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, no run, Jess Kerr sends down a full delivery on off stump, and Ashleigh Gardner can't get it away. No run.
Jess Kerr to Georgia Wareham, 1 run, Jess Kerr to Georgia Wareham, good length on off stump, worked away for one. Australia need 60 from 56 balls.
Jess Kerr to Georgia Wareham, no run, Jess Kerr to Georgia Wareham, no run, good length on off stump, defended. Australia need 61 off 57.
Jess Kerr to Ellyse Perry, no run, Jess Kerr gets Ellyse Perry, and Australia lose their fourth. Perry went for the pull but hung in her crease to a good-length ball on off stump, and Izzy Sharp took the catch. She departs for 52 off 30 balls, a big wicket in this chase of 163. Australia are 102 for 3 in 10.2 overs, needing 61 more.
OUT: c Izzy Sharp b J Kerr
Jess Kerr to Ellyse Perry, no run, Jess Kerr to Ellyse Perry, no run. Good length, off stump, defended.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, good length on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia need 61 off 60 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, Four, Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, good length on the stumps, and Perry finds the boundary. Four runs added to the total.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, one run. Australia Women 97/2 in 9.4 overs, needing 66 off the remaining balls to reach 163.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, one run. A good-length ball on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia need 67 off 63 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, Four, Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, good length on off stump, and Perry finds the boundary. Australia Women 95/2 in 9.2 overs, chasing 163, needing 68 more.
Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Amelia Kerr sends down a full delivery on off stump, and Ashleigh Gardner collects a single. Australia need 72 more to reach 163.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, one run. Gardner stays in her crease and plays a defensive shot.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, no run, Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, no run. Good length, off stump, defended back.
Rosemary Mair to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Rosemary Mair to Ellyse Perry, good length on off stump, one run.
Rosemary Mair to Ellyse Perry, 1 wide, Rosemary Mair sends down a full-length ball on leg stump, fast bowling, and Ellyse Perry hangs in the crease, missing it. It's called a wide.
Rosemary Mair to Ashleigh Gardner, 1 run, Rosemary Mair sends down a full delivery on off stump and Ashleigh Gardner takes one to keep the chase moving.
Rosemary Mair to Beth Mooney, no run, Mair goes full and straight on off stump, Mooney stays rooted in the crease and swings into a flick but connects with nothing. Run out — Flora Devonshire is the fielder. Mooney departs, and Australia are 86 for 2, needing 77 more off 77 balls.
OUT: runout (F Devonshire)
Rosemary Mair to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Rosemary Mair sends down a good-length ball on off stump, Ellyse Perry goes forward and takes one run. Australia Women need 77 more to reach the target of 163.
Amelia Kerr to Beth Mooney, no run, Amelia Kerr to Beth Mooney, no run. Good length, on the stumps, and Mooney can only keep it out.
Amelia Kerr to Beth Mooney, Four, Amelia Kerr drops it full and on the stumps, and Beth Mooney hangs back in the crease before sweeping it away for four.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Amelia Kerr bowls a full length on the stumps, and Ellyse Perry works it away for a single.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, 2 runs, Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, good length on the stumps, worked away for two. Australia need 83 from 75 balls.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, Four, Amelia Kerr bowls a full length on the stumps, Ellyse Perry goes forward and plays a flick shot for four. Australia Women are 78/1 after 7.2 overs, needing 85 more to reach 163.
Amelia Kerr to Ellyse Perry, no run, Amelia Kerr sends down a full-length leg-spin delivery on the stumps. Ellyse Perry stays in her crease and attempts a sweep but misses. No run.
Bree Illing to Beth Mooney, 2 runs, Bree Illing sends down a full delivery on off stump and Beth Mooney, hanging back in the crease, drives it for two. Australia Women reach 74 for one after seven overs, needing 89 more to chase down 163.
Bree Illing to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Bree Illing sends down a full delivery on off stump and Ellyse Perry takes a single. Australia Women need 91 more to reach the target of 163.
Bree Illing to Ellyse Perry, 1 wide, Bree Illing sends one down the off side, back of a length, but it's called wide. Australia get an extra run.
Bree Illing to Ellyse Perry, Four, Bree Illing bowls a good length on the stumps, and Ellyse Perry hangs in the crease to play the ramp shot, sending it away for four. Australia Women are 70/1 after 6.4 overs, chasing 163, needing 93 more.
Bree Illing to Beth Mooney, 1 run, Bree Illing drops it back of a length on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia need 97 more to reach 163.
Bree Illing to Beth Mooney, 4 leg bye, Bree Illing to Beth Mooney, four leg byes. Illing hits a good length on the stumps, Mooney goes forward, and the ball runs away for four leg byes. Australia Women 65/1, needing 98 more to reach 163.
Bree Illing to Beth Mooney, Four, Bree Illing drops it on a good length on off stump, Beth Mooney goes back and cuts it away for four. Australia Women 61/1, chasing 163, needing 102 more.
Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, 1 run, Jess Kerr bowls a good length on the stumps, and Beth Mooney takes one to keep the chase moving. Australia Women need 106 more to reach 163.
Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, no run, Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, no run. Australia 56 for 1, needing 107 more off 86 balls.
Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, no run, Jess Kerr sends down a full toss on off stump, and Beth Mooney can't put it away. Australia need 107 more from 104 balls.
Jess Kerr to Ellyse Perry, 1 run, Jess Kerr sends down a yorker on the stumps and Ellyse Perry gets a single. Australia Women are 56/1, chasing 163, needing 107 more.
Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, 1 run, Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, good length on the stumps, worked away for a single. Australia Women 55/1 in 5.2 overs, chasing 163, needing 108 more.
Jess Kerr to Beth Mooney, Four, Jess Kerr drops it on a good length on off stump and Beth Mooney finds the boundary. That brings up fifty for the opening stand off just 29 balls. Australia Women are 54 for 1, chasing 163, needing 109 more.
Rosemary Mair to Beth Mooney, 1 run, Good length, on the stumps, Mooney goes back and flicks it away for one. Australia reach 50 for 1, needing 113 more off the target of 163.
