Schutt and Sutherland guide Australia to dominant 60-run victory over New Zealand

After posting a decent total of 148, Australia cruised to victory thanks to their incredible bowling attack which bundled out the White Ferns for only 88 runs

Australia’s batters provided their experienced bowling unit with sufficient runs to defend on a slow wicket and register a comprehensive 60-run win over New Zealand in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Tuesday.

Opener Beth Mooney top-scored with a 32-ball 40 while Ellyse Perry chipped in with a 24-ball 30 and Alyssa Healy also contributed 26 in 20 deliveries at the top of the order.

New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr picked up a 4-wicket haul which proved to be crucial for the White Ferns in restricting Australia to a total of 148/8 in 20 overs.

In reply, New Zealand were all out for 88 in 19.2 overs with Megan Schutt returning to excellent figures of 3/3 in 3.2 overs. Annabel Sutherland (3/21) and Sophie Molineux (2/15) were the other major wicket-takers for Australia as they cruised to a 60-run victory.

With this result, Australia grabbed the top spot in Group A with 2 wins from as many as matches.

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