Australia beat Sri Lanka by six wickets: Women’s T20 World Cup – as it happened
The defending T20 champions got their campaign underway with a six wicket win over Sri Lanka in Sharjah
Chamari glides past point to pick up the first runs off the bat. Same again the next ball, a compact shot from the Sri Lanka captain. Uh-oh – Schutt has committed the cardinal sin of overstepping with her front foot and thus gives away a free hit. She limits the damage with a well executed slower ball but she’s overstepped twice in a row! Schutt stomps back to her mark, she might need to call for the trundle wheel and mark out that run up once more… no damage inflicted as the next ball is a decent yorker.
Gone now! Schutt does not overstep and pins Gunaratne in front of middle – the DRS confirms the on field decision. Three reds and Australia have their first wicket.
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