Summary

  • ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo - Pakistan win toss & bowl

  • Australia collapse from 30-0 to 76-7; Nashra takes three wickets

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Watch Nashra's three wickets as Pakistan make dream start against Australia

  1. Aus 100-7published at 32 overs

    Excellent diving stop on the boundary by Natalia Pervaiz as Diana Baig, back into the attack, slides one down leg via the pad of Kim Garth.

    Two runs saved but they do go down as runs rather than leg byes despite UltraEdge confirming there was no bat involved.

    Garth pushes at single out to deep point to bring up the 100 for Australia. They are slowly but surely getting themselves up towards a score they'd back themselves to defend.

  2. Postpublished at 12:35 BST

    Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a big moment for Kim Garth and this is a good opportunity for her to bat.

  3. Aus 97-7published at 31 overs

    Mooney 46, Garth 7

    Three singles from the over as Australia continue to tick over slowly. That'll do for them at this stage.

    Pakistan's batting is not their strong suit so if Australia can even get themselves up to 130 or so, they'll feel like they're right in this.

  4. Postpublished at 12:33 BST

    Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Pakistan have had great control today and it has been wonderful to watch.

    I mean this with the biggest compliment but Fatima has been a boring bowler because she has just been bowling stump to stump.

  5. Postpublished at 12:32 BST

    Rameen Shamin is coming back on for Pakistan. The off-spinner has taken a couple of wickets already today, including the most recent to fall, that of Georgia Wareham...

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    'Australia are in absolute disarray' - Sutherland is bowled by Sandhu

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    Gardner is caught by Sana off the bowling Shamim

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    McGrath is caught by Baig off the bowling of Sandhu

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    'Australia are all over the place!' - Wareham is caught & bowled by Shamim

  6. Postpublished at 12:30 BST

    What a first 30 overs it's been for Pakistan with Australian wickets falling at regular intervals...

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    'She looks furious with herself' - Healy is caught by Baig off the bowling of Iqbal

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    Two wickets in four balls - Litchfield is caught & bowled by Sana

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    Perry is stumped by Nawaz off the bowling of Sandhu

  7. Aus 94-7published at 30 overs

    Fatima Sana continues and it's a tight over, albeit Kim Garth looks more comfortable against the seamer than she has against Pakistan's spinners.

    Just one from it.

  8. Aus 93-7published at 29 overs

    Kim Garth is frustrated with herself after flirting with a ball just outside off, turning away from the bat from Sadia Iqbal.

    She got away with it, though, and a wide from Sadia next ball adds one to Australia's total. They're all important runs at this stage.

    A leading edge into the covers brings one more - although Pakistan won't mind it, it keeps Kim Garth on strike for the beginning of the next over.

  9. Postpublished at 12:23 BST

    Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I reckon Garth would've been out by a foot if Sana had taken that cleanly.

  10. Aus 91-7published at 28 overs

    Oof, that was a risky second run after Beth Mooney clipped the ball through the leg side.

    Kim Garth was slow off the mark and the throw goes to Fatima Sana at the non-striker's end.

    She gathers but then misses the stumps as she turns and tries to break the stumps, getting there a moment later. Had the Pakistan skipper got there first time, I think Garth was gone.

    Let off for Australia.

  11. Aus 89-7published at 27 overs

    Just a single from the next five balls of Nashra's over.

    Australia are digging in, with 23 overs to go and Beth Mooney still there, they don't have to rush.

    Plenty of time for Mooney to try and get the defending champions to a winning total.

    Pakistan will have other ideas, though, and captain Fatima Sana is coming back to change things up with some seam bowling.

  12. Aus 88-7published at 26.1 overs

    Valuable runs for Australia as Beth Mooney cashes in on a long hop from Nashra Sandhu, rocking back and pulling through square leg for four.

  13. Aus 84-7published at 26 overs

    Sadia Iqbal continues and ends the over with a ripper that finds Kim Garth's outside edge.

    She plays it with very soft hands and the ball drops short of slip, though.

  14. Postpublished at 12:10 BST

    Thanks, Matt.

    I actually did half expect to be taking over with the score at about 83-7 - but admittedly that was before the toss when there was a chance Pakistan would be batting first.

    But this?! No one expected this.

  15. Aus 83-7published at 25 overs

    Mooney 37, Garth 3

    Kim Garth is the one Australia who has experience of this. Australia may have never lost to Pakistan but she has from her days playing with Ireland.

    I did not think I would be handing to Sam Drury in this situation.

    Pakistan celebratingImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 12:08 BST

    Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    This is not what people where expecting this morning but it's a. game of cricket and anything can happen. I think what Mooney has done so well is play back more into her crease.

  17. Aus 80-7published at 24 overs

    Mooney 35, Garth 2

    Sadia Iqbal is bowling a little quicker than Shamim and Sandhu and Kim Garth defends. The ball looks a little easier to play at that pace. It's the really slow ones that keep being chipped in the air.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 12:05 BST

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    Yesterday I posted a comment comparing England's batting unfavourably to Australia's. I would like to withdraw it please.

    Peter, Kings Lynn

  19. Postpublished at 12:04 BST

    I'm not entirely sure why Pakistan have made a bowling change here. Sadia Iqbal is back.

  20. Postpublished at 12:03 BST

    Even with that not out decision, WinViz has Pakistan at 91%! Incredible...

    WinViz: Pakistan 91%, Australia 9%Image source, CricViz