Summary

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

  • Pakistan crumble to 49-6 in pursuit of 222 to win

  • Australia collapse from 30-0 to 76-7 and then 115-8 - but Mooney and King put on brilliant stand of 106

  • Australia 221-9 (50 overs): Mooney 109 (114), King 51* (49); Nashra 3-37

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Watch the best shots from Mooney's century against Pakistan

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by Sam Drury

  1. Pak 1-0

    The result is Pakistan now face a hugely difficult task. Australia were on the ropes but now Kim Garth starts off the chase with Australia sitting pretty.

  2. King hits back-to-back sixes to reach half-century against Pakistan

    And a word for Alana King. Her 51 not out her first international fifty and the highest score at 10 or lower in women's ODIs. She put on 106 from 97 balls with Mooney and hit three sixes of her own...

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    Good to see Beth going so well. She was in the Netherlands years ago where I coaxed her into playing for our men’s social side. As she said she was a batter I put her on to bowl so as not to upset the oppo too much. 2 overs and three wickets later I had to take her off…

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  4. 'What an innings' - Mooney reaches century against Pakistan

    But what more can we say about Beth Mooney?

    She scored 109 of her side's 221, dragging her team from a position of real jeopardy to one of strength. She played late, knocked singles (44 of them in total) and then struck a flurry of boundaries at the end as she went to three figures.

    It turned into one of the great World Cup knocks.

  5. After the first three wickets fell, Pakistan's spinners Rameen Shamim and Nashra Sandhu really took hold. The pitch offered significant turn and Aussie batters just kept pushing with hard hands and chipping catches...

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

    Gardner is caught by Sana off the bowling Shamim

    McGrath is caught by Baig off the bowling of Sandhu

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

  6. Pakistan were so good for so long. Australia actually made a steady start before their collapse of seven wickets for 46 runs.

    They went from 30-0 to 76-7. It started with the dismissals of the big top three Alyssa Perry, Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry.

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

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

    Perry is stumped by Nawaz off the bowling of Sandhu

  7. 'We will just stay in the crease and chase it'

    Perry is stumped by Nawaz off the bowling of Sandhu

    Pakistan spinner Nashra Sandhu: "My plan was simple: just bowl in the pitch but luckily I got wickets, so I just bowled like this.

    "My favourite was the big spinning one because I knew she was using her feet."

    On Sidra Nawaz: "She was brilliant even at the end, when the ball was bouncing she was up to the stumps.

    "We leaked some runs in the last overs and the wicket was getting better in the last overs, so we will try and chase it.

    "We will just stay in the chase."

  8. Thanks Sam. It was 83-7 when I handed over. What happened?

  9. Right, time for me to take a quick break.

    This game has moved on a lot since Matthew Henry was last in the chair but he's back to take you through the start of the chase.

    Pakistan performed very well when he was last on so perhaps he's their good luck charm?

  10. Pakistan need 222 to win

    These things change quickly but I can't remember the last time I saw things change so drastically in the space of half an innings.

    Pakistan were given a 91% chance of victory by WinViz shortly after taking the seventh wicket but that is down to 14% at the halfway stage.

    Australia are so good that even if they'd be nine down with 70-odd on the board, you'd have backed them to find a way out of trouble...

    WinViz: Pakistan 14%, Australia 86%CricViz

  11. Fran Wilson
    Ex-England batter on Test Match Special

    Mooney has been the back bone of this innings. She has shown people how to bat on a turning wicket.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Mooney c Shamas b Fatima 109 (Aus 221-9)

    Caught in the covers off the last ball but what an innings from Beth Mooney.

    Australia were in serious trouble at 76-7 but Mooney used all of her experience, kept her composure and guided her side to a total that they'll be confident of defending.

    Pakistan can be proud of how they started but they will be frustrated by the way in which they let such a good position slip.

  13. Aus 221-8

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    Beth Mooney hammers a pull shot in front of square for four more as the late Australia onslaught continues.

    Then gives herself room to cut the next ball through point for four more.

    Superb from Australia. The partnership between Mooney and Alana King for the ninth wicket is up to 106 with a ball left in the innings.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for Alana King

    Aus 212-8

    Six more and that's fifty for Alana King!

    This pulled is pulled behind square and just carries over the rope to take the Australia number 10 to a 48-ball half-century - a first in international cricket for King.

    Not many (any?) other sides in the women's game have a batter capable of doing this coming in at 10...

    King hits back-to-back sixes to reach half-century against Pakistan

  15. 6 runs

    Aus 206-8

    Alana King goes big again!

    In the slot from Fatima Sana and King swings it high over cow corner for six - that cleared the ropes by a long way.

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    'Beautiful shot' - Mooney hits Diana for four

    What a player Beth Mooney is.

    Chris

  17. 200 runs

    Aus 200-8

    Mooney 101, King 38

    No more boundaries in the over but Australia are up to 200 as Alana King hits out to deep mid-wicket for a single.

    This has not gone to plan for Pakistan since reducing Australia to 76-7.

  18. 6 runs

    Aus 197-8

    Yep, here come the big shots!

    Banged in short by Diana Baig and Alana King swings the ball away over the leg side for the first maximum of the day.

    Short again and this one is flayed away for four by King.

    I'd maybe give up on the short ball play, Diana...

  19. Fran Wilson
    Ex-England batter on Test Match Special

    Unbelievable innings. It's been a boring innings but a successful one in terms of she has just taken the easy options.

  20. Aus 187-8

    Two overs to go and after singles from every ball of that Fatima Sana over, Australia might try for the big finish now.