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

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury

  1. And just like that WinViz has Australia as favourites again.

    Pakistan 49%, Australia 51% WinVizCricViz

  2. Aus 133-8

    Australia's positive running continues as they take five from Fatima Sana's over.

    One if those is a bonus as the fielder has a shy at the stumps despite Alana King being comfortably home. The ball ricochets into a gap and allows the batters to run a second.

    Alana KingGetty Images

  3. Aus 128-8

    Nashra Sandhu is back and produces a couple of lovely flighted deliveries that find Alana King's outside edge - there's no slip in for the first and on the second the ball goes wide of the fielder and away for two.

    Five from the over.

    Beth Mooney and Alana KingGetty Images

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

    I think Australia main focus now is that they are going to try and bat out these overs and one thing about them is that they always believe in themselves.

  5. Aus 123-8

    A pair of singles from Diana Baig's latest.

    After all the excitement as Pakistan reduced Australia to 76-7, there is a growing sense in the office that Australia might not be too far off a winning total now...

  6. Australia are coming back into this match now...

    WinViz gives Pakistan 59% chance of victory, Australia 41%CricViz

  7. Aus 121-8

    Aggressive running from Beth Mooney after punching the ball out to deep cover, making sure Alana King is on her toes as she sprints back for a second.

    A couple more singles follow from the Rameen Shamim over. Can Pakistan finish this off quickly or will Mooney manage to get Australia up to 150-plus?

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    Sidra Nawaz - wow! She is some keeper.

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  9. Aus 117-8

    Not what Pakistan would want with a new batter, Alana King, at the crease - two more wides from Diana Baig.

    Every run will be crucial in this match and that is two freebies for Australia.

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

    I feel like Australia did just have momentum going their way and now Pakistan have just broken that, I think Mooney will be really disappointed.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Garth st Nawaz b Baig 11 (Aus 115-8)

    'Brilliant bit of wicket-keeping' - Garth is stumped by Nawaz off the bowling of Baig

    It's out - stumped off a wide! Fantastic work by wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz.

    Diana Baig angles the ball down leg, Nawaz takes it superbly and as Kim Garth overbalances slightly, the Pakistan keeper whips off the bails.

    It's close but Garth has nothing behind the line and Pakistan have an eighth wicket.

  12. Umpire review

    Aus 115-7

    Have Pakistan stolen a wicket?

    Kim Garth might have been stumped off a wide after brilliant work by Sidra Nawaz...

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

    A lovely shot from Mooney. This is a good partnership buidling and we are seeing Australia lean more into it.

    Mooney has been playing really well. It looks like she has been playing on a different pitch to her team-mates,

  14. Aus 114-7

    Mooney 57, Garth 11

    Gorgeous cover drive from Beth Mooney. All along the deck and the ball races to the boundary.

    Going back to seam has not worked for Pakistan with neither Fatima Sana or Diana Baig offering much of a threat and the Australia batters both looking far more comfortable than against the spinners.

    An expensive over from Baig so far...

  15. 50 runs

    50 for Beth Mooney

    Aus 105-7

    Beth Mooney reaches her half-century from 63 balls.

    A crucial knock and once that could prove match-winning for Australia.

    She's kept her cool as wickets fell around her and now has to chance to push on and complete this rescue mission.

    Watch the best shots from Mooney's half-century against Pakistan

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

    I feel like Pakistan have to be aggressive and have to stop the twos.

  17. Aus 104-7

    Good running from Australia after drinks, they're looking to put the Pakistan fielders under pressure and it seems to be working.

    What should just be a single out to deep mid-wicket turns into a couple as Beth Mooney charges back for the second.

    Only four from the over but signs Australia are beginning to up the ante.

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

    Pakistan know that every run is important because they know how good Australia are with the ball. If they can get around 150, they can win the game.

  19. Drinks are being taken and Australia have managed to slow Pakistan's momentum in the past few overs.

    But a quick wicket after the restart - especially if it's that of Beth Mooney - and the underdogs will believe again.

  20. Aus 100-7

    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.