Summary

  • Catch up on highlights as they happened

  • Australia win by nine wickets

  • Australia have won last three tournaments

  • Will go through if they beat Ireland on Saturday

  • England play West Indies at 14:00 GMT

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 19.3 overs

    Weerakkody c Villani b Schutt 7

    A bad connection sees the ball high and over the head of the bowler. Villani is chasing, eyes on the ball and safe hands sees Weerakkody out for Sri Lanka.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.2 overs

    Ranasinghe run out 4

    Top quality fielding sees Ranasinghe run out.

  3. Sri Lanka 103-4published at 15.4 overs

    Eshani Lokusuriyage finds the boundary for Sri Lanka. Four more on the scoreboard which reads 103-4. A little over four overs remaining.

  4. Postpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2016

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special producer

    Australia have pulled this back well chipping away with wickets, but if Sri Lanka can post 130 plus it will still be a difficult chase on a wicket that could favour the Sri Lanka spinners

    No plain sailing for the holders here

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13.4 overs

    Athapaththu b Jonassen 38

    The captain is out after a spirited, record-breaking partnership. Jess Jonassen's slow delivery hits the pad and then middle stump.

    Eshani Lokusuriyage is in next.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12.6 overs

    Sanjeewani st Healy b Beams 12

    The third umpire is consulted and Anushja Sanjeewani is the next to walk for Sri Lanka. Healy whips off the bails and there's nothing behind the line.

    She's replaced by Oshadi Ranasinghe.

  7. Postpublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2016

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special producer

    You could tell by that celebration from Beams how much Australia needed that breakthrough.

    Huge roar and clenched fist after bowling Manodara, ending excellent partnership

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 10.3 overs

    Manodara b Beams 38

    Commentator's curse strikes. Manodara is dispatched by Beams via a thin edge on to leg stump.

  9. That's a recordpublished at 10.1 overs

    Sri Lanka 73-1

    It's a bizarre shot that bamboozles pretty much everyone and everything - but it's a seminal one. Manodara and Athapaththu now hold the record partnership for Sri Lanka's women thanks to a four from the latter. A proud moment for them as 73 gets on the board.

  10. Postpublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2016

  11. 50 runs

    50published at 8 overs

    That's 50 up for Sri Lanka as Athapaththu gets a bit of luck to hook her shot to the boundary. Batting well so far.

  12. Postpublished at 8 overs

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special producer

    Really entertaining 50 run partnership between Manodara and Athapaththu.

    The leading wicket taker in World T20 Ellyse Perry going for 16 in her two overs so far.

    Holders Australia looking a little nervous and desperate for a breakthrough.

  13. Sri Lanka 35-1published at 5.1 overs

    Athapaththu lets her hands go and hits four for Sri Lanka off Rene Farrell. 

  14. Four more for Manodarapublished at 3.5 overs

    Sri Lanka 24-1

    Sri Lanka finding success through Dilani Manodara again as she finds another four at mid-wicket.

  15. SL 31-1published at 5 overs

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special producer

    Sri Lanka have recovered well after losing wicket in the first over. 

    Huge game this for holders Australia after that defeat to New Zealand.

    If they win today and again against Ireland on Saturday then they are most likely to play a semi-final here in Delhi, possibly against England in what would be a repeat of the last final.  

  16. Sri Lanka find first boundarypublished at 2.1 overs

    Sri Lanka 11-1

    Dilani Manodara gets Sri Lanka's first four of the match with a careful sweep to the boundary.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 0.2 overs

    Mendis c Beams b Osborne 0 (SL 0-1)

    Second ball of the match and Sri Lanka's Yasoda Mendis is on her way back to the bench already. Strong start for Australia's Erin Osborne.

  18. Sri Lanka choose to batpublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2016

    Australia Women v Sri Lanka Women

    Sri Lanka win the toss and choose to bat.