Summary

  • Healy and Mooney blaze Australia to 10-wicket win

  • Sri Lanka fail to build on good start - falling from 69-1 to 112-8

  • Four wickets for Schutt; Harshitha top-scores with 34

  • Harris takes two wickets in an over as SL looked to accelerate

  • Harris' brilliant catch removes SL captain Athapaththu

  • Australia all-but into semis after victory

  1. Aus 29-0published at 5 overs

    Beth Mooney looks frustrated with the dot balls building again this over. She tries to get the ball away but it keeps finding the fielder in the ring.

    Mooney hits the final ball into the off side and runs for a quick single.

  2. Postpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That is a lovely shot from Healy, it's classic Healy.

  3. Aus 28-0published at 4 overs

    MooneyImage source, Getty Images

    Three short balls from spinner Oshadi Ranasinghe are punished by Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney who hit all three to the boundary. Healy is particularly dismissive down the ground.

  4. Aus 15-0published at 3 overs

    A maiden over for Sugandika Kumari. She has got her length perfect and Healy is struggling to get it out. Kumari is putting the pressure on Australia's top order.

  5. Aus 15-0published at 2 overs

    HealyImage source, Getty Images

    Alyssa Healy has the second highest percentage of her team's runs in the Women's T20, just behind Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu.

    Sugandika Kumari comes on to bowl the next over.

  6. Postpublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    She'd have hated that Alyssa Healy, if she had been stumped. She'd have not liked that at all.

  7. Not outpublished at 1.1 overs

    Aus 15-0

    It was very close for Alyssa Healy but she got her foot behind the line just before Anushka Sanjeewani whipped off the bails. She's safe.

  8. Postpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It's going to be close. I think she just got back.

  9. Umpire reviewpublished at 1.1 overs

    Have Sri Lanka got rid of Alyssa Healy via a stumping?

  10. Postpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    MooneyImage source, Getty Images

    Well if Mooney was nervous she's not showing it. That was a pretty good ball to get, she sweeps it away no trouble and that will certainly make her feel better.

  11. Aus 10-0published at 1 over

    Target 113

    The left-handed Beth Mooney and right-handed Alyssa Healy are the opening batters for Australia.

    Unsurprisingly, it's spin to start us off too with Sugandika Kumari.

    Healy hits the first ball past square leg for four.

    Mooney sweeps the last ball towards the leg side, pierces the gap between the fielders at cover and the over finishes with another boundary.

  12. Postpublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    MooneyImage source, Getty Images

    Thanks Josef, I agree.

    It should be quite simple for Australia but Sri Lanka have wonderful spin bowlers and as we've seen already, this wicket favours spinners.

  13. Postpublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    That's me done for the day.

    This should be a routine chase for Australia, right?

    Um-E-Aymen Babar will take you through it.

  14. 'We'll try and chase this down professionally'published at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Australia's Grace Harris: "It was pretty outstanding. I saw the first couple of balls got turn off it and thought I would keep doing that.

    "It was a good wicket and I was well supported by my teammates.

    "I knew I wasn't going to be stopping anytime soon with that catch. We'll try and chase this down fairly professionally."

  15. Postpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Australia's Grace Harris has been asked about her stunning catch. She jokes she'd have liked to have had a teammate call for it.

    Full quotes from her to come.

  16. Postpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think this total will pose too much of a threat for Australian's batting.

  17. Australia need 113 to winpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    And there you go. Sri Lanka collapse from 69-1 to 112-8.

    Australia will be very happy at the halfway stage.

  18. Postpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    There's a reason why Meg Lanning turns to Megan Schutt at the death.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 20 overs

    Kumari st Healy b Schutt (SL 112-8)

    Three wickets in the final over!

    Kumari is the latest to be stumped as Sri Lanka finish on 112-8.

  20. SL 112-7published at 19.5 overs

    Next ball is a dot. One delivery to go.