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. SL 82-3published at 16 overs

    Four overs to go, I reckon Australia will be very happy.

    Between overs seven and 15 the run-rate was 3.8. The spinners have been oh so good.

  2. Postpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That boundary will release the pressure a little bit for Sri Lanka.

  3. SL 80-3published at 15.3 overs

    Alana King just can't get that wicket can she?

    Sanjeewani chips one down the ground but Tahlia McGrath can't get to the ball in time, diving forward.

    And just a couple of balls later Sanjeewani finally gets a boundary for Sri Lanka, sweeping to the ropes.

  4. Postpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Score predictor is at 110. That seems way under par.

  5. Postpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka will be hoping this pitch becomes more difficult to bat on for Australia.

  6. SL 72-3published at 15 overs

    Another Georgia Wareham over skips by. Five overs remain now with Sri Lanka's score well under a run per ball. They'd scored 40 off the first 24 deliveries.

  7. Postpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    McGrathImage source, Getty Images

    That is exactly what Australia wanted! That is a huge loss and it's a difficult task now for Sri Lanka.

  8. SL 70-3published at 14.1 overs

    Well then, where do Sri Lanka go from here? The Australian spin attack are getting the ball to turn around corners.

  9. Postpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Grace Harris looks hungry.

  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 14 overs

    Ranasinghe c McGrath b Harris 0 (SL 69-3)

    Two wickets in the over.

    Oshadi Ranasinghe was probably told she needed to score quickly when she walked in, but that wasn't the right shot to play as she chips the ball straight to Tahlia McGrath on the long-on boundary.

  11. Postpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special

    HarshithaImage source, Getty Images

    This time Alyssa Healy makes no mistake.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13.2 overs

    Harshitha st Healy b Harris 34 (SL 69-2)

    Grace Harris is having a great game, first her superwoman-style catch, now she has a wicket.

    She gets the ball to turn past an advancing Harshitha allowing Alyssa Healy to take an easy stumping.

    Australia are dominating.

  13. Postpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special

    Since Chamari Athapaththu has got out, Sri Lanka can't find the boundary.

  14. SL 68-1published at 13 overs

    Oh how unlucky can you get! Georgia Wareham completely beats Harshitha Samarawickrama but the ball misses both the wicket and the keeper.

    That would have been an easy stumping. Still Australia aren't giving too much away.

  15. Postpublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    The run-rate is really dropping down now. Australia are doing a good job to put the breaks on and apply some more pressure to Sri Lanka.

  16. SL 64-1published at 12 overs

    Alana King will have to wait a bit longer for her first World Cup wicket.

    I feel it's only a matter of time though. She's had a couple of nearly moments already.

  17. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Adam Mountford
    BBC Test Match Special

    KingImage source, Getty Images

    Alana King will be disappointed.

  18. Not outpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Impact is umpire's call and the ball is missing the stumps.

    Vishmi Gunaratne survives!

  19. Postpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    We're checking if there's any bat involved. The line isn't flat, but then again it's not spikey.

    It's so hard to tell.

  20. Postpublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2023

    Melinda Farrell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It looked like a pretty good lbw this time...