AUS-W vs IRE-W Highlights: Women T20 WC Warm-UP: Reigning champions and heavy tournament favourites Australia fell to a shock three-wicket defeat against Ireland in a Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up game in Stellenbosch on Wednesday. Follow Women’s T20 WC 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
AUS-W vs IRE-W Highlights: Australia shocked by Ireland in Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up
What a performance! 👏 #BackingGreen ☘️🏏 pic.twitter.com/k5FCqkAwHx
— Ireland Women’s Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) February 8, 2023
Half-centuries from Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath powered Australia to 168-5 in their innings, but Ireland chased down the target with two balls to spare.
Captain Laura Delany top-scored with 32, as three other batters made more than 20. Australia, the world’s number one team in the format, have won five of the seven Women’s Twenty20 World Cups.
They begin their tournament against New Zealand in the southwestern South African town of Paarl on Saturday.
Ireland: Laura Delany (c), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron.
Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
AUS-W vs IRE-W Highlights: Australia shocked by Ireland in Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up
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