Australia began the defence of their T20 World Cup title with a comfortable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Sharjah. The six-time champions suffered a slight wobble, falling to 35-3 in pursuit of just 94, but opener Beth Mooney's unbeaten 43 led them over the line with 34 balls to spare. Sri Lanka were thoroughly outplayed in a pitiful batting effort and crawled to 93-7 from their 20 overs as Australia started in predictably ruthless fashion.
And while Sri Lanka fought bravely with the three early wickets on a slow pitch offering some uneven bounce, they...
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