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Australia Thumps South Africa by 65 Runs in Women's T20 World Cup Opener
Phoebe Litchfield scored 50 and Georgia Wareham took 3-13 as Australia’s four spinners combined for eight wickets.
- On Saturday, June 13, 2026, Australia won the first heavyweight clash of the Women's T20 World Cup, routing South Africa for 107 at Old Trafford with a 65-run victory after posting 172-8.
- Opener Phoebe Litchfield passed a fitness test for a quad strain, boosting Australia's lineup as the match featured the 2023 finalists in a critical group A showdown.
- Litchfield raised a 23-ball 50 while Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham added 30s to revive the charge; Australia's four spinners took eight wickets, with Wareham claiming 3-13 and earning player of the match.
- Earlier in Manchester, Scotland earned its maiden T20 World Cup win by 40 runs against Ireland, with captain Kathryn Bryce and younger sister Sarah combining for a 106-run partnership to set 161-5.
- South Africa, runner-up in the last two tournaments, faces a must-win match against India on June 21 to stay in semifinal contention after the defeat.
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Australia has won the first heavyweight clash of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup after routing South Africa for 107 in Manchester. Australia is going for a seventh title in the 10th World Cup. It battled to put up 172-8 then…
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