Australia and India soar to dominant victories at ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Aussies dominate Bangladesh for second victory

Australia eased to their second successive win of the tournament when they thrashed Bangladesh at Headingley.

After spin dominated their triumph over South Africa, seam dominated this time around as they restricted Bangladesh to just 77-8 in their 20 overs.

Australia seamer Megan Schutt came in for her first game of the tournament but it was her fellow opening bowler Kim Garth who got the first wicket as she clean bowled Dilara Akter for a three-ball duck.

Juairiya Ferdous, in form after a fifty in Bangladesh's win against the Netherlands on Sunday, struck the first boundary of the innings but she was out three balls later as Garth (2-18) trapped her lbw.

Australia captain Sophie Molineux brought herself on to bowl the first bit of spin and saw an lbw decision overturned off her first ball before eventually dismissing Sharmin Akhter three deliveries later.

The Tigresses slowly rebuilt, with Nigar and Ritu Moni (16) putting on 32 for the sixth wicket before Georgia Voll caught Ritu off the bowling of Georgia Wareham.

Nigar went two overs later for a tentative 27 from 47 as Molineux (2-14) dismissed her opposite number.

Georgia Voll then struck a crisp 45 not out in the run-chase to help Australia to chase down the target comfortably, winning with more than 10 overs to spare.

India's batting too much for Netherlands

India made it two wins from two in the Women's T20 World Cup after a fairly dominant 95-run win against the Dutch in the second game played at Headingley.

Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 74 while opening partner Shafali Verma hit 55 as India posted a formidable total of 209-5 in their 20 overs.

The Netherlands came out with good intent as they faced a mammoth chase, with Heather Siegers opening the batting and getting her nationâ™s first boundary against India.

She was also the first to depart having made 21 from 16, as she was caught by Mandhana off the bowling of Nandni Sharma on World Cup debut.

India were then forced into an unexpected change with Shreyanka Patil departing the field with an apparent ankle injury, as Verma was required to bowl the rest of Patil's over.

Deepti Sharma continued where she left off after five for 10 against Pakistan, dismissing Phebe Molkenboer for 15 to leave the Netherlands at 50 for two in the eighth over.

The Dutch reached the halfway stage of their chase needing an improbable 142 runs in 60 balls, but captain Babette de Leede continued to play positively.

On her home ground, Sterre Kalis made 18 from 13 before she was bowled by Verma and De Leede's resolve ended on 28 as Nandni Sharma got her second as Richa Ghosh stumped her opposite wicketkeeper.

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