Southampton, June 20 -- Beth Mooney marked her return to form with a scintillating 74 off 42 balls to earn Player of the Match honours as Australia hammered the Netherlands by 98 runs in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, moving to the brink of a semifinal berth with a third successive victory.
The six-time champions produced a dominant allround display, posting a record-equalling 219 for 6 before restricting the Dutch to 121 for 4 in reply.
Mooney, who had been short of runs in the tournament, silenced any concerns with a fluent knock studded with boundaries, laying the foundation for Australia's imposing total. She shared a match-defining partnership with Ash Gardner, who blasted a rapid half-century of her own to keep the ...