Regional rivals clash in Group A play as defending World Cup champion Australia battles New Zealand on Tuesday.
Australia (1-0, 2 points), the three-time defending International Cricket Council Women’s World Cup champion, looks to take a big step toward another trip to the knockout stage on Tuesday when they square-off with regional rival New Zealand (1-0, 2 points) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Southern Stars have won six of the eight World Cups contested since the competition launched in 2009, while the best finish for the White Ferns was back-to-back losses in the Final in both 2009 and 2010.
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Australia last played Friday, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets at Sharjah, 94 and 4 to 93 and 7. Beth Mooney scored 43 runs off 38 balls to pace the Southern Stars while Megan Schutt took three wickets, posted a maiden over and bowled to an economy rate of 3.00 in the victory.
On Friday, New Zealand opened with a 58-run pummeling of India, 160 and 4 to 102. Captain Sophie Devine posted a fifty, finishing with 57 runs off 36 balls, while Georgia Plimmer chipped in with 34 off 23. Rosemary Mair took four wickets while Lea Tahuhu took three to go with a 3.75 economy rate.
Australia is 28-21-1 with one no result against the White Ferns in T20I play, with their last meeting coming in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, where the Southern Stars took a five-wicket victory, 145 and 5 to 144 and 7.
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