AUS-W vs BAN-W Match 9 Commentary - Leeds (17 June 2026)

Short of a length, around off, Ellyse Perry rocks back and punches this through covers for a single. 

Tossed up, around off, Georgia Voll uses the depth of the crease, goes back and cuts this to deep point for one.

That will be it. Australia Women win this by 9 wickets. They outbowl, outbat and outfield Bangladesh to claim their second win in this World Cup edition. Tossed up, around off, Ellyse Perry drives this to sweeper cover for a couple to seal the game. 

Short of a length, around off, Ellyse Perry cuts this to deep point for a single. 

Pushed through around off, Georgia Voll drives this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Fuller around off, Ellyse Perry flicks this through mid on for one.

Quicker one, around off, Georgia Voll smashes this off her back foot for a run to sweeper cover.

Fuller and flatter on leg, Ellyse Perry hits this to long on for a single. 

Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Georgia Voll blocks this to the right of the bowler. 

FOUR BYES! On a length, around off, angling away in the air and shaping back into the batter after pitching. Georgia Voll swings and misses. Nigar Sultana fails to gather this behind the stumps and gets nutmegged as the ball seeps through to the ropes behind the stumps. 

Full and on middle and off, Georgia Voll hits this down the ground for one more. 

Good length, around the pads, Ellyse Perry flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

 FOUR! Short of a length, around off, Georgia Voll rocks onto her back foot and punches this through the covers region for a boundary. Voll moves to 41 off 27.

Moni bowls this full and on the pads, Georgia Voll flicks this gently through mid on for one. The batters were looking for two but the second wasn't on.

Hard length, into the batter, on middle and leg, Ellyse Perry bunts this down to long on for a single. 

 FOUR! Perry gets cheeky now and adds four to her tally. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Ellyse Perry shuffles across the stumps and ramps this over the keeper's head for a boundary in front of the sight screen behind the stumps. 50 comes up for Australia Women!

PUT DOWN! Sobhana Mostary drops a sitter. Marufa is not pleased one bit and lets her frustration be known to the fielder. On a length, around off, Perry hits this from the middle of her bat but fails to keep it along the ground and hits it flat and straight to mid off. Sobhana Mostary takes her eyes off it while moving a bit to her left and drops it. The ball pops in and out. Single taken. 

Good length, around off, Georgia Voll pushes this to covers.

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Voll drives this well to the left of the mid off fielder. The dive comes in and saves three runs for the side. 

Back of a length, around off, Ellyse Perry looks to cut this one, gets an inside edge that rolls to fine leg for one.

Low full toss, around off, Georgia Voll pushes this down to long off for a single. 

Fuller, on middle and off, Voll gets behind the line of the ball and blocks this one.

 FOUR! Innovative and effective from Voll. Tossed up, around off, Georgia Voll goes across the stumps, ramps this through the fine leg region for a boundary behind the stumps. 

Quicker one on the pads, Georgia Voll flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Quicker one around off, Ellyse Perry rocks back and tucks this through mid on for one.

 FOUR! Second boundary off the over for Georgia Voll. Juicy half-volley, around off, Georgia Voll gets next to the pitch of the ball and drives this past the covers fielder to her left for a boundary. 

 FOUR! Make it 3 boundaries off this over. Tossed up, around off, Georgia Voll gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts this past the right of the mid off fielder for four more runs.

Slightly shorter on off. Georgia Voll swivels and pulls it hard, but along the ground to deep square leg's left for a single.

OUT! SPECTACULAR CATCH! A moment of brilliance in the field by Ritu Moni. She is absolutely pumped up as Mooney falls. Fuller length, around off. Beth gives herself some room to smash it down the ground, but hits it off her toe end. The bat also twists at the point of contact and she chips it to the left of the mid off. Ritu Moni is alert to the situation as she flings herself in that direction and plucks the ball with both hands, just inches above the ground. Beth throws her head back in disappointment. Australia Women are 31/1, needing 47 runs from 92 balls.

BEATEN! Almost a first-baller for Perry! Straightens from the pitch, on a good length, just outside off. Ellyse Perry plays inside the line, loosely wafts at it and is beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

 FOUR! Into the gap! Pitched fuller and outside off. Ellyse Perry opens the bat face at the last second and threads the backward point and short third gap perfectly to pick up her first runs through a boundary.

Short of a length, on the stumps, dinked into the square leg region.

Length ball, angled into the batter. Perry brings the bat in front of the pads and steers it to point.

Slugglish delivery, short and outside off. Voll has to wait an age for the ball to come and chops it to backward point.

Short again, outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover region.

 FOUR! Authoritative shot! Pitched full and on off. Georgia Voll jumps out of the crease, gets under the ball and pumps it over the mid off fielder for a one-bounce boundary.

On off, short, Voll sweep-pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Doing it so easily, are these two! In and around the off stump, short in length. Beth Mooney arches back, stays leg side of the ball and punches it through the cover gap for a boundary.

Slides in with the arm, on a length. Beth Mooney plants the front leg across to work it to the leg side, but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the front pad.

Very full and on off, swinging in. Voll tries to play it straight down the ground, but it goes off the inside half to mid on.

Big swing and a miss! Back of a length, just outside off, seaming away just a bit. Georgia Voll swivels to pull it to the leg side, but misses as the ball skids through.

 SIX! WOWZA! A statement shot from Voll. And that's the first six of the match. A touch fuller, on off. Georgia Voll plants her back knee into the pitch, gets under the ball and powerfully smacks it down the ground for a cracking six. 62 needed for the Aussies.

 FOUR! Runs away through the gap. Marufa with a despondent look on her face. Not that short, around off. Voll steers it to the left of the short third fielder for a boundary.

Length-delivery, on the leg stump. Georgia crouches a bit and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.

Beaten! Comes from around the stump, does Akter. Gets it to shape in and then straightens up from a good length. Beth Mooney stays put and tries to play the square cut to the off side, but the ball keeps leaving her and is beaten on the outside edge.

Around the stump. This is landed on a length, around off. Beth Mooney cuts it off the back foot to backward point.

Angled onto the toes, Beth Mooney flicks this off the pads to widish mid-wicket for a single. They chance the second run, but the mid on fielder is quick to attack the ball and keep them down to a single only.

A slip in place now. Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off. Georgia Voll drags it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Cracking shot! Serves it full and on off. Beth Mooney shimmies down the track and smashes it to the left of the mid on fielder for a boundary down the ground.

Keeps it on the stumps, on a good length. Beth eases it back to the bowler.

Touch short, around off, Mooney hangs deep in the crease and cuts it to the point fielder.

Full and nipping in from off. Voll pushes at it, gets an inside edge to short mid-wicket.

An extravagant inswinger on a length, on top of middle. Georgia Voll gets a bit across to pull but misses and is hit on the back thigh. A loud shout for LBW, but the finger stays down. UltraEdge later shows that the ball would have missed the leg stump on height by a fair bit.

Just short! Shapes in from off, on a fuller length. Georgia Voll swipes across off the inside half of the bat. Ends up chipping it on the bounce to the mid-wicket fielder where the ball yorks her fingers.

Onto the pads, on a length, whipped off the pads to deep square leg for a single. Voll and Australia are off the mark in the chase.

On a back of a length, around off. Beth Mooney hangs back and steers it through point for a single.

Good bit of fielding! Overpitched delivery, outside off. Voll carves it to pierce the cover and mid off gap, but the mid off fielder is swift enough to put in the dive to her left and makes a half-stop, parrying the ball to the cover fielder. Two taken. So 4 runs from the over. Australia Women need 74 runs to win.