AUS-W vs WI-W 1st Semi-Final Live Commentary - London (30 June 2026)

Tossed up, outside off, Beth Mooney slashes it to backward point.

Fifty up for Beth Mooney! In just 29 balls! Bangs it short, on off, Beth Mooney pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. Ian Smith on air mentions that this is her 8th T20 World Cup half century, which is the joint-highest with Suzie Bates. Simply brilliant from the Aussie opener.

Flatter, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner flicks it to mid-wicket for one more.

FOUR! The onslaught continues from Beth Mooney! Full and outside off, Beth Mooney reaches out to it and slashes it through backward point. Deandra Dottin dives to her right near the fence but fails to stop it as the ball races away. 100 comes up for Australia Women.

1 run.

1 run.

Two wides! Sways it down leg, Beth Mooney looks to play a reverse sweep but misses. The keeper fails to stop it as the batters cross.

A touch short, on off, Ashleigh Gardner punches it to cover.

SIX! That goes the distance! Tossed up, on off, Ashleigh Gardner takes a step forward and launches it high and back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

FOUR! They are in a hurry now! Slower through the air, outside off, Ashleigh Gardner shimmies down the track and goes over extra cover for a boundary. She is toying with the field here.

A bit short, on off, Ashleigh Gardner drills it down to long off for a single.

Slowish, on middle, Beth Mooney tucks it through square leg for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets.

Fullish, on middle and leg, Beth Mooney knocks it down to long on for a run. She moves to 49 now.

Too full from Aaliyah Alleyne, outside off, Beth Mooney drives it to the fielder at cover, who dives to her right and makes a good stop. Dot.

A slower one, on leg, Beth Mooney pulls it gently towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Hard length and outside off, Ashleigh Gardner rocks onto her back foot and drills it powerfully through the right of backward point for a boundary.

Angling in, on off, Ashleigh Gardner pushes it to cover for a single.

A tad fuller, outside off, Beth Mooney makes room and slashes it to the fielder at backward point. 

Two wides! Way down the leg side, Beth Mooney looks to flick it but misses. The keeper fails to catch it as the ball rolls towards short fine leg. They cross.

Nice and full, outside off, Ashleigh Gardner moves across and knocks it down to mid off. A dot to end the over. Australia Women are 81/2 at the end of 9 overs. They need 45 from the remaining 11 overs now.

Short and outside off, Ashleigh Gardner rocks back and punches it to the left of long off for a couple of easy runs.

Floated up, full on middle, sliding in. Ashleigh Gardner skips down the track and drills it along the turf to long off for a run.

WIDE! Flatter and fuller, but down the leg side. Beth Mooney goes for a sweep, but misses to connect. The keeper collects the ball by moving a bit to her right.

Too full on the pads, Beth Mooney whips it off the front foot to the deep mid-wicket region and they hustle back for the second.

Excellent running! Slower through the air, full on the leg stump. Beth Mooney paddles it behind to Qiana Joseph at short fine leg and calls Gardner through for a quick single.

Drifts one on the pads, on a length. Gardner plays off the back foot and nudges it gently to deep mid-wicket. Easy single again.

Flat and short on the stumps. Beth goes deep in the crease and steers it along the ground for a single at deep backward square leg.

Length-delivery, outside off. Perry hangs back and cuts it hard, but straight to the fielder at backward point.

Similar length and line. Perry stands tall and cuts it again to Stafanie Taylor at backward point. She fumbles a bit to her left but the ball stays in her vicinity.

Short and outside off, Perry slaps it straight to Qiana Joseph at cover.

Around off and full. Perry whips it off the pads to short mid-wicket. Four dots in a row! 

Make that five dots! Slower one, full and outside off. Perry sees the width and tries to thrash that through covers, but plays the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge.

Chance? Did that carry? Fuller from Aaliyah, around off, perhaps the slower one. Ellyse Perry mistimes the shot and chips it low down the strip. Aaliyah Alleyne dives to her right on the follow-through, but the ball yorks her fingers and deflects away to mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! What a quality shot! On a back of a length, outside off. Beth Mooney backs away to give herself some room and cuts it between backward point and cover for a cracking boundary. She moves to 27 (14).

 FOUR! 50 up for Australia! In just 5.2 overs. Short of a length, angling into the bodyline. Beth Mooney picks the length in a trice and nails the pull shot over wide mid on. Chinelle Henry gives it a chase, but the ball wins the race.

Back of a length, around off, Beth stands tall and punches it to cover.

 FOUR! It's just too easy for Mooney at the moment! Slightly fuller and outside off. Beth Mooney moves leg side and has to reach out for the shot. She opens the bat face at the point of contact and steers it through backward point for a boundary.

Attacks the pads, on a length. Beth Mooney tickles it fine on the leg side and they stroll back for the second run.

 FOUR! Easily done! Back of a length, wide outside off. Beth Mooney rocks back and guides the ball into the deep third region for a boundary. That's a massive over for Australia. 18 runs off it.

Too full from Matthews from around the stump, on off. Phoebe Litchfield advances down the track and carves it to the right of cover for a single.

Seeing Mooney charge forward, Matthews darts it in, and drags the length back, on the stumps. Beth Mooney pats it to the right of mid off for an easy single.

Dangles it wide outside off, on a fuller length. Phoebe Litchfield again jumps out of the crease, reaches out and smashes it to deep cover. Aaliyah Alleyne gets across, dives and cuts it off in the deep. They cross twice.

OUT! LBW! Excellent review by Matthews and the dangerous Litchfield falls without much impact this time. This is flatter on a fuller length, drifting it in around middle. Phoebe Litchfield premeditates and plays the reverse, but seems to have been beaten on the under edge before she is rapped on the front pad. Half an appeal for LBW, but not given. Matthews goes upstairs for a review. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking shows impact in line with the stumps, and it is projected to crash into the middle and leg stumps. An important wicket for West Indies in the Powerplay. Australia Women are 43/2.

Short and quick, spinning from middle to leg. Ellyse Perry tucks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single to open her account.

Length ball around the leg stump. Mooney lunges forward and works it with soft hands to the short mid-wicket region for a single.

FOUR! Gets it through. Floated up, around the off stump. Mooney makes room for herself by backing away. She plays a slightly uppish drive but in the gap to the right of extra cover for a boundary.

On the off stump, on a length. Beth blocks it out.

FOUR! Good use of the feet. Flighted delivery, outside off. Mooney dances down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She goes inside out over extra cover to pick up the second boundary of the over.

Fired in towards the left-hander. Shorter and on middle. Mooney walks inside the line to paddle it fine. Gets hit on the pads, and it goes to the left of short line leg. They cross. Oh, given as a run, so there might have been an inside edge.

Skidding through, on a good length, on off. Phoebe Litchfield punches it to cover.

Speared in at the pads, Litchfield shimmies down the track and nurdles it behind square leg for a single to open her account.

Hurls it full, on middle. Mooney shimmies down the track and backs away to open the up off side. She gets low to go over cover-point. The deep point fielder gets around to her left and tidies up. A couple for Beth.

Pushes the length up, on middle. Mooney firms the drive in front of mid on and charges across to the other end.

FOUR! Nicely done. At 107.5 kph, on a good length, targeting the off pole. Voll is aware that the deep fine leg fielder is a lot squarer. She shuffles across, stays front-on and scoops it down to long leg for a boundary.

Hits the top of off, Voll punches it to cover.

FOUR! Up and over the ropes. Henry serves it fuller, angled in, on middle. Voll presses forward and with a clean swing of the arms, she launches it over mid on.

OUT! TIMBER! Georgia Voll tries to repeat the dose but instead hears the death rattle. A well-disguised slower one by Henry, on middle, very full. Voll reaches out in front with a straight bat to go downtown, but the ball dips on her and sneaks under the vertical willow of hers before crashing into the stumps. Australia are 29/1, chasing 126.

Starts from around the wicket and tosses it up, very full, outside off. Mooney reaches out and squeezes it out to backward point, where Stafanie Taylor gets low to her right ot make the stop.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Matthews errs in her length as she drops it a bit too short, on middle. Mooney rocks back on the pull and there is a bit of lift off the deck. She adjusts by checking her shot and plays it over square leg for her first boundary.

A run saved. Pushed through, on a nagging length, on middle. Mooney gets on her toes and gets inside the line to tickle it fine. Afy Fletcher gives it a long chase and dives to prevent the ball from touching the ropes. Three runs taken.

A bit of turn back into the pads, on a length. Georgia Voll clips it wide of square leg and rotates the strike.

This is short and quick, on middle. Mooney mistimes the pull wide of square leg and takes a quick single.

Loopy ball, on leg. Voll gets down on a knee but misses. It catches the left boot of the keeper and goes nowhere. Wide not given, so that might have brushed something. Well, well, the UltraEdge shows a nick and it actually clipped the gloves of the keeper before dropping to the ground.

Starts with an inswinger and bowls it full. Voll does not move her feet much and knocks it to mid on.

Wide! Drags the length back and this swings beyond the tramline. Georgia lets it be. Australia are underway with this extra.

Fuller now, on middle. Voll wrists it off the front foot to mid-wicket.

Attacks the stumps, on a good length. Voll stabs it down the strip with a straight bat.

SIX! Enough of ball watching, says Voll. Henry goes full in search of swing but ends up serving it a bit too full, on middle. Georgia keeps a still head, collapses her back knee and clubs it over mid-wicket. The ball lands on the boundary cushions on the full.

On a back of a length, on middle. Voll tucks it wide of mid-wicket and hurries to the other end.

Bowled into the surface, over off. Mooney turns it to the left of mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.