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Beth Mooney's masterclass help Australia continue superiority over Pakistan after early hiccup

Aakash Saini

Beth Mooney celebrating her century vs Pakistan Women [Source: @StarSportsIndia/x]Beth Mooney celebrating her century vs Pakistan Women [Source: @StarSportsIndia/x]

Australia Women endured a torrid start with the bat in Colombo, yet rose from early ruins to obliterate Pakistan in commanding fashion. The outcome also marked the second win for the defending champions as they remain unbeaten this 2025 World Cup. 

Here, we take a look at the entire highlights of the ninth match of the 2025 Women’s World Cup between Australia Women and Pakistan Women, as it panned out at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, October 8.

Beth Mooney tons up with the tail to shatter Pakistan

Australia Women climbed to a competitive 221-9 after slipping to 76-7 around the halfway stage of the innings. After Sadia Iqbal got the opening breakthrough for Pakistan Women with the wicket of opener Alyssa Healy for 20, Rameen Shamim (2-29) and Nashra Sandhu (3-37) scythed through Australia’s middle and lower order by picking up five wickets between them.

Beth Mooney at number four punched out a record century by crafting valiant lower-order runs with Kim Garth (11 off 47) and Alana King (51* of 49). Mooney clattered 11 boundaries in her counterattacking innings to crack 109 runs from 114 balls, and only got out off the final ball to Fatima Sana. Alana also listed a speedy half-century of her own to bat out the final 16 overs of the innings after arriving to the crease at a precarious 115-8.

Pakistan surrenders on tough Colombo surface

Chasing 222, Pakistan’s top-order got blown away by Australian pace duo of Kim Garth (3-14) and Megan Schutt (2-25). The two speedsters picked up five wickets between them, all within the first 10 overs, as the ‘Women in Green’ crashed to 31-5 at one stage of their run-chase.

Sidra Amin at number three counterattacked for a while by composing a cautious 35 off 52 balls, but her defiance was soon halted by ace spinner Ashleigh Gardner. Alana King and Georgia Wareham also chipped in with a wicket each in the evening. Annabel Sutherland bagged the final wicket on offer to claim two as Pakistan Women wrapped up for just 114 in 36.3 overs to hand Australia a huge 107-run win.