DHAKA, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS)-Alyssa Healy hit her second straight century in the 
ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup as defending champions Australia romped 
to a crushing 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh Women's team in Visakhapatnam 
in India today.

Sobhana Mostary's fighting half-century guided Bangladesh Women's team to 
198-9 in their fifth game in the marquee event but the mighty Australia made 
a mockery of it, reaching 202 for no loss in just 24.5 overs.

Fresh from her iconic 142 which helped Australia chase down India's 330 for a 
highest successful chase in Women's cricket history, Healy this time smashed 
a 77 ball-114 with 20 fours.

Her opening partner Phoebe Litchfield played a second fiddle to her with 84 
off 72, striking 12 fours and one six.

Together they tore through Bangladesh bowling in emphatic fashion to bolster 
the side's top position in point table.

Bangladesh now lost four matches in a row, having won the first game against 
Pakistan.

Bangladesh looked confident about their chance to upset the defending 
champions, since the spinners got turn and bounce aplenty as evidenced in the 
performance of the Australian spinners, who bagged six Bangladesh wickets 
with economical bowling show.

But that was not to be as Australian openers made Bangladesh bowlers disarray 
with calculative aggression right from the start of the chase.

Earlier, Sobhana Mostaty was key in helping the side to push the total toward 
200, with her 80 ball-66 not out, studded with nine fours.

Opener Rubya Haider Jhilik who made 44, carried the innings for a brief 
period after losing her opening partner Farzana Haque Pinky for 8 as 
Australian spinners kept them at bay.

She kept the innings steady until offspinner Ashleigh Gardner dismissed her, 
ending smooth 41-run partnership between her and Supta.

However Supta (19) and captain Nigar Sultana Joty (12) were dismissed in 
quick succession and a collapse followed, raising a prospect of being all out 
below 150.

Sobhana showed a steely resolve as the wickets tumbling around her. She took 
the Australian pacers in precision as Bangladesh scored 37 runs in the last 
five overs.

Alana King, Georgia Wareham and Ashleigh Gardner-the three spinners of 
Australia shared six wickets amongst them, taking two wickets apiece.

Pacer Annabel Sutherland grabbed 2-41 while Megan Schutt picked up one 
wicket.