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Perry stars with bat and ball

· Ellyse Perry makes 71 including a century stand with Georgia Voll to set up big Australian total · The all-rounder then takes two wickets in her only over in a 113-run victory · Pakistan impressed in the field with some good catching but fell to their fourth straight defeat A fine all-round showing from

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Sharma stars as India beat Pakistan

India beat rivals Pakistan by 64 runs to start their title bid in style. Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul and Smriti Mandhana’s excellent 68 anchored an impressive all-round team performance. A crowd of 18,814 packed into Edgbaston, the highest ever for an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group Stage match. Deepti Sharma took the second five-wicket

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Mooney century rescues Australia in Pakistan win 

Beth Mooney’s first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup century rescued Australia en route to a 107-run win over Pakistan. Mooney batted Australia out of a hole having been reduced to 76 for seven in the 22nd over and she was ably supported by Alana King. The pace bowlers quickly took control of Pakistan’s chase before

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Gaud shines as India go two from two

India made it two wins from two at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as they overcame Pakistan by 88 runs thanks to a star turn from Kranti Gaud in Colombo. Having already seen off Sri Lanka in their opening match, India battled to 247 all out batting first against Pakistan. That proved to be

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