Australia defeated Bangladesh by six wickets as Molineux claimed 3-10 in her first one-day international since recovering from injury
Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux has made a triumphant return to one-day international cricket in a six-wicket trouncing of Bangladesh.
Molineux, in her first ODI since 2021, claimed 3-10 from 10 overs to help bowl Bangladesh out for 97 in 44.1 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. In reply, Australia cruised to 98-4 in 23.5 overs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-game series.Molineux returned to the Australian set-up last month for the first time since October 2021 after suffering a foot stress fracture and then a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a knee.
Molineux claimed three of the initial five wickets to fall and Bangladesh at one stage had slipped to 61-8 in the 32nd over. Her feats came as Megan Schutt , Ashleigh Gardner , Georgia Wareham and Alana King collectively overwhelmed the Bangladeshi batters. Only No 9 batter Nahida Akter passed 11 runs with 20 extras – 18 wides and two leg byes – the next-highest contributor.
Australia’s batters then reeled in their target with Ellyse Perry top-scoring with an unbeaten 35 from 50 balls. Openers Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield , Beth Mooney and Tahlioa McGrath fell cheaply.
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