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Beams bowls Australia Women to 78-run win
- Updated: September 20, 2016
Australia Women 254 for 8 (Bolton 64, Blackwell 56*, Atapattu 3-31) beat Sri Lanka Women 176 for 9 (Polgampola 68*, Extras 50, Beams 4-15) by 78 runs
Riding on Kristen Beams’ four-wicket haul and half-centuries from Nicole Bolton and Alex Blackwell, Australia Women thrashed Sri Lanka Women by 78 runs in Dambulla to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match ODI series.
Sri Lanka’s chase of 255 got off to a terrible start as they were reduced to 35 for 5 in the 18th over, with Beams taking three of the first five wickets. The hosts ultimately managed to cobble together 176 for 9, helped considerably by the 41 runs in wides offered up by Australia’s bowlers. That still left Sri Lanka with a big defeat, as only Chamari Polgampola playing an innings of substance.
After Australia opted to bat, the top three laid a very solid …
