Australia Eye 3–0 Sweep In Brisbane
Australia can experiment in Wednesday’s series finale at Allan Border Field after securing a 2–0 lead.
Overview
- The third and final ODI between Australia Women and Bangladesh Women is set for Wednesday, October 14 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane with Australia having already sealed the series 2–0.
- Australia dominated the second match, chasing 222 in 28.1 overs thanks to Georgia Voll’s unbeaten 131 and Phoebe Litchfield’s 71, a display that reinforced the hosts’ opening strength.
- Bangladesh showed improvement in the same game by posting 220 for 6, powered by Sobhana Mostary’s maiden ODI century (118) and an unbeaten 74 from captain Nigar Sultana.
- Megan Schutt has led the series bowling with six wickets, including 4/36 in the second ODI, and reached the milestone of 150 career ODI wickets during the tour.
- Pre-match reports describe Allan Border Field as batting-friendly with early new-ball help for pace bowlers, list likely XIs for both sides, and most fantasy previews predict Australia to complete a 3–0 sweep while suggesting the hosts may use the finale to try bench options.