Tournament favourites lose by three wickets in Stellenbosch as underdogs chase down the target of 169 with nine off final over
Underdogs chase down the target of 169 with nine off final over
It may have only been an unofficial match and the Australians were happy to retire key batters while using it as practice – but a team unaccustomed to losing will doubtless have been more than irritated to succumb in unlikely fashion to the Irish at Stellenbosch University on Wednesday. Earlier, vice-captain Alyssa Healy, back from the calf injury she suffered in India last month, returned to Australia’s batting line-up for their final hit-out, looking good with 62 off 40 balls.
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