Australia continued their march towards a seventh Women's T20 World Cup title with a crushing 60-run win over New Zealand in their Group A match in Sharjah on Tuesday.

In a repeat of the 2023 semi-final, England got their revenge with an all-round team display to chase down 125 with four balls remaining.

The Tigresses entered the contest brimming with confidence after snapping a 16-match and 10-year losing streak in the 20-over tournament by defeating Scotland. However, their batting performance fell short, as former champions England defended their lowest-ever total in T20 World Cup in their campaign opener.

Attention is turned to the contest between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium and there is plenty on the line for both sides with just two teams from the group to progress to the semi-finals.

Bangladesh’s batting frailty once again came to the fore as the Tigresses suffered a 21-run defeat against England in their second Group B game of the ongoing ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah today.

The result leaves Sri Lanka with zero points after two matches and in real trouble in Group A, with fixtures against India and New Zealand to come.

India must quickly move on from Friday's shock defeat against New Zealand to revive their fortunes in the women's T20 World Cup, batter Jemimah Rodrigues said.

Taking confidence from their win over Scotland in the opener, Bangladesh will take on England, the champions of the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009, in their second Group B encounter at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits fired South Africa to a crushing 10-wicket win over the West Indies in their opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup on Friday.

The momentum for women's cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.

Pakistan produced a superb all-round display to beat Sri Lanka in the second match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

“We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had in our minds that this is our moment. Means a lot,” said an emotional Joty, for whom it was more special as it was her 100th T20I match, during a post-match presentation ceremony. 

At 24, she is also the second-youngest woman to achieve this feat, behind Rwanda’s 20-year-old all-rounder Henriette Ishimwe.

Bangladesh opted to bat in the opener of the ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup against Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

“Bangladesh is a crazy nation when it comes to cricket, with the emotion of the sport acting as an incredible tool for unity. If we perform well here, it will definitely have a positive impact on the Bangladeshi people.”

The tournament, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, gets underway on Wednesday 3 October when host nation Bangladesh face Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

A huge mark-up in cash rewards has already turned the ninth edition of the tournament into a landmark event in women’s sports in general.

Bangladesh team have taken arguably their best-ever preparation ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE, starting on October 3, with a good number of international fixtures, a domestic T20 tournament and long training camps, highlighting the ambition of achieving success in the global meet.

New skipper Alyssa Healy faces a challenge in the United Arab Emirates, leading a team that has only failed twice to win the 20-over trophy since the competition was first staged in 2009

Pakistan copped their second defeat ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup, losing to Bangladesh despite being in a dominant position at one point in the game