Australia women have won the ODI series after beating the second match by 6 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today (March 24).

Earlier in the match, Bangladesh won the toss and lost all wickets to score 97 runs, with Nahida Akter, batting at number nine, top-scoring with 22 runs.

Molineux captured three wickets and leaked just 10 runs from her first 10 overs in ODI cricket since October 2021,

Nine of the ten wickets fell to spin, with left-armer Molineux backed up by leggies Alana King (2-15) and Georgia Wareham (2-30) and off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner (2-22).

In response, Australia reached the winning target of 98 for four with 157 balls to spare.

Ellyse Perry, hitting an unbeaten 35 from 50 deliveries, steered the tourists to their target in 23.5 overs.

The teams will meet in the third and final ODI at the same venue on Wednesday.

BDST: 1521 HRS, MAR 24, 2024
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