Mooney and Healy guide Australia to comfortable opening win

Australia eased to victory in their series-opening T20I clash with South Africa, thanks to some batting class from captain Alyssa Healy. The wicketkeeper-hitter was in uncertainty for the conflict at Manuka Oval in the wake of experiencing a disease, yet demonstrated her wellness and afterward cut a coordinate winning 46 as the hosts fixed triumph with five balls and eight wickets in excess. A clean 50 years from South African opener Tazmin Brits assisted her side with posting 147 for 6, however it demonstrated well shy of a serious complete against the predominant Australians. Beth Mooney traded out late and wrapped up with an unbeaten 72 to proceed areas of strength for with structure. Healy searched in splendid touch from the second she took to the wrinkle and immediately crushed the spirit of the pursuit, smacking two sixes and six fours in her 46 off 28 balls. A nervy flick over midwicket to truck South African bowler Marizanne Kapp for four was likely the shot of the innings, albeit a gigantic six hit straight back over Nonkululeko Mlaba's head likewise got the attention. When Healy fell chipping Nadine de Klerk to long-on, Australia were basically home, with Mooney and Tahlia McGrath, who tracked down scoring difficult work, guiding them to triumph in the last finished, while never being in any peril of losing. The organization between the ICC's reality No.1 and No.2 hitters added 65 runs, Mooney playing a few wonderful strokes in finding 11 fours and an immense six that finished the outcome. It wasn't the beginning South Africa were searching for in their multi-design series with Australia, with the sides scheduled for three T20Is, three ODIs and a Test match across the following month. Brits got stalled early and could barely see as a run, however showed some major signs of life in the innings' center stages after Beauty Harris' foot contacted the limit rope while attempting to finish what might have been a dazzling catch. She required that additional opportunity and went for it, hitting two sixes and six fours while helping her bat through the innings as the foundation of South Africa's batting. Sune Luus functioned admirably with Brits and hoicked Georgia Wareham for continuous fours through cow-corner. Be that as it may, she fell on the extremely next ball, Healy taking a cunning leg-side catch behind the stumps. Australian speed bowler Darcie Brown got two critical early scalps in taking 2 fpr 20, while Ellyse Perry likewise assisted limit the South African scoring with 2 for 13 off her three overs - the initial time since February 2020 she had bowled more than two in a T20I innings. Canberra will have the second T20I on Sunday morning, before the series movements to Hobart on Tuesday.