Minnows beat Australia in 'astonishing' upset

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Alyssa Healy says Australia isn't excessively acrophobic by a daze nonaccomplishment to Ireland successful a warm-up lucifer up of the T20 World Cup successful South Africa.

After Beth Mooney was dismissed by the precise archetypal shot of the match, Australia made 5-168, with Healy (62 retired), Tahlia McGrath (56 retired) and Ellyse Perry (40 not out) each making important contributions.

In reply, Ireland reached 7-169, overhauling the people with 2 balls to spare.

Megan Schutt and Alana King took 2 wickets each for Australia.

Australia has won the past 2 editions of the tourney and volition unfastened its run for a 3rd consecutive rubric against New Zealand connected Sunday morning successful Paarl. Ireland is the No.10 ranked broadside successful this format.

Australia has won each 8 authoritative matches betwixt the 2 nations, and Healy said the warm-up nonaccomplishment wasn't a large concern.

"I don't this so," she told cricket.com.au.

"If you retrieve backmost successful New Zealand we got perfectly pummelled by the Kiwis successful a warm-up game.

"We had immoderate antithetic options, tried immoderate antithetic things passim the innings.

"Once we get our afloat spot eleven connected the parkland successful their circumstantial roles I've got nary uncertainty we'll nail that.

"The group's flying astatine the moment, thing to interest about."

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