Australia secured the ODI series with one match remaining after a dominant nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Brisbane. The hosts chased down the target of 221 with 131 balls to spare, led by an explosive century from Georgia Wareham.
The Australian openers, Wareham and Phoebe Litchfield, set a blistering pace, accumulating 82 runs without loss in the first 10 overs. They added another 80 runs in the following 10-over block. The only breakthrough for Bangladesh came in the 20th over when Swarna Akter caught Litchfield off the bowling of Habiba Islam Pinky. Litchfield departed after scoring 70 runs off 51 balls, featuring 11 fours and a six. Following her dismissal, Wareham accelerated to reach her third career ODI century in just 81 balls, remaining unbeaten on 131 from 97 deliveries at the end of the match. Ellyse Perry contributed 19 runs off 22 balls to finish the chase.
Earlier, Bangladesh faced a shaky start after choosing to bat, losing three wickets for just eight runs as Farzana Hoque, Sharmin Akter, and Sharmin Sultana failed to impact the scoreboard. A record-breaking partnership then stabilized the innings. Captain Nigar Sultana Joty and Sobhana Mostary put together 195 runs for the fourth wicket, the highest partnership for any wicket in Bangladesh women’s ODI history.
Sobhana Mostary reached a historic milestone, becoming the first Bangladeshi woman to score a century against Australia. Her 123-ball innings of 118 runs, including 18 fours, ended in the 48th over. This performance marks the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi woman in any international format, surpassing Nigar Sultana’s 113 not out against the Maldives in December 2019.
Mostary’s achievement holds significant prestige as it came against the seven-time world champions on their home soil, where no Bangladeshi batter had previously exceeded 29 runs in an ODI. She became the third Bangladeshi woman to reach a triple-figure score in ODIs, following Farzana Hoque and Nigar Sultana.
Bangladesh lost two late wickets in the final over, with Nigar Sultana finishing unbeaten on 74 off 114 balls. Despite the late flurry of wickets, Bangladesh concluded their নির্ধারিত 50 overs at 220 for 6.
