Australia top ICC Women's Championship table after 3-0 Bangladesh series win
Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Brisbane to complete a 3-0 series win and move to second in the ICC Women's Championship table.
Australia defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in Brisbane to complete a 3-0 series win on Thursday. Megan Schutt took 4 for 16 from 10 overs with five maidens as the visitors were restricted to 172. Sharmin Akhter scored 50 and Shorna Akter 54, the only Bangladesh batters to pass 13.
Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland added 137 for the third wicket after Australia lost both openers inside six overs. The pair scored unbeaten half-centuries as Australia reached the target in the 23rd over. Australia remain the only unbeaten side in the 2025-29 cycle with 12 points from six matches.
New Zealand lead the table on 13 points from nine matches. Bangladesh sit eighth with two points after five straight defeats since their opening win over Sri Lanka.
CricHubb Take
Australia's clean sweep extends a pattern of total dominance over associate and emerging sides that dates back to the last World Cup cycle.