AUS-W vs NED-W Ball by Ball Commentary

That's all, Australia Women win by 98 runs. Shortish and around off, Babette de Leede rocks back to heave across the line but misses. It goes off her pads to backward point and they get a leg bye.

Run out chance missed. Slower one, on a length around middle and leg, Robine Rijke pushes it away tamely on the leg side, beside the pitch and tries to bring Babette de Leede on strike for the final ball. Annabel Sutherland rushes towards the ball, picks it up, turns but misses her shy at the bowling end. A direct hit would have found Robine short.

Short and on middle, it's pulled to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Packs a punch. Short in length and outside off, Babette de Leede stands tall to ride the bounce and slams it through backward point for a boundary. The crowd is loving every shot coming from the bat of Babette.

Short and around leg, Robine Rijke plays a controlled pull shot to deep square leg for a run.

OUT! BOWLED! Sutherland breaks the stand in style! She charges in but takes the pace off, landing it on a teasing length in line with the stumps. Kalis comes down the track looking for a mighty heave across the line, but she is far too early into the shot. The ball sneaks through and crashes into the stumps. A splendid 96-run partnership comes to an end. Robine Rijke walks in next, playing her 100th T20I game.

Fractionally short and on off, Sterre Kalis steps forward and once and pushes it without much timing. The ball eases towards mid off, and Kalis retains strike with a run. She moves to 44. Has 6 balls to reach her fifty.

Connects this time. Babette de Leede receives the short ball from outside off and pulls it in front of square on the leg side. Gets a run.

And again, action replay of the previous ball. Hamilton keeps the line outside off, the length is short and Babette de Leede is also shaping up to pull. Fails to connect though.

Play and a miss! Back of a length, around off, Babette de Leede rocks back and tries to pull but fails to connect.

Slower in pace, short and on off, Sterre Kalis moves back and plays a mistimed shot to the off side. It rolls in the gap at covers and they cross.

Wide! Short and way wide outside off, Kalis tries chasing but misses.

Swing and a miss! Lucy Hamilton comes from 'round the wicket and hurls in a short ball on middle, Kalis steps back and tries to cut it over point but misses.

Just 2 from her final over and Kim Garth finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-20-2. Outside off, BdL looks to cut and run but gets a bottom edge, which rolls away on the off side, stopped by the keeper.

A slower ball, on a length, outside off, Babette gets across and looks to pull but misses. The ball bounces in front of the keeper.

A good short ball for a variation, the skipper sways out of the way.

Full and straight, almost a yorker, de Leede keeps it out nicely.

Full and outside off, Sterre Kalis stays leg side of the ball and drives it gloriously through the covers for a run.

FIFTY FOR BABETTE DE LEEDE! Her 9th in WT20Is, but more importantly, the second by a Dutch player in a Women's T20 World Cup. She made exactly 50 against Bangladesh Women as well. Gets there with a punch through the covers and pinching a single.

On middle and off, worked through the leg side for a single. The stand moves to 90 (78).

Nice work from Megan Schutt, who is on for Beth Mooney. Short, outside off, de Leede gets across and cuts it behind point. The ball races away but along comes Schutt racing across to her left from sweeper, slides and keeps the ball in play. Two runs saved, two taken.

On middle, worked towards mid-wicket.

Another slower ball, short and wide outside off, Babette de Leede gets across and punches, but finds point.

WIDE. Slower ball goes awry. Short and well outside off, left alone and wided.

DROPPED! Well, that's a double surprise. One, because Australia Women have been reasonably sharp in the field but second because Sutherland can pluck anything out of anywhere these days. Short, outside off, Kalis goes for the pull but is hurried into the shot. Miscues it towards mid-wicket, where Annabel Sutherland races across to her right from mid on, gets there with a dive as well, but cannot quite hold on. The batters take a single.

From around the wicket, short in length, 114.7 kph, Sterre Kalis looks to cut, giving herself some room on the leg side, but is beaten by some extra bounce.

Back of length, around middle, Babette de Leede helps it in front of square leg and hurries back for the second run. Yet another 6-run over, this partnership moves to 85 off 72  balls.

On a length, around middle, Sterre Kalis steps back to have some room as she works it through mid-wicket for a single. 100 comes up for Netherlands Women, and it's met with a huge cheer from the crowd.

Annabel Sutherland keeps bowling short, de Leede takes it from outside off and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Sutherland deceives the batter with a clever change of pace. A touch short and on off, Babette de Leede picks it, tries to play late but still misses.

Slower one, full and outside off, it's pushed to deep cover for a run.

Annabel Sutherland digs it in short, around off, Babette pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Quicker one on off, forced to deep point for a run.

FOUR! Beautifully timed and placed by Babette de Leede! It is full and flighted, and she reaches out to fetch it from outside off before sweeping crisply over square leg. The ball splits the two sweepers on the leg side and races away to the fence. Babette de Leede moves to 41.

Quicker one, skidding in, Babette de Leede tries to flick but closes the face of her bat early. It goes off the leading edge to short third.

Skidding down the leg side, Kalis misses her sweep shot and it goes off her pads to short fine. They take a leg bye. Good running between the wickets.

Fuller and on off, Sterre Kalis drives it past the bowler but straight to mid off.

Play and a miss! Slightly short and on off, skidding on, Kalis goes back to cut but misses. That was not too far from the off pole.

Outside off, worked through mid-wicket for a couple.

Short, outside off, Sterre Kalis looks to cut but gets a bottom edge. It hits the shin of the keeper, Georgia Voll, and races through short third. A single taken.

That one skids through. SK is early into her push and just about gets her bat down in time to punch it away.

FOUR! Through the gap this time! Similar ball to the previous one, this time Kalis waits for a fraction of a second, and then cuts it, getting it between backward point and short third! The stand moves to 70 (57)!

Quicker, shorter in length, outside off, Sterre Kalis cuts it away but finds point.

Landed outside off, slogged towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

A quicker ball, short outside off, SK looks to punch but misses.

On a length, outside off, worked through mid on for a run.

Slower ball, outside off, Sterre pushes it through the covers for a single.

Fuller, closer to the off stump, Kalis pushes it towards mid off.

Short and outside off, Babette de Leede cuts it behind point for a run.

Landed outside off, Sterre Kalis reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Flatter one, around middle and leg and skidding down, Babette de Leede steps back to work it away but misses. It thuds her on the pads and rolls tamely to the off side. 5 from the over, 12 from Georgia Wareham's two overs so far.

Sharp single. Full and on middle, Kalis sweeps it straight to short fine and they pinch a quick run.

Around off, short in length, cut to point.

FOUR! Kalis pierces the gap this time! It is short on off and comes through quicker, but she stays back and places the square cut beautifully between backward point and short third. That races away to the fence and brings up 2000 T20I runs for Kalis, a fine milestone.

Again the length is short, around off, Kalis cuts but it goes on one bounce to point.

Slower short ball, around off and spinning in, Kalis goes back and punches but finds the extra cover fielder diving to her right.

Back of a length, around off, Babette de Leede stands back to run it down past short third but finds the fielder. 10 runs from Annabel Sutherland's first over.

Another short ball, around middle, Kalis pulls it to deep square leg and rotates the strike.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Delivered short and outside off, Sterre Kalis goes on the back foot and cuts it to deep point for a run.

In the air... FOUR! It is fuller around off and angling in, and Kalis stands tall looking to power it straight. The ball catches the inner half and flies towards mid on, where Alana King dives sharply to her left. She may have got fingertips to it, but cannot stop it from racing away behind her for four. The 50-run stand is up for the pair.

Wide! Sutherland loses her radar this time and slips a full ball down the leg side, Kalis tries to get some bat behind it but misses.

Sutherland begins with a full delivery on middle and leg, and Kalis clips it neatly off her pads through square leg. She finds the gap, and the pair comes back comfortably for two.

Down the leg side, Sterre helps it through fine leg for a single. 10 from the over, 20 in the last 2!

FOUR MORE! The Dutch fans are loving this. Another short ball, but while the previous shot was hit behind square, this one is hit in front of square. Kalis rocks back and punches this through the covers for consecutive boundaries. 158 more needed from 61 balls.

FOUR! Nicely played! A silent partner all this while, Kalis is slowly opening up now. Fractionally short, outside off, Sterre Kalis goes back, gets her hands down from a very high position and cuts it through backward point for a boundary! The stand moves to 41 (34).

Tossed up and fuller, around off, Babette milks it down to long on for a single.

Landed outside off, a touch short, coming in with the angle, de Leede hangs back and punches it towards cover.

Ashleigh Gardner is into the attack now. Spinner number 4. Fuller, around off, Babette de Leede leans and pushes this back to the bowler.

Outside off, pushed through mid off for a run. 10 runs from the over.

Oohhh.. another wrong 'un, not picked. de Leede plays that from the crease, looking to cut and is cramped as the ball skids through. Mistimes it towards point.

Around middle and off, Babette de Leede gets down and paddles it through fine leg for a couple.

Outside off, eased through the covers for a single. 50 UP FOR NETHERLANDS WOMEN!

SIX! Clean hit! A leg spinner this time from King, tossed up outside off, Kalis comes forward, picks the spin nicely this time and lofts it beautifully over long off! The first six for the Dutch in WT20 World Cups!

A googly to start. Quicker and around off, Sterre Kalis goes back to punch but misreads the googly. Gets a bottom edge back onto the pitch.

FOUR! Babette de Leede leans into a beautifully tossed-up full ball on off and crunches the drive through extra cover. Pure timing and placement, a lovely shot from the Netherlands captain.

Quicker and on middle, de Leede walks forward and defends it down.

A touch short and on off, Babette de Leede goes on the back foot and slaps it through backward point. They take two, a hesitant second and a better throw to the keeper would have made things interesting.

Fullish and around leg, Babette goes down and across for the sweep shot. Doesn't intend to play it that fine but it goes wide of short fine. It's to the right of the fielder and they get two runs.

Flatter through the air, around off, Babette de Leede steps down and pushes it to covers.

Flighted and full, around middle, the batter defends it back from the inner part of her bat.

Wareham drags her length short once more in this over, around middle, Babette de Leede rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Takes a run.

Georgia Wareham changes her length and delivers it full and on off, Kalis knocks it down to long on for a run.

A touch short and outside off, Sterre Kalis rocks back to slap it through the line but misses.

Short third is kept busy. Shortish and on off, Sterre Kalis cuts but finds the fielder inside the ring.

Flatter and shorter on off, Babette de Leede again rocks back to cut and this time it goes off the outer half, to the left of short third. The fielder makes a stop by moving across and they cross.

EDGY FOUR! Short and around off, Babette gets back and tries to cut but edges it behind. It's fine of short third and races away to the fence.

Gets across once again and pulls it through square leg for a run. NETHERLANDS WOMEN END THEIR POWERPLAY ON 28/2.

Full and straight, BdL gets across and flicks it straight to short mid-wicket. Had she missed, she was plumb LBW.

Another quality shot. On a length, outside off, Babette is on the walk, and punches it through the covers. Does not have enough power on it and the ball comes to a stop in the outfield. Two runs taken.

The length is held back this time. This one moves away off the deck, outside off, de Leede pushes but misses. No feet movement this time.

FOUR! The cheers grow louder! Jeez, that's a quality shot. Garth is searching for swing, hence is keeping the length full. But this time, she just kind of overcooks it and bowls it a bit wider as well, outside off. Babette de Leede stands tall and punches it in the gap between cover and point, earning her first boundary.

Full and outside off, plenty of away swing, Sterre Kalis watchfully pushes it through point for a single. For number followers, Netherlands Women need another 199 runs from 89 balls.

Drifting down the leg side. Sterre Kalis gets across and looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball goes off her pads and deflects to the leg side. A single taken, leg bye signalled.

Full and just outside off, hint of away shape, SK takes a couple of steps down the track but just pushes it away from her body. Ends up playing it in the air, but wide of the bowler, to her left, towards mid off.

Another play and a miss. Similar ball to the previous one, a bit further that's all, but Sterre cuts and misses again.

Closer to the batter, fractionally short but very close to off stump, Kalis looks to cut but is cramped for room, and misses.

WIDE. Ohh.. rough call? Maybe the bowler in me felt so. Lucy Hamilton comes from around the wicket and tries to take the ball further away from the batter. She pitches it outside off and to the naked eye, it seemed like while the ball moved away, after it was left alone, it was inside the wide guideline. Will have to check the replays.

Slightly short of full, around middle, de Leeds stays back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, Babette de Leede pushes it towards mid on.

OUT! GIVEN LBW! Garth strikes, and Heather's review cannot save her! It is a touch short on middle, and Heather swivels back looking to pull, but the ball sneaks past the bat and thuds into the back thigh pad. The appeal is immediate, and this time the finger goes up. UltraEdge confirms no bat, while Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside off, striking in line and crashing into the stumps. The decision stands, and the Netherlands lose their second wicket for 17 runs on the board, chasing 220.

Short and on off, taking the pace off, Heather tries to tap and run but it goes straight to backward point and her partner sends her back.

FOUR! Nice shot. Full in length and outside off, shaping away a hint, Heather Siegers attacks it with all her power and smacks it down through mid off for a boundary.

Slower one, on a shortish length outside off, Heather Siegers tries to play the late cut but gets a bottom edge. It rolls behind to the keeper.

Outside off, Babette de Leede plays a mistimed paddle scoop towards square leg, for a run.

This one is angled down the leg side, Heather shuffles across to flick but misses. It goes off her pads to short fine and they cross for a leg bye.

AERIAL BUT SAFE! Loopy and around off, turning away a bit, Heather Siegers walks forward to slog it across the line but gets an outside edge. It flies in front of Lucy Hamilton who runs forward from short third but it drops in front of her. Does well to have her body behind to stop the ball from racing away.

Flighted around off, Heather walks forward, is a bit deceived but does well to push it towards covers.

Floated and full, on off, Babette de Leede gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a run.

Around middle, skidding in, it's punched to covers.

Wide! Down the leg side, the batter lets it be.

Goes down to a full ball and sweeps it to deep fine for a single.

A huge shout for lbw! Molineux fires in the arm ball around off, and it skids on after pitching. Heather goes down for the sweep but misses completely, wearing it on the right thigh. Australia appeal loudly and, with the umpire unmoved, opt for the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat, while Ball Tracking shows impact in line but only clipping the leg stump. It stays with the on-field call. That looked very close.

A quick single to end the second over. Outside off, Heather Siegers pushes it through point and crosses over. A wicket and 5 runs from the former Irishwomen's opener.

Nicely played. On a length, outside off, Babette eases this through the covers. Her opposite number tracks it down from mid off and saves a run for her side. Three taken.

Fractionally short, outside off, de Leede comes down the track and swings hard. Mistimes it towards mid on.

Very nice outswing, on a good length, outside off, Babette de Leede pushes but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There's the first one down. On a length, outside off, Phebe Molkenboer throws her bat at that, without moving her feet. The pace on the ball is too much for her as she just about manages to reach the ball. Gets a thick outside edge behind and Georgia Voll takes her first catch as a wicketkeeper in WT20Is. NETHERLANDS WOMEN ARE 3/1 CHASING 220.

On a length, outside off, 110.5 kph, Heather Siegers backs away, opens the face of her bat and guides it behind point for a single.

Comes down the track and punches it straight to cover.

Full and straight, Molkenboer defends it down the track.

Short and wide outside off, moving away, Phebe Molkenboer slashes but misses.

Just a single on the Free Hit. A short ball, on middle, Siegers is beaten by pace but manages to get it off the top edge, onto her helmet and through square leg. Big cheers from the crowd for the single.

NO BALL! Not for overstepping. While delivering the ball, Lucy Hamilton's left arm hit the bails at her end and dislodged the pair. Hence the no ball signal. Coming to the ball, Heather has another swing and a miss. Free Hit coming up!

This one swings further away, Heather pushes but misses.

Good start. On a length, outside off, steep pace, Heather Siegers reaches out to cut but misses.