With one more batting masterclass, Australia’s 19-year-old Phoebe Leach scored 67 off 61 balls to information the hosts to an enormous 10-wicket win over Pakistan.
With solely 19.2 overs required to seal the sequence victory, the younger Litchfield scored an unbeaten half-century within the second ODI of his profession on the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
For the second time in as many video games, Phoebe Litchfield scored the successful runs for Australia!
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– Australian Women’s Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) January 18, 2023
Litchfield scored an unbeaten 78 off 92 balls in her first match on Monday and have become the participant of the match.
Her essential innings, together with a blistering half-century from skipper Meg Lanning, helped her aspect declare a cushty eight-wicket victory as Australia took a 1-0 lead within the three-match bilateral sequence.
The 19-year-old left-handed batsman has a strike fee of 94.77 with a run tally of 145 runs.
Player of the match Litchfield informed reporters at Monday’s post-match press convention, “The first task was to get off the mark, but to be able to keep up with Meg and then go on to score runs, it’s a good feeling.”
“I’ve never batted with or played with Meg and she’s just the best batting partner,” he stated.
“She knew just what to say and whenever I felt pressured, she’d either crack a chore or come on the other end to give me some advice.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
