Australia vs Netherlands moved quickly in Southampton as Australia reached 69-2 after 7 overs in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Mooney had 38 and Gardner was 11 when the update landed, after the Dutch had already taken two wickets in the power play.
Mooney Drives Australia
Mooney’s 38 gave Australia the early pace, with her boundaries doing most of the damage while the score climbed from 11-0 after the first over to 43-0 after four. Australia then reached 50 in the fifth over when Voll pushed a boundary through, before the innings started to lose shape.
Gardner was unbeaten on 11 at 7 overs and had helped steady the innings after the wickets fell. The strike rotation kept Australia moving, but the scoring rate had to absorb the loss of two top-order batters inside the power play.
Perry Falls In The Sixth Over
The first break came when Perry was dismissed first ball of the 6th over, even after Australia had moved to 51-1 in the 5th over. That left Australia at 61-2 after 6 overs, a sharper contrast with the steady start built before the middle overs.
The Netherlands had used a simple pattern to get there: Zwilling opened the bowling, Heather Siegers worked from the other end in the second over, Isabel van der Woning came in during the third, and Myrthe van der Raad bowled around the wicket to Voll in the fourth. Molkenboer then took a very safe catch to dismiss Voll, and Silver Siegers entered the attack in the 7th over as Australia tried to rebuild.
Southampton Scoreboard Pressure
Australia’s passage from 51-1 to 69-2 showed how quickly a short innings can change once wickets start to fall. The live update was still at an early stage, and the scoreboard had already shifted from control to recovery work by the time the seventh over ended.
The match began at 10.30am local time and 7.30pm AEST, with the latest reading leaving Australia needing to make the most of the remaining overs. How Australia’s innings finished is not provided in the source.
