| The first major clash of the ICC Women's World T20 | | | | Shelley Nitschke were back in the pavilion when the |
| occurred in the second game of the tournament. | | | | score was on 10. A 34-run partnership between Leah |
| Group A had a clash of the powerhouses of | | | | Poulton and Alex Blackwell seemed to steer the |
| women's cricket - England and Australia. The clash | | | | Aussies back on course. Blackwell departed for seven |
| was expected to be keenly contested and the result | | | | while Poulton was out for 23 off 28 balls. However, a |
| certainly bore this out. The winner of this match | | | | middle-order collapse was in order for the women |
| would have a straightforward passage to the | | | | from Down Under. They fell in a heap from 60/4 to |
| semi-finals. The losers might have a tricky route, | | | | 63/7. Important contributions from their lower order |
| especially with the host team playing in this group. | | | | ensured that the Aussies did not crumble altogether. |
| In this anticipated clash, England Women batted first. | | | | Lisa Sthalekar (10), Alyssa Healy (15) and Rene Farrell |
| England captain Charlotte Edwards opened the | | | | (13) collectively boosted the Australians from 63/7 to |
| batting with wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor. Edwards | | | | 86/6 and then to 97/9. |
| departed first, bowled by Clea Smith for six. The | | | | Australia Women needed eight runs from seven balls |
| Australians ran out Claire Taylor off the next ball for | | | | when Sthalekar was out for 10 off 11 balls. The last |
| nought. Beth Morgan and Taylor combined for a | | | | wicket pair took the Aussies to 104 off the third ball |
| 44-run partnership. Morgan departed with the score | | | | of the last over. However, Beth Morgan ran out |
| at 63 to break that partnership. Just twelve runs | | | | Rene Farrell off the fourth ball of the last over to |
| later, Lisa Sthalekar dismissed top-scorer Sarah Taylor | | | | leave the scores tied; the match went to a one-over |
| for 46 off 44 balls. | | | | eliminator. |
| The England Women's innings subsided rapidly | | | | Australia batted first in the eliminator and struggled to |
| thereafter as they lost wickets regularly to end on | | | | 6/2. England fared no better, reaching 6/2 off their |
| 104 all out. England lost their last four wickets with | | | | single over! The match could not be decided, so the |
| the score on 104, collapsing from 93/6 to be | | | | next tiebreaker was used. The team with the highest |
| dismissed in 17.3 overs. Lisa Sthalekar was the | | | | number of sixes was declared the winners. Australia |
| standout bowler for the Aussies, with 3/29 off four | | | | won their first match quite fortuitously, in an epic |
| overs. All the other Aussie bowlers took a solitary | | | | second game. The 2010 ICC Women's World Cup |
| wicket each. | | | | started quite positively with two scintillating games |
| England Women had a fine start as Elyse Villani and | | | | from Group A on the opening day. |