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Georgia Voll smashed nan 3rd fastest world T20 period by an Australian woman, pinch her 52-ball blitz mounting up a bid cleanable expanse of West Indies.
In a ascendant show successful St Vincent, Voll unloaded pinch six sixes successful her sound to bring up her first T20 period to thief Australia to 7-211.
Rain past stopped nan hosts’ pursuit astatine 61-3 aft 10 overs, handing Australia a 40-run triumph connected nan DLS method successful their past T20 lucifer earlier heading to England for nan World Cup successful June.
A powerful striker of nan shot astatine nan apical of nan order, Voll is expected to play a cardinal domiciled for Australia pursuing Alyssa Healy’s retirement.
And nan team’s desire to play much fearless cricket was connected show successful her 101 successful nan 3rd T20 against West Indies connected Monday (Tuesday AEDT).
She utilized her feet good to spinners and took them connected down nan ground, making her intent clear erstwhile she deed Shawnisa Hector complete agelong connected successful nan 3rd over.
Three much sixes came disconnected nan slog expanse later successful nan innings, pinch nan right-hander offering nan slower bowlers hardly immoderate respite.
The 22-year-old past brought up her 52-ball 100 erstwhile she slashed Deandra Dottin down to nan deep-third boundary, earlier being bowled connected nan adjacent transportation she faced by Hayley Matthews.
Voll’s period century marked nan 3rd fastest of an Australian down Alyssa Healy against Sri Lanka successful 2019 and Meg Lanning successful that year’s Ashes.
Sophie Molineux besides deed 25 disconnected 12 precocious successful her first spot of batting aliases bowling for nan series, pinch officials playing it safe connected nan caller captain’s return from backmost pain.
Nicola Carey struck an unbeaten 24 disconnected 20, helping her push to play up of vice-captain Tahlia McGrath successful England.
Megan Schutt had Qiana Joseph pinch nan 2nd shot of nan West Indies innings, arsenic nan seasoned and debutant Lucy Hamilton some claimed 2-11 from 2 overs earlier nan rainfall hit.
Australia and West Indies will look disconnected successful a three-match ODI bid successful St Kitts, earlier Australia person matches against South Africa successful England up of June’s World Cup.
Fastest T20I hundreds of years by Australian women
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Alyssa Healy: 46 balls v Sri Lanka, 2019
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Meg Lanning: 51 balls v England, 2019
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Georgia Voll: 52 balls v West Indies, 2026
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Meg Lanning: 53 balls v Ireland, 2014
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Beth Mooney: 54 balls v Sri Lanka, 2019
