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Int'l Cricket Council
30-01-2025
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Hamilton backs Australia to find best form in knockout stages of U19WC 2025
Australia captain Lucy Hamilton believes her side's shock loss to Sri Lanka in their final Super Six contest in Bangi on Wednesday could prove the catalyst to help catapult the team to the title at the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025. The Aussies had already booked their place in the semi-finals of the U19 T20 World Cup prior to the match against Sri Lanka, but were undone by spin and failed to chase down 100 for victory as they lost their unbeaten status at the tournament. Sri Lanka pull off a upset in their final match.| Match Highlights | U19WC2025 Australia will need an improved performance when they face South Africa in a knockout semi-final in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, and Hamilton thinks her side can bounce back quickly from the loss to Sri Lanka and perform well against the Proteas at Bayuemas Oval. "I think today was a really good day for just bring us down to earth and reiterate that its a really tight competition," Hamilton said after the loss. "All the girls are really excited and looking forward to getting out there and playing the semi-final. "We will take a lot from todays game knowing other teams have a lot of spinners as well so just adapting to those conditions quicker." WATCH: Hamilton hangs on to tough chance in the field Australia's bowlers did well to restrict Sri Lanka to just 99/8 with that bat, but the Aussies' high-profile top-order failed to cope with the slow conditions in Malaysia as the opposition spinners claimed all seven wickets available as the run chase was kept to 87/8. It means Australia will enter the knockout stages of the event without any of their batters having scored a half-century and talented 15-year-old all-rounder Caoimhe Bray is the only member of the side to feature in the top 10 run-scorers at the tournament. But Hamilton, who is featuring at her second U19 T20 World Cup, thinks Australia's batters learnt a lot from the loss to Sri Lanka and is backing them to perform well against the Proteas. "The girls are disappointed with the loss, but credit to Sri Lanka as they played really well and we got beaten with our batting," Hamilton said. "I thought we bowled really well and put a lot of pressure on them, but just didn't carry it on with the bat." ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2025 News Women's News
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29-01-2025
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Aussie girls set for T20 World Cup semi despite defeat
Australia captain Lucy Hamilton admits her team have been brought down to earth by a shock defeat at the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, but she feels it could prove just the jolt they need before taking on South Africa in the semi-finals. Star Brisbane Heat bowler Hamilton admitted that the 12-run loss to Sri Lanka in their final Super Six match at Bangi on Wednesday - a result that ended their unbeaten run at the tournament in Malaysia - was a "tough one" after such a promising run through the championships. But she was adamant Australia, who want to outdo the outfit Hamilton was a part of when beaten in the semi-finals of the inaugural edition two years ago, wouldn't be put off by the setback as they look forward to Friday's semi-final against the unbeaten South Africans in Kuala Lumpur. A recap of Sri Lanka's thrilling win over Australia 🎥➡️ #AUSvSL — ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2025 "They definitely outplayed us today. Using their spinners, they adapted to the wicket a lot better than us. So credit to Sri Lanka," said Hamilton, whose side had already qualified for the semis but were well below their best as they fell short while having to chase down just 100 to win a low-scoring affair. Sri Lanka, opting to bat, had battled their way to 8-99, stifled by some fine bowling, particularly by Hamilton's Brisbane teammate Lily Bassingthwaighte, who took 3-7 off her four overs. But faced with their modest target, Australia were under the cosh as soon as 18-year-old Hamilton's proved the third wicket to fall with just 23 on the board after the skipper was stumped off the spin of Pramudi Methsara. The 15-year-old star Caoimhe Bray looked to have swung things Australia's way with 27 off 32 balls, including three of the only four fours hit in the innings. But once she had fallen, getting caught in the deep off Limansa Thilakarathna, Australia struggled, eventually needing 20 to win off the final over. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳...Which of these skippers will lead their side to glory in the #U19WorldCup 2025? 🏆 — ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2025 Ultimately, they could muster seven with Aseni Thalagune producing a boundary-free final over, complete with a final-ball dismissal of Chloe Ainsworth as the Australians stuttered to 8-87. "This is a great opportunity just to bring us down to earth and know that it's a really tight competition, and going into the semi, everyone will be really ready to go," said Hamilton, of Friday's semi. "It's good to know where we're at. Our bowlers bowled really well today and going into the next game, we'll just keep backing ourselves." The other semi-final to played later on Friday will be between tournament favourites and reigning champs India, who play England in a repeat of the 2023 final. Also on Wednesday, Nigeria, perhaps the story of the tournament, ended their breakthrough campaign with a six-run victory over Ireland to follow up their two-run win over New Zealand earlier in the event.
