Once, twice, three times, Mooney found the gap and hared back for a second, dipping the bat and turning to perfection, no hint of hesitation, twice reviewed for a run out, once at a full-stretch dive, every time making it.
Beth Mooney’s cool head and sheer class runs England ragged Australia’s opener extends her remarkable record of batting long in the shortest format.
The final over of Australia’s innings showed that, in a running masterclass staged by Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath.
It was, staggeringly, the ninth time she has batted through the 20 overs for Australia, nearly one in five of her 51 innings opening when batting first.
McGrath looked cool as a cucumber, Mooney red as a tomato, but even under physical duress she got to walk off unbeaten on 94.
