They didn’t slow down; Healy got to 50 off 43 balls and Litchfield got there off 46 balls for her first half-century in this tournament.
Healy’s second 50 came off only 30 deliveries as she hit eight more fours. Her 100 for a second straight game used 73 balls.
It was the second-fastest century in tournament history. Healy scored consecutive hundreds at a World Cup for a second time, after 2022. She has four Cricket World Cup hundreds, one behind Nat Sciver Brunt of England.
Healy and Litchfield didn’t offer the Bangladesh bowlers a chance as they raised their first 100 runs off 83 balls, and went on to 150 off 125.
The partnership ultimately was Australia’s third highest for any wicket in Women’s Cricket World Cups.
The chase was also the second highest for no wickets in women’s ODIs, and the highest in tournament history as the seven-time champions won with 25.1 overs to spare.
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Bangladesh chose to bat and made a sedate start. Opener Rubya Haider led the way with 44 off 59 balls including eight fours.
The Australia spinners led by King kept tripping up the Tigresses. King had skipper Nigar Sultana stumped on 12 and sent back in-form Shorna Akter on 7.
Sobhana Mostary’s second half-century of the tournament propped up Bangladesh from 127-5 in the 35th over. She finished 66 not out off 80 balls with nine fours, but none of the last six batters reached double figures as Bangladesh fell well short of a par score.
Spinners Ashleigh Gardner (2-48) and Georgia Wareham (2-22) also collected braces.
Australia plays England in Indore next Wednesday. Bangladesh plays Sri Lanka in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
AP
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