Coming in to bat at 10, King (51*) duly complemented Mooney from the other end, scoring a power-packed half-century – comprising three fours and as many maximums – which is now the highest score for the number 10 batter in Women’s ODIs.
Defending 221, the Aussies were on their mark from the get-go. Garth opened the deadlock for the defending champions, removing Sadaf Shamas in her second over, inducing an outside edge off a nip-backer which was caught behind by captain Alyssa Healy.
Schutt then opened her account from the other end, sending Muneeba Ali packing after the latter’s hack off a hard-length delivery was caught by Annabel Sutherland stationed at mid-off.
Garth continued to challenge Pakistan batters from the other end, catching Sidra Nawaz off guard with some late movement. Soon afterwards, the right arm quick was rewarded for targetting the stumps as Eyman Fatima missed a wild slog to see her stumps rattled.