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The Aussies opted to field and off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner took 4-21 after left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux got rid of stand-in skipper Muneeba Ali for 7. Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham took a brace each.

Vlaeminck didn’t bowl. She hurt her shoulder in the first over while trying to stop a boundary. Her shoulder was put back in but her future in the tournament was in doubt.

“Heartbroken for her, she’s had a really unlucky run of injuries and has done some really hard rehab so we’ll rally around her and see what comes in the next few days,” Australian teammate Tahlia McGrath said after the match.

“We all love Tayla. It was pretty hard to watch to be honest it was really hard … so it was just (a case of) come together as a group and focus on the job at hand and we’ll get around her after the game. It’s really important in that moment just to refocus and regroup.”

Only four Pakistan batters reached double digits; Aliya Riaz top-scored with 26. They were all out in 19.5 overs.

Gardner’s burst in the 19th over — she grabbed three wickets in five balls — prevented Pakistan from making a late dash to 100.

In reply, Australia’s batters finished off things in a hurry. Healy led the way with 37 off 23 balls, including five fours, before retiring.

Healy charged through the powerplay, putting on 36 for the first wicket with Beth Mooney, who scored 15.

Healy also added 33 off 30 balls with Ellyse Perry, who was 22 not out off 23 balls, including two fours.

Australia raced across the finish line with nine overs to spare.