Women's T20 Cricket World Cup live updates: White Ferns v Australia

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All the T20 World Cup action between the White Ferns and Australia.

The White Ferns narrowly avoided a humiliating exit from the Twenty20 World Cup, overcoming a batting meltdown to rescue a 17-run victory over Bangladesh.

A diabolical batting display saw the White Ferns shambolically rolled for 91 – their worst performance in five years – but Bangladesh were even worse, dismissed for 74 off the penultimate ball of the game to blow a glorious chance at a momentous World Cup upset.

It was the lowest total to be successfully defended in the history of the Cup, but that should not be a point of pride for the New Zealanders, who hardly looked like a side that will be challenging for the title.

Their victory set up a winner-takes-all virtual quarter-final against Australia.