In the 5th match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, defending champion Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets with the help of the brilliant bowling of Megan Schutt. This is Sri Lanka Women's second consecutive defeat in this tournament. In this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.

Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 93 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Neelakshi de Silva scored the most runs for the team. He contributed 29 runs in 40 balls. Harshita Samarawickrama scored 23 runs in 35 balls with the help of 2 fours. Neelakshi and Samarawickrama made a partnership of 31(38) runs for the fourth wicket. Anushka Sanjivani scored 16 runs in 15 balls with the help of 2 fours. For Australia, Megan Schutt took maximum 3 wickets in her bag. 2 wickets fell in the bag of Sophie Molineux. Ashley Gardner and Georgia Wareham took one wicket each.