COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Beth Mooney hit one of the most memorable centuries in the history of women ODIs as defending champion Australia overcame a top-order collapse and thumped Pakistan by 107 runs at the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.

Mooney made a masterful 109 off 114 balls to raise her first World Cup hundred after Australia had wobbled to 76-7 against Pakistan spin trio of Nashra Sandhu, Rameen Shamim and Sadiq Iqbal.

No. 10 batter Alana King upped the scoring rate in the death overs with an unbeaten 51 off 49 balls as she raised the highest-ever ninth-wicket stand in women’s ODIs by putting on 106 runs with Mooney as Australia eventually finished at a challenging 221-9.

The fast bowling pair of Kim Garth (3-14) and Megan Schutt (2-25) snapped five wickets inside the p

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