Leg-spinner Georgia Wareham grabbed three wickets on her return after more than a year, while skipper Meg Lanning slammed an unbeaten 48 as defending champions Australia eased to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Women’s T20 World Cup here.

This was Australia’s second win in the tournament from as many matches as they climbed past Sri Lanka atop the Group 1 standings on net run rate.

Wareham bagged 3/20 from her four overs and was well-supported by pacer Darcie Brown (2/23) as Bangladesh managed a paltry 107 for seven after opting to bat.

It was a struggle for Bangladesh from the start with only captain Nigar Sultana standing tall amid the ruins, scoring 57 off 50 balls.

Bangladesh lost Shamima Sultana early with Beth Mooney taking a brilliant catch at extra cover from the bowling of Brown.

The fast bowler’s second wicket soon followed as she uprooted Murshida Khatun’s leg stump with just 11 runs on the board.

Then came in Sultana, who struck back-to-back fours to inject some momentum into the innings.

By the end of the powerplay, she had 21 off 13 after hitting Alana King for four and a six in quick succession. Her half-century came off 41 balls and included seven boundaries.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 107/7 in 20 overs (Nigar Sultana Joty 57; Georgia Wareham 3/20); Australia 111/2 in 18.2 overs (Meg Lanning 48, Alyssa Healy 37). Australia won by eight wickets.