Caoimhe Bray stars again for Australia at the U19 T20 World Cup with player of the match performance

Australian teenage sensation, Cailynne Threlfall, continued her hot streak at the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, once again claiming Player of the Match honors in her team's 83-run victory over Nepal in Malaysia.

The 15-year-old, who garnered significant attention in October when she became the youngest player to feature in the WBBL while playing for the Sydney Sixers, secured her second individual award in three matches with a fine knock of 45 from 34 balls in Wednesday's Group D clash in Bangi. The win also saw Australia finish the group stage undefeated, having previously defeated Scotland and Bangladesh, ensuring they enter the Super Six stage in prime position on Saturday.

Threlfall's innings also helped Australia recover from an early wobble on Wednesday. She was forced to step up at the fall of the third wicket, coming in at 3-14, after the team opted to bat first. This included the dismissal of captain Lucy Hamilton for a four-ball duck, but Threlfall then combined with Eleanor Larosa (31 off 39 balls) for an excellent fourth-wicket recovery partnership of 72 runs in 10 overs.

Threlfall’s 45 included three sixes and three fours, while strong late-innings hitting from Hasrat Gill (30 not out off 21 balls) and Chloe Ainsworth (16 not out off 9 balls) helped Australia reach 6-139 from their 20 overs. In reply, Nepal were forced to rely on their talented captain Puja Mahato, who dismantled the Australian innings early with 3 wickets, eventually finishing with 3-31. She was their only player to reach double figures, but was eventually dismissed for 18 from 42 balls.

Gill was Threlfall's challenger for Player of the Match, with a stunning return of 2-9 from her four overs, after Threlfall herself went wicketless for 0-8 from 3 overs. Nepal were eventually bowled out for just 56 runs from 8 overs. Juliet Morton (2-10 from 4 overs) and Lily Bassinwaite (2-4 from 3 overs) also picked up two wickets each.