London, Feb. 24 -- : After securing a victory over Sri Lanka in ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Australia cricketer Rachel Hayes said that win against islanders will provide momentum to the side for the rest of tournament.

"I'm sure there was a couple of nerves today, but I hope we showed today the character that has been there in the group. To be able to get over the line right at the end there will hopefully correct some of the momentum heading into the rest of the tournament," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Hayes as saying.

Rachel Haynes and Meg Lanning's knocks of 60 and 41 helped Australia defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the match.

Haynes and Lanning shared a much-needed partnership of 95 runs between them and powered the side to 125 runs.

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