Australia has survived a huge scare to scrape through with a 70-46 win over Malawi in their toughest test yet at the Netball World Cup.
The Diamonds had dominated their opening three matches against Zimbabwe, Tonga and Fiji but the competition stepped up a notch against Malawi.
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Australia looked like they was taking control of Tuesday’s game, opening up a six goal lead in the first quarter before World No. 6 Malawi fought back.
The Queens turned over plenty of ball and were unpredictable in attack, surging back to briefly take the lead before the score was levelled 28-28 at halftime.
Fox Netball commentator Sue Gaudion said: “The Diamonds look absolutely rocked here. What an enormous second quarter from Malawi.”
Malawi won the second…