- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 stumped down the legside off a wide! Mooney jumped early, Ecclestone saw it and threw it wide down leg and Mooney couldn't reach it, Jones completes a very good stumping. Took it on the half-volley down leg and whipped off the bails in one motion 66/24.6 Voll is run out trying for three! Australia gift one! Mooney skipped out and cut a length ball through point, Bouchier was stretched on the rope diving and flicking it back, Mooney pushed for three but Voll was not capable of getting there and she was run out by a long way as the throw comes into Jones! Bouchier did well to recover to get back and fire a good throw 47/19.4 bowled behind her legs! Two in the over for Dean, and England's "inner mongrel" is finally producing some bite. Litchfield moves across and sets herself for the lap sweep, but Dean had tossed the ball up nice and slow, meaning timing the shot was difficult. Litchfield missed, Dean hit. Australia lose their fourth 75/49.2 leading edge taken at point! Weird shot. Tossed up on off, she skips down and tries to whip far too square, gets a leading edge that floats high to point and an easy catch for Bouchier 74/314.1 Sutherland holes out to deep square leg! Struck firmly but straight down the throat of Dunkley, who sets herself and just about holds on to the ball in her fingertips! Not the cleanest catch ever taken, but it's all the same in the scorebook. Big breakthrough for England 114/5Extras16 (lb 3, nb 1, w 12)TOTAL185/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.25)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Georgia Voll, 4.6 ov), 2-66 (Beth Mooney, 7.3 ov), 3-74 (Ellyse Perry, 9.2 ov), 4-75 (Phoebe Litchfield, 9.4 ov), 5-114 (Annabel Sutherland, 14.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FG Kemp 3 0 21 1 7 10 2 0 3 0 LK Bell 3 0 38 0 12.66 6 6 0 1 1 CE Dean 4 0 28 2 7 13 3 1 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2 0 23 0 11.5 2 2 1 1 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 33 1 8.25 11 6 0 1 0 S Glenn 4 0 39 0 9.75 6 3 2 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 Bouchier has gifted her wicket! Tries to scoop and completely messes it up to pop up a return catch! She shaped to scoop early and didn't get the full length she wanted, she half bailed out of it and just bunted it straight up in the air to Sutherland in her follow-through 46/112.2 slogged... but can't clear mid-off! Makes room but sends this high to McGrath, who makes it third time lucky with a straightforward reverse cup take. And that is a key blow, because it puts Australia back in front on DLS two down 98/212.5 bowled 'er! Australia roaring back into it, England losing both set batters in the same over. Dunkely was on the back foot as the ball tailed in, sliding past the bat and into the top of off stump. Suddenly all the momentum with Australia, never mind the weather 99/318.6 NSB drags on! A big wicket and, perhaps even more crucially, another dot ball. Garth hung the ball out wide and Sciver-Brunt threw the hands, head down and hoping - only for a thick inside edge to ricochet into off stump 164/4Extras6 (b 4, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL168/4 (19.1 Overs, RR: 8.76)Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Maia Bouchier, 5.5 ov), 2-98 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 12.2 ov), 3-99 (Sophia Dunkley, 12.5 ov), 4-164 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 4 0 32 2 8 10 5 0 0 0 KJ Garth 3 0 31 1 10.33 3 4 0 0 0 AM King 2 0 22 0 11 4 4 0 1 0 EA Perry 2 0 18 0 9 5 2 1 0 0 A Sutherland 3.1 0 21 1 6.63 9 3 0 0 0 G Wareham 3 0 21 0 7 9 4 0 0 0 TM McGrath 2 0 18 0 9 0 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia Women led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days
23 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (33 balls), Extras 4
- Over 9.5: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - TM McGrath (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 7
- Over 15.3: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - GM Harris (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 15
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (TM McGrath 21, GM Harris 23, Ex 8)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (TM McGrath 19, GM Harris 23, Ex 8)
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 185/5 in 20.0 overs (TM McGrath 48, GM Harris 35)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- England Women: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- Rain: England Women - 69/1 in 8.4 overs (DN Wyatt 37, SIR Dunkley 18)
- DN Wyatt: 50 off 36 balls (8 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (DN Wyatt 19, SIR Dunkley 31, Ex 0)
- England Women: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
- England Women: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Nat Sciver-Brunt 18, HC Knight 32, Ex 5)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
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