England and Australia faced each other in a thrilling second Women’s ODI where the . With the thrill♛ing triumph, the touring party also retained the Women’s Ashes 20๊23.
Put in to bat, Australia began their innings with Alyssa Healy making quick start. Ellyse Perry played a vital role, anchoring the innings with a well-constructed knock of 91 runs off 124 deliveries, including 9 fours aඣnd 1 ꦜsix.
Beth Mooney added 33 runs off 42 balls, while Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland made valuable contributions of 33 runs and 50 runs respectively. Georgia Wareham provided 𓂃a late surge, smashing 37 runs off just 14 balls, including 3 fours and 3 sixes. In the end, Australia posted a competitive total 🐓of 282 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
In response, England kept themselves in the fight with vital contributions from star batters. Tammy Beaumont played a crucial innings, scoring 60 runs off 62 balls, including 8 fours. Captain Heather Knight made 12 runs off 19 balls, however, it was Natalie Sciver, who was the sta🥂ndout performer for 𓆏the hosts as she almost pulled off a stunning win.
Nat Sciver played a brilliant knock of 111 runs off 99 balls, comprising 10 fours. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to contribute significantly. Amy Jones added 37 runs off 34 balls, but the lower middle-order couldn’t accelerate the scoring rate. In the end, England fell just short of the target, finishing with a total of 279 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
For Australia, Gardner and Alana King were the impressive bowlers, both claiming 3 wickets each. Gardner bowled impressively, conceding 54 runs in her 10 overs, while King gave away 44 runs in her quota of 10 overs. Georgia Wareham also chipped in with a wicket.
AUSTRALIA have retained the 👏
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