tossed up, wide outside off. Perry skips down and swings it back over the bowler's head for six, bringing up a 27-ball half-century but it counts for nothing. England win!
ENG Women vs AUS Women, 2nd T20I at London, Women's Ashes, Jul 05 2023 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd T20I (D/N), The Oval, July 05, 2023, Australia Women tour of England
This is the highest match aggregate (369) involving AUS Women & ENG Women in WT20Is
Ecclestone has become the fastest to 100 wickets in WT20Is (72 matches), going past Shrubsole's 74
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Scores: Chandan Duorah | Comms: Matt RollerScorecard summary
England Women • 186/9(20 overs)
76 (46)
3/28 (4)
23 (18)
2/39 (4)
Australia Women • 183/8(20 overs)
51* (27)
2/27 (4)
37 (19)
2/35 (4)
end of over 2016 runs • 1 wicket
AUS-W: 183/8CRR: 9.15
Ellyse Perry51 (27b 5x4 2x6)
Megan Schutt0 (1b)
Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-35-2
Lauren Bell 4-0-45-1
9.24pm: So England's win keeps the Ashes alive, and we head to Lord's this weekend with a T20I series decider to consider as well. A great night south of the river, with a big crowd in and a tense, topsy-turvy game. Thanks for tuning in tonight. This is Matt signing off on behalf of Sudarshanan and Chandan.
Time for the presentations. Danni Wyatt is Player of the Match. She says: "Delighted with the win and to contribute. Proper team effort in front of a massive crowd. Hopefully we get another one at Lord's. We did really well to get 186. It's T20. You've just got to keep being brave. Once it was through the infield, it was four. The crowds have been so good. They've really got behind us."
Alyssa Healy: "I'm not sure we were great in all three facets so to get three runs shy was a good effort. We bowled a heap of extras and let ourselves down in the chase. We're allowed to lose games of cricket. We didn't execute as we would have liked. The wicket was outstanding, a beautiful batting wicket. Our pacers did an amazing job. To have 20-odd thousand people watching is super special."
Heather Knight: "What a game. Packed house at The Oval. I took a look around at the end and soaked it up. We got over that boogie of getting the win. Still got more in the tank and areas where we can get better. Danni managed to get balls from outside leg through point. Her maturity and experience came to fruition. She doesn't get the credit she deserves for being a really smart cricketer. Good striking by Sophie at the end. Deano can bowl at all stages of the innings. We definitely think that is our strength. Really nice to see Nat back and able to contribute a little bit [with the ball]. To win at only 80% is a very good effort. One game at a time. The equation is very simple. Hopefully another good crowd at Lord's for the next game. We've really felt the support and people on our side."
9.11pm: England's first Ashes win of the summer - men's or women's - and it comes in front of 20,000 at The Oval. England get on the board in this multi-format series and keep it alive. Australia now lead 6-2 but any win against this Australian juggernaut is a significant achievement in its own right. This is their first defeat in normal time - i.e. excluding Super Overs - in T20Is since March 2021. England will be grateful to Danni Wyatt in particular for her 76, but Australia will rue an unusually sloppy performance with the ball and in the field - especially after England's collapse in the middle overs.
Hypocaust: "This is the first time Australia women have fallen short in a T20I run chase since losing to India at the SCG in the opening match of the T20 World Cup on 21 Feb 2020."
Raj Deshpande: "Perry shouldn't have taken the single off the first ball. She should've sacrificed that single in order to keep the strike."
jimmy: "Perry taking that single on the first ball of over 20 robbed Aussie of their final chance to steal the match. Great knock by her, but that was a bad mistake."
19.6
6
Ecclestone to Perry, SIX runs
19.5
6
Ecclestone to Perry, SIX runs
full, drifting into the pads... swung for six over midwicket! Now then... Ecclestone just need to keep her foot behind the line here
19.4
2
Ecclestone to Perry, 2 runs
skips down, swings down to long-on on the bounce... NSB throws at the bowler's end and the throw is wayward, but England are there, barring wides and no-balls!
19.3
1lb
Ecclestone to Schutt, 1 leg bye
skips down, struck on the pad and it skews away to midwicket for a leg bye
Schutt is Australia's No. 10. Three sixes will do it.
19.2
W
Ecclestone to Jonassen, OUT
holes out to Capsey at long-on! Ecclestone gives this one some flight, asking Jonassen to manufacture something. She swipes across the line, looking to go over the leg side, but picks out the fielder on the rope
Jess Jonassen c Capsey b Ecclestone 6 (3b 1x4 0x6 5m) SR: 200
19.1
1
Ecclestone to Perry, 1 run
skips down, swings down the ground but straight to long-on on the bounce
Who else? Sophie Ecclestone will close the game out, with 20 to win off the last 6 balls.
end of over 1911 runs • 1 wicket
AUS-W: 167/7CRR: 8.78 • RRR: 20.00 • Need 20 from 6b
Jess Jonassen6 (2b 1x4)
Ellyse Perry36 (23b 5x4)
Lauren Bell 4-0-45-1
Charlie Dean 4-0-41-1
18.6
2
Bell to Jonassen, 2 runs
another back-of-the-hand slower ball, swung into the leg side. Three players are running underneath of it... and it lands between them! Jonassen scampers back for the second and Perry has the strike for the last over
18.5
4
Bell to Jonassen, FOUR runs
angling in from around the wicket, swung away over the leg side for four! Picks the gap between square leg and midwicket
18.5
1w
Bell to Jonassen, 1 wide
sprayed wide outside off stump, swings and misses
The batters keep coming for Australia. Jess Jonassen at No. 9. But Australia need 27 off 8... Bell goes around the wicket to the leftie.
18.4
W
Bell to Wareham, OUT
timbeeerrrrrrrr! Off stump is pegged back and England are nearly there! Back of the hand slower ball, on a length. Wareham looks to swing it over midwicket, down on one knee, and is through the shot far too early
Georgia Wareham b Bell 19 (11b 1x4 2x6 13m) SR: 172.72
18.3
1
Bell to Perry, 1 run
banged in halfway down, tucked around the corner to Ecclestone at short fine leg. Misfielded, but they can't get back for two
18.2
2
Bell to Perry, 2 runs
angling into the pads, Perry skips down and chips two into the leg side with the pitching wedge
18.1
1lb
Bell to Wareham, 1 leg bye
shimmies outside leg stump, Bell follows her with a slower ball. It skews away off the pad, towards short third for a leg bye
Lauren Bell. That's a massive call from Knight! Ecclestone will bowl the 20th.
Ifti: "First six in 41 T20Is for wareham and what a time to hit it twice "
end of over 1819 runs
AUS-W: 156/6CRR: 8.66 • RRR: 15.50 • Need 31 from 12b
Ellyse Perry33 (21b 5x4)
Georgia Wareham19 (9b 1x4 2x6)
Charlie Dean 4-0-41-1
Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-20-1
Wareham has made me eat my words. 19 off the over, and Australia are going to take this deep.
17.6
2
Dean to Perry, 2 runs
backs away, Dean follows her. Perry gets down to slog-sweep and Dunkley flings herself low to her left at deep backward square leg to cut it off. Brilliant work in the deep to keep Australia to two
How does Perry play this? Does she take the strike or look for the boundary option?
17.5
1
Dean to Wareham, 1 run
yorker length, dug out to extra cover where Knight fields. Wareham charges through for a single
17.4
6
Dean to Wareham, SIX runs
half a dozen more! I take it all back! Wareham is on one here. Dean tosses it up and is absolutely monstered over the leg side, over deep midwicket for six more with a simple step-hit
17.3
6
Dean to Wareham, SIX runs
now then! In the slot, Wareham clears the front leg and swipes it over midwicket! Wareham is going down swinging...
17.2
4
Dean to Wareham, FOUR runs
tossed up outside off stump, mid-off is up so Wareham leans back and lofts it over the infield. Clean strike!
17.1
•
Dean to Wareham, no run
yorker outside off stump, squeezed out to short third where Bell gets her body behind it
Dean to finish her spell. Wareham has the strike and her main task is to ensure Perry faces as many of the 18 balls remaining as possible.
end of over 1710 runs
AUS-W: 137/6CRR: 8.05 • RRR: 16.66 • Need 50 from 18b
Georgia Wareham2 (4b)
Ellyse Perry31 (20b 5x4)
Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-20-1
Sarah Glenn 4-0-27-2
16.6
1
Ecclestone to Wareham, 1 run
fired in full on leg stump, lofted uppishly into the gap at cover on the bounce
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ENG-W
76 runs (46)
13 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
16 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
67%
AUS-W
51 runs (27)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
16 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
74%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
3
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W |
ENG-W
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
2
ECO
6.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | Australia Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | 3-match series level 1-1 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 1505 |
| Match days | 05 July 2023 - daynight (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | England Women 2, Australia Women 0 |
Language
English
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