Ashley Gardner and Alanna King took three wickets respectively after Ellyse Perry’s 91 to help Australia beat England by three runs in the second ODI of the three-match series at The Rose Bowl on Sunday.
Australia secured a three-run victory over England in the second ODI to retain the Women’s Ashes series with one game to spare. The result gave Australia an 8-6 lead in the multi-format series ahead of the final ODI in Taunton on Tuesday. The third ODI of this series will be held in Taunton on Tuesday, where England can level the series. Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scored for England with an unbeaten 111 off 99 balls, although it was not enough to secure victory for her side.
Chasing 283, England got off to a brisk start in the chase but Alanna King pulled off three top-order deliveries, including the dangerous Tammy Beaumont for 60.
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The chase was on the back of a brilliant century from Nate Sciver-Brunt, but Australia were closing in on winning the Ashes when Ashley Gardner took two wickets in the space of four balls, including Amy Jones, who made 34. scored runs Just 3 wickets away, Ashley Gardner captured the Ashes, taking two wickets including Amy Jones (34 runs).
Sciver-Brunt was assisted by Jess Jonassen’s last over to bring the score to 15 and Sarah Glenn off the final ball to bring the score to 5, but she could not find a boundary to clear the ropes to force a Super Over or ensure victory. Was unable to install.
Earlier, Ellyse Perry saved Australia from an early collapse to take 7-282 in the second ODI in Southampton to give Australia hope of retaining the Ashes. Desperate to snap a three-match losing streak and retain the Ashes, Australia fell early to take 2-27 and 4-102 against an upbeat England team.
Perry saved Australia with a calm 91 before succumbing to Sophie Ecclestone in the last over.
After that, Georgia Wareham scored 26 off Lauren Bell’s final over, helping England achieve the second-highest target in women’s ODI history. But it was Perry who made the biggest difference. Together with Ashley Gardner, she added 56 runs to their partnership, and with Annabel Sutherland (50 off 47), she added 81 runs for the sixth wicket.
Phoebe Litchfield was dismissed lbw by Bell (3-85) in the second over before Alyssa Healy lofted the pacer straight to third on 13.
Beth Mooney was also out after she brushed Sophie Ecclestone down the leg side, before Tahlia McGrath attempted to cut leg-spinner Sophie Glen and was caught for five. Australia were on their way to a low score at that point.
However, Perry ensured that his team had something to bowl to by taking the ball further down the pitch and once hit Ecclestone for a six over his own head.
Australia’s veteran batsman was on his way to another hundred before being dismissed trying to dismiss Ecclestone (3-40) again, while Sutherland, who had just reached her maiden ODI fifty, was dismissed in the same over. Gone.
Brief scores: Australia 282/7 (Ellyse Perry 91, Annabel Sutherland 50; Sophie Ecclestone 3-40) v England 279/7 (Nate Sciver-Brunt 111*, Tammy Beaumont 60; Alanna King 3-44).