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Women's Ashes, 2nd T20I: Mooney, McGrath bat Aussie to victory

Australia's Tahlia McGrath in action

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By Cricket World

Thursday 23 January 2025

Womens Ashes

2nd T20I, Canberra

Australia Women won by 6 runs (D/L method)

Australia Women185/5

England Women168/4

Scorecard

Stats

Australia won a tense rain-affected Women’s Ashes encounter by six runs in the second T20 to complete an outright series victory.

Match Summary

Australia Women vs England Women, 2nd T20I

Australia Women 185/5 (20 ov)

England Women 168/4 (19.1 ov)

Australia Women won by 6 runs (D/L method)

SCORECARD

Match Analysis

Set 186 to win in Canberra, England needed 18 from the last five balls with captain Heather Knight unbeaten on 43 before heavy rain fell and no further play was possible. England finished on 168-4, six runs short of the required score set by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

Opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 52 put England in a strong position supported by Sophia Dunkley's 32 before Nat Sciver-Brunt (22) and Knight saw England go close.

Australia raced to 47-0 from five overs, Beth Mooney scoring 44, but the hosts slipped to 75-4 and were 137-5 after 17 overs, only for Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris to accelerate their way to 185-5. England spinners Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone took a brace and a wicket respectively with Freya Kemp dismissing Annabel Sutherland.

The result sees Australia take a 10-0 lead in the points-based multi-format series, which ends England's hopes of a draw. The two teams now travel to Adelaide for their final T20 fixture on Saturday.

Rain stops play ??

We fall 6 runs short on DLS in Canberra ?? pic.twitter.com/cwzK0hRdH0
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 23, 2025

Match Stats

Australia Women 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)

England Women Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Maia Bouchier - 5.5 ov), 2-98 (Danielle Wyatt - 12.2 ov), 3-99 (Sophia Dunkley - 12.5 ov), 4-164 (Natalie Sciver - 18.6 ov)