Australia retained the Women’s Ashes with an exhilarating three-run win over England within the second one-day worldwide at Southampton regardless of an unbeaten hundred from house batter Nat Sciver-Brunt.
England, set 283 to win, completed agonisingly brief on 279-7 when, with 5 wanted for victory off the final ball, Sciver-Brunt may solely handle a single in opposition to Jess Jonassen to be 111 not out.
Victory gave Australia an unassailable 8-6 factors lead within the multi-format sequence, with probably the most England can now hope for is to finish all sq. at 8-8 by successful the third and last ODI in Taunton on Tuesday.
But even when the sequence is shared, holders Australia will nonetheless retain the Ashes. Key to their success at Hampshire’s headquarters on Sunday was the final over of their innings when Georgia Wareham smashed 26 runs off England fast Lauren Bell.
Double white-ball world champions Australia, victorious within the lone Test of the Ashes, had been 6-0 forward earlier than England rallied with three wins in a row — taking two of the three Twenty20s and the primary ODI — to degree the sequence at 6-6.
But Australia’s slender win on Sunday left England nonetheless searching for their first Ashes sequence win since 2014.
— with AFP
Originally revealed as Australia retains Ashes in final-ball thriller in opposition to England
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
