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Women’s World Cup 2025: Fans go wild as Australia’s winning streak continues, Annabel Sutherland and Ashley Gardner deliver brilliant performances against England

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Australia Demonstrated another masterclass in composure and rebounding when losing England Defeated by 6 wickets in the 23rd match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 At Holkar Stadium, Indore.

Chasing 245, the Australian team recovered from early setbacks thanks to an extraordinary unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between the two and won in just 40.3 overs. Ashley Gardner (104)* and Annabel Sutherland (98)*. The pair not only rescued Australia from 68/4 but also completely dominated the England bowlers in a clinical display of power and accuracy. With the win, Australia remained unbeaten in the tournament and topped the points table with nine points, while England suffered their first defeat after a strong campaign so far.

Women’s World Cup 2025: England’s 244 fails to challenge as Australia’s middle order takes command

England, who came to bat first, could only score 244/9 runs in 50 overs, which looked competitive but was not strong. tammy beaumont Taking over the innings after the fall of early wickets, he led from the front with a good innings of 78 runs off 105 balls. However, consistent successes by Australia’s disciplined bowling unit kept England in control throughout. Sutherland (3/60) played a key role in dismissing key batsmen including Beaumont and amy jonesWhereas Sophie Molineux (2/52) and Gardner (2/39) made the breaks in the middle overs. England’s lower order contributed useful runs, Alice CapseyQuick innings of 38 runs from 32 and Charlie Dean26 off 27 ensured the team reached 240, but it never looked like a winning score against Australia’s batting depth.

Australia had a very bad start while chasing the target. lauren bell And linsey smith Removing the top order inside six overs brought them to 24/3. When Beth Mooney fell at 68/4, England realized a huge lead. However, Sutherland and Gardner had other plans.

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Women’s World Cup 2025: Annabel Sutherland and Ashley Gardner chase down the target with record partnership masterclass

What happened next was one of the most impressive partnerships in recent memory. Sutherland and Gardner rebuilt with maturity before exploding in the second half of the innings. Sutherland’s innings of 98 off 112 balls* was a study in restraint, rotating the strike beautifully, punishing loose balls and keeping the scoreboard ticking. Gardner, on the other hand, was completely aggressive, scoring 104 runs in just 73 balls, hitting 16 fours and maintaining a strike rate of 142.46. Together they targeted England’s spin threat and eliminated it. Sophie Ecclestone And Charlie Dean With fearless strokeplay, and ensured there was no further trouble in chasing the target.

Their unbeaten 180-run partnership is now Australia’s highest partnership for the fifth wicket in WODIs, their highest ever partnership for the fifth wicket in WODIs, surpassing the previous best partnership of 151 runs between the two. Karen Broadbent And dennis calverSutherland was named Player of the Match for his all-round talent, taking 3 wickets with the ball and his match-winning *98 runs with the bat. The win demonstrated Australia’s dominance at the World Cup, while England will need to quickly regroup after their first defeat to remain in the race for the top two spots ahead of the knockout stage.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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This article was first published here WomenCricket.comA Cricket Times Company.

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