ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Australia Beats England By 12 Runs

Chasing a daunting target of 311, Australia, through Megan Schutt, struck early in the innings with the wicket of Lauren Winfield-Hill for a duck. Annabel Sutherland took a brilliant diving catch, plucking the ball inches off the ground to give the Aussies the early breakthrough.

England captain Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont could only take the score to 53/1 at the end of 10 overs.

Beaumont raced to a fifty off 54 deliveries but skipper fell 10 runs short of fifty. Their partnership was for 92-runs.

Nat Sciver and Beaumont had to rebuild the innings again. Beaumont got out by a brilliant leg break from Alana King.

Amy Jones also departed soon. But, at the other end, Sciver brought up her half-century but kept losing partners. Danni Wyatt departed for 7.

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Sciver and Sophia Dunkley led England’s recovery with a 55-run stand for the sixth wicket. With Katherine Brunt keeping her company, Sciver put the foot on the accelerator as the required rate climbed to almost 10 and brought up her 100.

With the equation down to 26 off the last two, McGrath and Jess Jonassen held their nerve. The former gave away just 10 from the penultimate over and Jonassen picked two wickets in the final over, including a stunning return grab to dismiss Brunt, as England fell 12 runs short.

Earlier in the day, a 196-run stand for the second wicket between Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning formed the crux of the innings. Haynes went on to make a brilliant 130 – her second ODI century – while Lanning was dismissed for 86 by Katherine Brunt.

ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Australia Beats England By 12 Runs