low full toss, swatted through the leg side and splits the gap! What a run chase
ENG Women vs AUS Women, 1st T20I at Adelaide, Women's Ashes, Jan 20 2022 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Adelaide, January 20, 2022, Women's Ashes
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(17/20 ov, T:170) 170/1
AUS Women won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Meg Lanning and McGrath's 144-run partnership is AUS-W's highest for the 2nd wicket in WT20Is, breaking the record of 134 between Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Andrew McGlashanScorecard summary
England Women • 169/4(20 overs)
70 (54)
3/26 (4)
32 (23)
1/28 (4)
Australia Women • 170/1(17 overs)
91* (49)
1/29 (4)
64* (44)
0/24 (3)
end of over 1717 runs
AUS-W: 170/1CRR: 10.00
Meg Lanning64 (44b 8x4)
Tahlia McGrath91 (49b 13x4 1x6)
Heather Knight 1-0-17-0
Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-29-1
Australia win by nine wickets with one of the most dominant chases you could wish to see. A magnificent all-round display from Tahlia McGrath. What a player she has become. And Meg Lanning played superbly as well. That's a big statement early in the Ashes. Two points on the board. A record chase for Australia and with three overs to spare.
Tautoru: "Sensational McGrath with bat and ball." - About sums it up!
Jack: "Well, that escalated quickly!"
Tahlia McGrath: "A lot of fun. My home state so was looking forward to this and to start us with a win, super happy. I was just excited to get out of my hotel room! It was a really nice wicket. Wyatt batted beautifully then with the bat it was skidding on a bit under lights."
Heather Knight: "Thought the batting was outstanding, took the game to the Aussies, probably about par. Pitch got slightly better under lights...Tahlia made it very hard to set fields.
Meg Lanning: "We felt it was about a par score, pretty hard to defend. Tahlia McGrath was amazing, I was standing at the other end watching this show. Pretty intimidating. We were probably looking at another 20 runs then she broke that partnership."
I'll wrap things up there tonight. It's 2-0 to Australia and they have sent the benchmark. We'll be back in a couple of days for the second game and we'll see you then. Goodnight.
16.6
4
Knight to Lanning, FOUR runs
16.5
4
Knight to Lanning, FOUR runs
width outside off and a slashing drive square of the wicket through point...3000 T20I runs for Lanning
16.4
1
Knight to McGrath, 1 run
straighter at the stumps, driven down the ground to long-off
16.3
4
Knight to McGrath, FOUR runs
round the wicket, full outside leg stump, swept again and wide of short fine leg...McGrath into the 90s
Nida: "England are a bowler short. Playing Farrant would have been a better matchup instead of Bouchier."
16.2
4
Knight to McGrath, FOUR runs
full at leg stump, swept backward of square and the boundaries just keep coming
16.1
•
Knight to McGrath, no run
over the wicket, full outside off, sliced to point
The captain brings herself on
end of over 168 runs
AUS-W: 153/1CRR: 9.56 • RRR: 4.25 • Need 17 from 24b
Meg Lanning56 (42b 6x4)
Tahlia McGrath82 (45b 11x4 1x6)
Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-29-1
Freya Davies 3-0-29-0
15.6
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Ecclestone to Lanning, no run
defended on the front foot
15.5
2
Ecclestone to Lanning, 2 runs
worked off the pads backward of square, and the running has been another feature of this stand
15.5
1w
Ecclestone to Lanning, 1 wide
pushes this one down the leg side
15.4
•
Ecclestone to Lanning, no run
angled in at the stumps, defended
John: "Tahlia McGrath was all class in the series against India and looks to be continuing in that vein in the Ashes."
15.3
4
Ecclestone to Lanning, FOUR runs
trademark Lanning, back onto leg stump and square drives when offered just a hint of width. Very classy
15.2
1
Ecclestone to McGrath, 1 run
into the pads and worked out to deep square
15.1
•
Ecclestone to McGrath, no run
steps and cuts off the stumps into the off side
end of over 1511 runs
AUS-W: 145/1CRR: 9.66 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 25 from 30b
Tahlia McGrath81 (43b 11x4 1x6)
Meg Lanning50 (38b 5x4)
Freya Davies 3-0-29-0
Nat Sciver-Brunt 3-0-31-0
14.6
1
Davies to McGrath, 1 run
full and straight, pushed comfortably down the ground
14.6
1w
Davies to McGrath, 1 wide
this one almost doesn't land on the pitch, well wide outside off, another slower ball
Jack: "Let not underestimate Lanning's contribution. Pushed herself up the order in place of Mooney and has anchored the innings perfectly"
14.5
1
Davies to Lanning, 1 run
length ball outside off, an open-faced drive and there's brilliant work at backward point by Beaumont but the single is enough to take Lanning to a 38-ball fifty
14.5
1w
Davies to Lanning, 1 wide
a very wide slower ball
14.4
4
Davies to Lanning, FOUR runs
superb stroke! Stays in her crease and strikes cleanly through the line of a full delivery, a couple of bounces to the long-off boundary
14.3
1
Davies to McGrath, 1 run
full and straight, clipped firmly to long-on
14.2
1
Davies to Lanning, 1 run
back of a length and knocked down the ground
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS-W
91 runs (49)
13 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
15 runs
1 four1 six
Control
92%
ENG-W
70 runs (54)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
15 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
85%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
3
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
1
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Adelaide Oval | |
| Toss | Australia Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2021/22 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia Women led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 1019 |
| Match days | 20 January 2022 - night (20-over match) |
| WT20I debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia Women 2, England Women 0 |
Language
English
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