That's all she wrote! Knight charges down but McGrath's pitched this one wide of off stump. She misses her cut, Mooney completes the dismissal and Australia's dominance rolls on, this time with a 72-run win! The hosts have been outstanding throughout, but this was a proper flex. England, well, that was an embarrassment. 12-0.
AUS Women vs ENG Women, 3rd T20I at Adelaide, Women's Ashes, Jan 25 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd T20I (N), Adelaide, January 25, 2025, Women's Ashes
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Scores: Chetan Kumar | Comms: Vithushan EhantharajahScorecard summary
Australia Women • 162/5(20 overs)
94* (63)
1/21 (4)
23 (21)
1/30 (4)
England Women • 90/10(17.3 overs)
40 (38)
3/11 (4)
17 (15)
2/25 (4)
10:03pm Nirban: "Beth Mooney won by 4 runs." That she did. Right, that's all from us here. Another Aussie win, another dispiriting England performance. Join us on Thursday for the Test at the MCG which, while historic, will feel a little flat...
9:56pm Player of the match is Beth Mooney, who outscored England on her own with an impressive 94* from 63 deliveries:
"I hit a few out of the middle and it was nice to have a few partnerships out there. It was harder (to bat) than we first anticipated. Our ability to run really hard and run lots other twos, manipulate the field, probably put us to the fore."
Heather Knight, now, understandably crestfallen. And a little fed up: "I thought we bowed pretty well. It felt like it was on, the pitch was pretty decent, albeit kept a little low. But when you use all those wickets, it's pretty difficult. We've got to draw a line under the T20s.
"We need to learn a lot from this Australia team."
17.3
W
McGrath to Knight, OUT
Heather Knight st †Mooney b McGrath 40 (38b 3x4 1x6 59m) SR: 105.26
17.2
1
McGrath to Filer, 1 run
dug in again, this one sits in the pitch and allows Filer to pull aerially to deep square, but short of the deep fielder
17.1
•
McGrath to Filer, no run
Slower ball, into the pitch, whipped around the corner but straight to short fine
McGrath once more
end of over 174 runs
ENG-W: 89/9CRR: 5.23 • RRR: 24.66 • Need 74 from 18b
Lauren Filer3 (7b)
Heather Knight40 (37b 3x4 1x6)
Georgia Wareham 4-0-11-3
Annabel Sutherland 3-0-14-1
16.6
1
Wareham to Filer, 1 run
Full, Filer yorks herself as she comes down, but manages a single down to long on for her troubles
16.5
•
Wareham to Filer, no run
Sits up off a length, duffed to cover
16.4
1
Wareham to Knight, 1 run
Good flight, Knight meets it on the step down the pitch, single to long off
16.3
1
Wareham to Filer, 1 run
Full and straight this time, Filer gives herself room and clumps down the ground as Wareham fails to gather - because Knight was in the way!
16.2
•
Wareham to Filer, no run
Flighted, full outside off, Filer steps to it and drives nicely but straight to cover
16.1
1
Wareham to Knight, 1 run
Full, dug out down the ground
end of over 163 runs
ENG-W: 85/9CRR: 5.31 • RRR: 19.50 • Need 78 from 24b
Lauren Filer1 (3b)
Heather Knight38 (35b 3x4 1x6)
Annabel Sutherland 3-0-14-1
Tahlia McGrath 1-0-3-0
15.6
•
Sutherland to Filer, no run
Slower ball - back of the hand - totally flummoxes Filer who ends up pulling out of her attempted heave to the leg side and wearing the ball on the glove down at her feet
15.5
1
Sutherland to Knight, 1 run
Steps across and sweeps length outside off, behind square and out to the fielder - Perry - on the deep square fence
15.4
•
Sutherland to Knight, no run
Short, wide, Knight fails to reach the ball which goes through just inside the tram lines
15.3
1
Sutherland to Filer, 1 run
Length ball, clothed in the air... but badly enough to fall well short of the fielder rushing in from mid on.
15.2
•
Sutherland to Filer, no run
Outside off, full, Filer swings hopelessly after giving herself room
15.1
1
Sutherland to Knight, 1 run
Length, slapped out to deep square by Knight who is happy to give Filer the strike
Sutherland back into the attack
end of over 153 runs • 1 wicket
ENG-W: 82/9CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 16.20 • Need 81 from 30b
Heather Knight36 (32b 3x4 1x6)
Tahlia McGrath 1-0-3-0
Megan Schutt 3-0-17-1
14.6
W
McGrath to Smith, OUT
Incredible standards in the field... Cut into the covers, brilliantly stopped by Perry, who gathers clean and gets up to throw to the keeper's end... and finds Smith short of her grown by a sliver! Even with the dive.
Linsey Smith run out (Perry/†Mooney) 1 (6b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 16.66
14.5
1
McGrath to Knight, 1 run
Back of a length, sits up, smeared down the ground for a single
14.4
1
McGrath to Smith, 1 run
Pace off, but Smith waits and tucks around the corner behind square
14.3
•
McGrath to Smith, no run
Variable bounce! And a bit of seam, which has Smith on the back foot and then crouching down as she's beaten on the outside edge
14.2
•
McGrath to Smith, no run
Into the pads, Smith can't get it way and ends up wearing it
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS-W
94 runs (63)
10 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
20 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
70%
ENG-W
40 runs (38)
3 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
11
W
3
ECO
2.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
2
ECO
6.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Adelaide Oval | |
| Toss | Australia Women, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia Women won the 3-match series 3-0 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 2171 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.45 start, First Session 18.45-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.35, Second Session 20.35-22.05 |
| Match days | 25 January 2025 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia Women 2, England Women 0 |
Language
English
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