Australia Women vs England Women, 23rd Match, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ecclestone to Gardner, FOUR, Gardner finishes it off. Sutherland is on 98 and unbeaten. It doesn't matter to her as the Aussies generally don't care for personal milestones. That's what the chat was too just before this delivery, Sutherland told Gardner to go for it. The field was up, full on off, Gardner gets forward and drives on the rise, wide of cover and mid-off, was in the air but in the gap. Australia with a clinical win, what a way to remain unbeaten

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Sutherland comes down the track to drill it down to long-on, just one

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 2 runs, dropped by Knight running back from extra-cover. Over her shoulder and despite getting both hands to it, she drops it, had it in her grasp but as she tumbled, the ball slipped out. It's full on the stumps, Sutherland comes down the track to loft, slices it and Knight cannot hang on

Ecclestone to Gardner, FOUR, even the luck is with Gardner. She leans back to cut the length delivery, the ball turns and the thick outside-edge flies away through the vacant slip region

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, fired full on leg-stump, Gardner makes room and drives through the vacant cover-point area

Ecclestone to Gardner, 2 runs, slower and tossed up full outside off, Gardner gets forward to drive wide of extra-cover, work for sweeper cover to do and she keeps it to two

Ecclestone to Gardner, FOUR, Gardner is on fire here. She comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball, lofts inside-out, over the leaping extra-cover and it runs away for four

Ecclestone to Gardner, FOUR, what batting this is. On a length outside off, turns away, Gardner goes on the back foot and cuts behind square on the off-side, wide of backward point and no chance for the sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, solid forward block to finish the over

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, turning away, Gardner cuts to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, good length outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover. 100 of the partnership up off just 95 balls. Score was 68/4 when they started and they've changed the whole picture of this contest

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, goes for the cut again and hits it to point this time

Ecclestone to Sutherland, FOUR, now some luck for her too! Tries to cut a delivery that isn't anywhere near short enough, gets a thick edge and it flies past the keeper

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, drifting in on middle, Sutherland steps out, takes it on the full and pushes it back to Ecclestone

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, floated up and drifting into the pads, Gardner is out of her crease once more as she nudges it through midwicket

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, good length ball on off, not much turn, Gardner makes some room and knocks it to cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, works it down to long-on

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, shimmies down to the pitch of it and drives to long-off

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, sliding in off a good length, Gardner tries making room but realises it's not there to cut. Adjusts and defends to cover from the crease

Ecclestone to Gardner, FOUR, oh that's a gift. Full toss drifting into the pads as she steps out and whips it away through square leg

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, slower at 46mph, tossed up full on off, Gardner gets forward to push it back

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, quicker and good length on middle and leg, Sutherland goes on the back foot and tucks it down to long-on

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, slower and fuller outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to short cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, slower and fuller on off, Sutherland gets forward to push to short cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, tossed up full on middle, Sutherland gets forward to flick and the soft leading-edge rolls to extra-cover

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, good length and flat on middle, Gardner goes on the back foot and pushes it wide of cover

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, flighted delivery full on off, Gardner gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, full on middle, Gardner gets forward to drive to extra-cover, more off the thick outer half

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Sutherland gets forward and opens the face of the bat to drive wide of extra-cover for one

Ecclestone to Gardner, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Gardner comes down the track to drive hard and Linsey Smith at cover gets a hand on it, can't prevent the single though

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Gardner gets forward to drive to mid-on

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, on a length outside off, turns away, Sutherland goes on the back foot and punches to sweeper cover

Ecclestone to Gardner, no run, good length on middle and leg, Gardner gets forward to defend it back

Ecclestone to Mooney, out Caught by Nat Sciver-Brunt!! Poor delivery and caught at mid-wicket. England are all smiles. It's short and outside off, Mooney goes on the back foot and pulls hard, low to the left of NSB at mid-wicket, she dives and takes it two-handed. Earlier in the over, Mooney pulled it down, not this time. Sharp catch and that's a massive wicket. Time for drinks as well. Mooney c Nat Sciver-Brunt b Ecclestone 20(30) [4s-1]

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, full outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive wide of extra-cover and it's an easy single

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, tossed up full on off, a neat forward defence to cover

Ecclestone to Sutherland, FOUR, too short and Sutherland pummels the pull, she goes on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket, large gap there

Ecclestone to Mooney, 1 run, short on off, turns in, Mooney goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Ecclestone to Mooney, no run, tossed up full outside off, Mooney gets forward to defend it back

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, good length just outside off, Sutherland goes on the back foot and punches in the air, to the left of Ecclestone and low to her, she fails to bend down, can call that half a chance

Ecclestone to Mooney, 1 run, full outside off, Mooney gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Mooney, 1 run, flighted delivery full, Mooney comes down the track to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, full on off, Sutherland gets forward to defend, solidly behind that as it rolls back to Ecclestone

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, slower and fuller on off, Sutherland gets forward to defend

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, tossed up full outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive, it skews off a thick outside-edge but rolls to backward point

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, tossed up full outside off, Sutherland gets forward to defend to the point region

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, on a length on middle, flicked to backward square-leg

Ecclestone to Mooney, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Mooney gets forward and across to flick wide of mid-wicket for one

Ecclestone to Sutherland, no run, fine call from umpire Jacqueline Williams. Big inside-edge that. The slider and on a good length on middle, Sutherland goes on the back foot and is late on the defence, but the ball grazes the inside-edge and hits the back pad. Ecclestone was the one who was convinced that it was out, forces a review from NSB. And it's burnt

Ecclestone to Mooney, 1 run, full outside off, Mooney gets forward to drive to long-off

Ecclestone to Mooney, no run, on a length and turns in from outside off, Mooney goes on the back foot and defends

Ecclestone to Mooney, FOUR, fraction short outside off, Mooney goes on the back foot and cuts wide of backward point and cover-point, right into the gap, runs away

Ecclestone to Mooney, no run, on a length outside off, Mooney gets forward to defend it back to Ecclestone

Ecclestone to Sutherland, 3 runs, nice back foot punch. On a good length just outside off, Sutherland goes on the back foot and punches it, short cover fumbles and a long chase for Linsey Smith from long-off, she gets across and cuts it off with a slide, saves a run