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

Bell to Gardner, no run, short of length outside off, Gardner goes on the back foot and defends to short third man, smiles in the Aussie dugout

Bell to Gardner, no run, clearly Gardner is playing for Sutherland's 100. Fullish on off, a solid forward defence and even though extra-cover allows the single, they don't take it

Bell to Gardner, no run, gentle loopy full-toss on the pads, tamely defended as Gardner gets forward, finds short mid-wicket

Bell to Gardner, FOUR, 100 for Gardner. She is all smiles as she hugs Sutherland and then takes the helmet off to soak in the applause. On a length outside off, Gardner slashes and the thick outside-edge flies away well wide of short third man, as soon as she hit that, she knew it and had the arms up to celebrate, what a player! What a champion. Her second 100 of this World Cup - both at Indore

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 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

Bell to Gardner, 1 run, on a length outside off, slower, Gardner goes on the back foot and punches it down to sweeper cover

Bell to Gardner, wide, great take by Amy Jones. But it's called a wide, sharp short delivery on the stumps, Gardner pulls and misses, Amy Jones standing up takes it so well

Bell to Gardner, 1 run, slower-ball on a length on the stumps, Gardner gets forward to loft, doesn't time it, lands in between long-off and long-on, just short

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, on a length on off, Gardner goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, good length and on the stumps, Gardner goes on the back foot and punches it past Smith, to her left

Smith to Gardner, no run, flat good length on off, Gardner goes on the back foot and forces it to cover

Capsey to Gardner, 1 run, good length just outside off, she gets forward and knocks it to long-off

Capsey to Gardner, 1 run, lands it on a good length and Gardner knocks it to long-off

Capsey to Gardner, FOUR, these are easy runs for her. Another half-tracker, she rocks back and pulls it away to the boundary

Capsey to Gardner, FOUR, now moves the line straighter but drops it short. Another punishing blow from Gardner as she pulls it hard through square leg

Capsey to Gardner, FOUR, smashed through the covers. She gives it some air outside off, there's plenty of width for Gardner to free the arms and she smokes it through the off-side ring. No one in the deep there as the field isn't set for it

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, sliding in on middle and leg, good length ball, Gardner makes some room and taps it wide of cover for a quick single

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, steps out and drives in the air towards long-off

Capsey to Gardner, 1 run, another short ball down leg, and again just a single as she pulls to deep backward square

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, no run, tucked to short midwicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, FOUR, now she goes fuller and Gardner lofts it straight down the ground. Lost for answers are England. She gets forward and hits through the line over mid-off

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, FOUR, pulled to the boundary again! Halfway down the pitch from Sciver-Brunt and just sits up at her pace. Gardner helps herself behind square

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, FOUR, fifty for Gardner! Just has this habit of delivering under pressure. Slightly short, too straight and she pulls it past short fine

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, 1 run, good length outside off, driven on the up to sweeper cover

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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, 1 run, good length on off, Gardner hangs back and punches to long-on

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, 1 run, whips it off the back foot to deep square leg

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 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

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, 1 run, tries pulling a delivery that's not short enough. Nearly gets in trouble. Gets an under-edge onto pad

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Gardner, 1 run, cutting in off a good length, Gardner punches wide of cover for a quick single

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, shimmies down and knocks it into the on-side

Charlie Dean to Gardner, FOUR, produces a ripper straightaway with this new angle. Good revs on the ball, drifts across middle and goes on with the arm after pitching on a good length. Gardner is opened up as she looks to clip it through the on-side. It takes the edge and flies past the keeper with no one there at slip

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, pulled to deep midwicket

Bell to Gardner, no run, opens the face and guides it to backward point

Bell to Gardner, FOUR, width and four! Getting away quickly from England in the last few overs. Back of a length outside off, enough room for Gardner to free the arms, goes hard on the cut and it flies past short third

Bell to Gardner, 1 run, pulls the length back a touch on off, Gardner taps it wide of cover

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 2 runs, runs flowing freely of the spinners now. Overpitched outside off, Gardner shimmies down and squeezes it through point

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, too straight from Dean, Gardner paddles it to deep backward square

Bell to Gardner, no run, good tight over. Apart from the wide, her line was consistently at the stumps, not giving much room. Full and straight again, Gardner pushes to mid-off

Bell to Gardner, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Bell to Gardner, no run, good length ball around off, Gardner gets forward and punches on the up to mid-off

Bell to Gardner, wide, full and straying down leg, Gardner looks to whip it away but misses out

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, sliding in off a good length, middle stump line, Gardner stays leg-side of it and taps it through extra cover. Might've been a misfield there

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, good length on off, Gardner shimmies down and drives to long-off

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, slightly short on leg, Gardner goes back and mistimes the pull to deep backward square

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, not all that short but the line is down leg so Gardner realises the risk is little even if she misses the pull. Mistimes it to the right of short fine

Smith to Gardner, 3 runs, quicker good length on middle and leg, tucked wide of backward square-leg's dive, long chase for Bell from short fine, she pulls it back with a dive, saves a run

Smith to Gardner, FOUR, Dean at long-off goes for the catch and she makes a mess of it. It's tossed up and Gardner comes down the track to loft, doesn't get all of it, Dean attacks and the ball bounces in front of her, she fails to stop it and the ball runs away, even a dive from long-on is not enough

Smith to Gardner, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Gardner gets forward to drive it past Smith for one

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Gardner comes down the track to drive to the left of Charlie Dean, on the dive it's half-stopped, not enough to prevent the single

Charlie Dean to Gardner, FOUR, pushed through and sliding down leg, quicker good length and Gardner goes on the back foot to pull to the deep backward square-leg fence, gets it wide of both short fine and deep square-leg

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

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

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, quicker on a good length on off, Gardner shuffles across and turns it wide of short mid-wicket for a quick single

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, tossed up and Gardner steps out and drives it back to Charlie Dean, who threatens a shy back

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, quicker and skids on from a good length outside off, Gardner goes on the back foot and shuffles across to defend it back

Charlie Dean to Gardner, 1 run, Gardner comes down the track and takes it on the full, drives, cover on the dive to her right gets a hand but parries it to long-off

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 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

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, lovely delivery, tossed up full outside off, slides on straight, Gardner gets forward to drive, misses, past the outside-edge, Amy Jones whips the bails off but Gardner had gone nowhere

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, tossed up full outside off, Gardner gets forward to drive and finds cover-point, good diving stop

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, good length and flat on middle, no spin, Gardner goes on the back foot and finds short mid-wicket

Charlie Dean to Gardner, no run, flat good length, just outside off, Gardner goes on the back foot and tucks it to short mid-wicket

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