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

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

Bell to Sutherland, 1 run, full outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Bell to Sutherland, 2 runs, loopy low full-toss on the stumps, Sutherland miscues the heave, over short mid-wicket and wide of long-on, easy two

Bell to Sutherland, FOUR, fine shot. A good length delivery just outside off, Sutherland makes room and punches on the rise, beats cover and mid-off to perfection, knifed that right into the gap, Sutherland moves into the 90s

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 Sutherland, 1 run, short and slower on the stumps, Sutherland goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

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

Bell to Sutherland, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Sutherland gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Bell to Sutherland, no run, slower-ball on a fuller length on off, Sutherland gets forward to defend to cover

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 Sutherland, 1 run, keeper comes up to the stumps. Good length in the channel, Sutherland hangs back and punches to sweeper cover

Bell to Sutherland, FOUR, she's taking control of this chase! Advances down to a length ball and drives gorgeously on the up through extra cover

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

Bell to Sutherland, 1 run, length ball wide of off, crunched to sweeper cover

Bell to Sutherland, wide, down the leg-side, wide called

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 Sutherland, 1 run, shimmies down and drives to long-on

Bell to Sutherland, no run, nice and straight on off stump, hits that good length again, Sutherland defends forward

Bell to Sutherland, no run, stump to stump, good length ball, Sutherland drives on the up to mid-on

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

Bell to Sutherland, no run, short of length outside off, Sutherland goes on the back foot and punches it to point

Bell to Sutherland, no run, good length and angled in on middle, Sutherland gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push to mid-on

Bell to Sutherland, no run, short of length on off, Sutherland goes on the back foot and nudges it to short mid-wicket

Bell to Sutherland, no run, full and angled in on middle, Sutherland gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

Bell to Mooney, 1 run, full on middle, Mooney gets forward to drive wide of mid-off for one

Bell to Mooney, no run, full on the stumps, Mooney gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

Bell to Perry, no run, short of length outside off, Perry goes on the back foot and punches to cover-point

Bell to Perry, no run, full and angled in on middle, Perry gets forward and drives to mid-on

Bell to Perry, no run, back of a length outside off, Perry goes on the back foot and punches it to cover-point

Bell to Perry, no run, short of length outside off, just inside the tramline, left alone

Bell to Perry, no run, short of length outside off, Perry goes on the back foot to punch, it's a thick inside-edge that rolls in front of the keeper

Bell to Mooney, 1 run, full outside off, Mooney gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it wide of mid-off, good diving stop keeps it to one

Bell to Perry, FOUR, the change of bat and it's four again. Full and angling into the right-hander on middle and leg, flicked wide of mid-wicket and there's so much gap on the outfield there

Bell to Perry, wide, full and down leg, Perry flicks and misses, called a wide

Bell to Perry, no run, short of length outside off, Perry goes on the back foot and punches it to extra-cover

Bell to Perry, no run, sliding down leg, Perry flicks and misses, off the pad and to short mid-wicket

Bell to Perry, no run, full outside off, Perry gets forward to push to cover

Bell to Perry, FOUR, poor delivery and four. It's full and on the pads, deep square-leg is open and Perry flicks it away there with ease

Bell to Perry, no run, full just outside off, Perry gets forward to push to cover

Bell to Perry, no run, good length and top of off, Perry is neatly behind that

Bell to Perry, no run, full outside off, shapes away, Perry gets forward and drives with an open face, straight to the fielder at backward point

Bell to Perry, FOUR, sprays it down leg, good length and down leg, flicked fine and beats the dive from the fine-leg fielder, Perry off the mark with a boundary

Bell to Phoebe Litchfield, out Bowled!! What a cracker. The wobble-seam delivery, lands on a length on middle and then nips away a long way, Phoebe Litchfield is covering for the original line, has no chance with much seam movement, beaten all ends up and the off-stump is knocked back. Dream start for England and Bell is delighted. Phoebe Litchfield b Bell 1(2)

Bell to Georgia Voll, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Georgia Voll slashes hard and Lamb at square third man does well as it lands in front of her, she dives to parry it down and keeps it to one

Bell to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, Phoebe Litchfield is off the mark. It's a length delivery on leg-stump, some swing back in, clipped to fine-leg