Women’s Ashes 2023: Consolation 69-run win for England in last ODI in opposition to Australia

Nat Sciver-Brunt hit one other century as England claimed a Women’s Ashes collection draw with a 69-run win over Australia beneath the DLS methodology on Tuesday within the third and last One-Day International at Taunton.

Victory noticed the multi-series format drawn 8-8 on factors — the identical rating as when England final averted Ashes defeat in Australia 5 years in the past — and meant England had gained each the ODI and Twenty20 collection 2-1.

Urn holder Australia had already retained the Ashes by successful the second ODI in Southampton on Sunday.

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England trailed 6-0 after the opening two matches of the multi-format collection — the solitary Test and the T20I opener — however rallied to win 4 of the remaining 5 white-ball contests.

“To win two series against the world champions in both formats is brilliant,” stated England captain Heather Knight, who scored 67. “The Ashes had gone the other day and the disappointment came out then. But the character in the side to turn it around here was unbelievable.”

Fresh from her unbeaten 111 at Southampton, Sciver-Brunt made her second hundred in three days — 129 runs from 149 balls — as England was put into bat and completed on 285 for 9 to set Australia a difficult goal. Sciver-Brunt scored a fourth century from 5 ODIs in opposition to Australia, and the seventh of her England profession on this format.

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Sciver-Brunt’s resistance lastly ended within the forty eighth over as Jess Jonassen tempted an airborne pull into the protected fingers of Ashleigh Gardner.

Gardner took three for 39 in 10 overs, and Jonassen three for 30 in 5.

Australia’s goal was lowered to 269 from 44 overs by rain and, regardless of Gardner offering transient hope with 41 from 24 balls, the customer was bowled out for 199 in 35.3 overs as England ran out snug winner to the delight of a capability crowd. Ellyse Perry top-scored with 53.

“We didn’t get over the line in the white-ball stuff but I’m proud the way the series has unfolded. It’s been an amazing spectacle for cricket in general and really cool to be part of it,” Australia captain Alyssa Healy stated.

“It’s no secret we haven’t played our best throughout the entire series… We’ll sit back now and see what’s not quite gone well for us. In the long run it might do us good to have those reflections and know that we can be better.”