Australia Women vs England Women, पहला टी20, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, 20 January 2025 - कमेंट्री

OUT! RUN-OUT! Australia Women are a wicket away from clinching the Ashes. Length ball at the stumps. Freya Kemp works it through mid-wicket and tries to steal a couple. However, Sarah Glenn was slow off the blocks. Perry in the deep collects the ball and throws it flat to the bowler who whips off the bails to RUN OUT Glenn who was well short of her ground. England Women are on the brink of defeat.

Slower bumper on off. Freya Kemp pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one.

 Full delivery angling in at the stumps. Lauren Bell bunts the ball towards mid-on.

 Short ball outside off. Lauren Bell lets this go through to the keeper.

Length ball, going over the top of the stumps. Lauren Bell plays and misses. 

OUT! TAKEN! AUSTRALIA WOMEN HAVE RETAINED THE ASHES! Slower ball on the full, around off. Lauren Bell looks to flick across the line but gets a top edge toward the point region. Beth Mooney runs around and takes a simple catch to dismiss England Women for 141. Australia Women win by a massive margin of 57 runs.

Leg break, just outside off. Sophie Ecclestone cuts this to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT! SEVEN DOWN NOW! Drops it a tad short, on the middle. Sophie Ecclestone goes back and mistimes the pull toward long-on. Annabel Sutherland there, settles under it and takes a simple catch. Australia Women are getting closer to a win. England Women slide further. 

Fullish leg break, outside off. Charlie Dean sweeps and misses.

Flatter leg break, outside off. Charlie Dean cuts this straight to backward point.

Another leg break, around off. Charlie Dean punches this toward deep extra cover for a couple. 

OUT! GONE! Georgia Wareham gets her third and second wicket of the over! Tosses it full, around off. Charlie Dean gets across for the sweep but gets a top-edge that flies to the silly point region. Beth Mooney runs around and takes a simple catch. England Women are in deep trouble.

Pitched full, around off. Freya Kemp drills it to deep extra cover for one.

SIX! BOOM! Short of a good length on off. Sophie Ecclestone picks it early and crunches the pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

WIDE! Full and sliding down the leg. Sophie Ecclestone plays and misses. Wided.

Full, angled into the middle and leg. Sophie Ecclestone heaves it through backward square leg for a couple.

Full, at the stumps, drilled to long-on for one.

FOUR! Streaky but Freya Kemp will take it. Full, around off. Freya Kemp swings hard and gets the outside edge that goes past the short third fielder and into the ropes. 

In the air but safe! Floaty delivery on the full, around off. Freya Kemp swings and miscues the slog toward deep point for a streaky two. 

Floated full, around off. Dragged to wide of long-off for a couple.

Leg break, around off. Amy Jones cuts this to backward point.

Tad short, outside off. Amy Jones cuts this toward deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Tossed up on the middle. Amy Jones sweeps it to backward square leg. 

OUT! CLEANED HER UP! Georgia Wareham gets among the wickets! Bowls a googly, on the middle and leg stump line. Keeps a tad low as Amy Jones looks to cut and misses. The ball zips through and disturbs the stumps. England Women slide further. 

FOUR! Put Away! Short and wide outside off. Sophie Ecclestone cuts it powerfully through backward point and collects a boundary to get off the mark. 

On a length, on off. Amy Jones pulls this to long-on for one.

FOUR! DISPATCHED! Loopy delivery on the full, outside off. Sophia Dunkley shuffles and hammers it to wide of long-on for a cracking boundary.

On a length, on off. Sophia Dunkley makes room and cuts this to sweeper cover for one.

Slower ball, on a length, on the middle. Amy Jones works this through mid-wicket for a single. 

BOWLED! Tahlia McGrath gets the big fish! This was an off-cutter, on a fullish length, on the middle and leg. Sophia Dunkley looks to slog it across the line but the ball keeps a tad short and she misses. The ball clatters into the stumps and the England Women have lost half of their side.

Back of a length on off. Freya Kemp pulls this toward deep mid-wicket for a couple.

OUT! LBW!  Alana King gets her second! Tosses it full, on off. Heather Knight brings out the reverse but does not connect and is stuck in front. A loud appeal from King but the umpire was unmoved. Australia Women take the review. Three Reds on ball tracking and the England Women's skipper trudges off the field. England Women are four down.

Wrong'un, on the middle. Amy Jones knocks into covers.

FOUR! BANG! Floated full, on off. Amy Jones gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it to long-on for a boundary.

Flatter on off. Knocked to long-off for one.

Tosses it full, around off. Driven toward long-off for a single.

Leg break, around off. Amy Jones cuts this to deep point for one.

Back of a length angled in. Heather Knight skips down and pulls this to long-leg for a single.

Fifty for Sophia Dunkley! Slower and shorter on off. Sophia Dunkley half-pulls this toward square leg for one.

Pitched full, around off. Heather Knight drives it toward extra cover for one.

Slower and shorter outside off. Sophia Dunkley slaps this toward sweeper cover for a couple.

Pitched full, around off. Drilled to deep extra cover for for one.

LEG BYE! Short of a good-length delivery angling in. Sophia Dunkley tries to tuck it but misses. The ball hits her thigh pad and rolls away behind the stumps and she takes a leg bye.

Pitched full, on the leg. Heather Knight makes room and works it toward left of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Slower length ball on off. Heather Knight defends it back to the bowler.

Leading edge but safe! Length ball, on the leg. Heather Knight makes room and plays across the line. Gets a leading edge through point for a single.

Short of a good length, on the middle. Sophia Dunkley pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Goes full, but down the leg. Heather Knight glances it to short fine leg for none.

Length ball on off. Heather Knight works it round the corner for a single to end the over.

Flatter leg break, around off. Heather Knight cuts this to wide of long-off for a single.

Floated full, around off. Drilled to long-off for one.

FOUR! Up and Over! Floated full, around off. Heather Knight shimmies down and smashes it toward the long-on region. One bounce and over the ropes. Excellent batting from Knight.

Floated full, around off. Driven to deep cover for one.

FOUR! CLASSY! Tossed up full, around off. Sophia Dunkley shimmies down and goes inside out to the wide of long-off region for a glorious boundary. 

FOUR MORE! No need to stop that! Overpitched around off. Sophia Dunkley advances and drills it through the extra cover region for a powerful boundary. 

Floated full, on off. Heather Knight skips down and pushes into covers for one.

Shortish leg break, wide outside off. Sophia Dunkley cuts and misses.

Leg break, lands around off and beats the outside edge of Sophia Dunkley. Nicely bowled by King.

Tossed up outside off. Sophia Dunkley shuffles and sweeps off the cue end toward short fine leg for one.

FOUR! Top Shot! Floated full, around off. Heather Knight shimmies down and lofts it cleanly over extra cover for a glorious boundary.

Wrong'un, on the pad. Heather Knight turns it through square leg for one. 

Full and slanting on the pad. Sophia Dunkley swipes off the pad to the left of the keeper.

Pitched full, outside off. Sophia Dunkley drives it hard but straight to the man at extra cover. 

Banged short, around off. Sophia Dunkley makes room for the slap but misses.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Good length delivery, angled into the middle and leg stump line. Sophia Dunkley picks the length and deposits it over the deep square leg boundary for half a dozen.

On a length, around off. Sophia Dunkley lofts it toward long-off for a couple.

FOUR! THRASHED! Short of a good length outside off. Sophia Dunkley advances and slaps this through extra cover for a cracking boundary. Sophia Dunkley is on fire. 

OUT! BOWLED! Alana King strikes off her first delivery! Bowls a leg break, on the middle and leg stump line. Keeps a tad low. Natalie Sciver-Brunt tries to put but misses as the ball sneaks through and clatters the stumps. England Women lose a big wicket as Natalie Sciver-Brunt walks off for 20. The visitors are three down. 

LEG BYES! Floated full, on the leg. Heather Knight sweeps and misses. Comes off the pad and rolls to fine leg for a couple of extras.

Tossed up on off. Heather Knight prods and defends into the off-side.

Floated on the leg. Heather Knight sweeps it to short fine leg.

Tad short, outside off. Heather Knight cuts it to backward point. 

 Tossed up delivery on the length at the stumps. Heather Knight pushes it back towards the bowler.

SIX! BOOM! Fuller than a length, around off. Sophia Dunkley shimmies down and smokes this cleanly over the long-on fence for half a dozen.

SIX MORE! DISPATCHED! Overpitched on off. Sophia Dunkley gets low and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a smashing hit. England Women are turning on the heat now.

Leg cutter, around off. Sophia Dunkley dabs this to point.

FOUR! Through the gap! On a length, outside off. Sophia Dunkley makes room and cuts this through the covers and races to the ropes in a flash. Phoebe Litchfield gives the chase but had no chance to stop it.

On a length, on off. Sophia Dunkley defends to the right of the bowler.

SIX! HAMMERED! 22 off the over! Pitched full, on off. Sophia Dunkley clears her front leg and thumps it over the long-on fence for another biggie. England Women have raced to 48/2 at the end of four overs.

WIDES! Full and slips down the leg. Sophia Dunkley tries to sweep it but misses. The keeper misses it too and the batters steal an extra to add two wides to the total.

 Length ball shaping in at the pads. Natalie Sciver-Brunt tries to tuck it but misses. The ball hits her pad and drops onto the pitch.

FOUR! Put Away! Full on the leg pole. Natalie Sciver-Brunt flicks it round the corner through backward square leg and finds the ropes.

Short of a full-length delivery shaping in at the stumps. Natalie Sciver-Brunt nudges it towards mid-on. 

FOUR! Top Shot! Short of a good length on off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt pulls it powerfully through the mid-wicket region for a second boundary in the over.

FOUR MORE! Easy Pickings! Strays on the pad. Natalie Sciver-Brunt flicks this through backward square leg and beats the fielder running from deep square to collect another boundary. 

Pitched full on off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt bunts this to mid-on.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a start from Kim Garth! Lands it fuller than a length, nipping away. Danni Wyatt-Hodge pushes at it and gets the outside edge toward the first slip. Phoebe Litchfield there, takes a simple catch and both the openers are back in the hut. England Women are rocked early.  

Bowls it on a length and swings late, around off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt pokes at it and gets beaten.

FOUR! Streaky! Full, on the middle and leg. Natalie Sciver-Brunt skips down and looks to flick through the leg side but gets the leading edge that flies past the slip and the gully region to deep third for four runs.

 Length ball angling in around leg-stump. Natalie Sciver-Brunt tries to tuck it but misses. The ball hits her back thigh pad and drops onto the pitch.

Fuller than a length around off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt steers it to point.

FOUR! EDGY! On a length, on off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt prods and gets the outside edge along the carpet that rolls through short third and runs away to the ropes.

Megan Schutt lands it on a length, on the middle. Maia Bouchier defends from the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT! Megan Schutt draws early blood! Schutt bowls it short of a good length on the middle and leg stump line. Maia Bouchier picks it early but pulls it straight to the throat of Georgia Wareham at the deep mid-wicket boundary. She takes a regulation catch and England Women are off to a disastrous start. 

Lands it on a length on off. Sophia Dunkley defends into the off-side.

Keeps it a length again, on off. Sophia Dunkley defends from the crease.

FOUR! Sophia Dunkley is up and running with a boundary! Back of a length angled in. Sophia Dunkley picks the length and dispatches it to the cow corner region for a confident looking boundary.

Jags back sharply off a length, on the middle. Sophia Dunkley stays back and keeps it out.