Australia as they were defeated, they showed another masterclass in reverse and counter-attacking English With 6 wickets in the 23rd over ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 At Holkar Stadium, present.
Chasing 245, the Aussies charged early to romp home in just 40.3 overs thanks to an extraordinary unbeaten partnership. Ashley Gardner (104) * and Annabel Sutherland (98) *. Not only did the pair rescue Australia from 68/4, but their power and accuracy completely dominated the England bowlers in a clinical display. With the win, Australia remained unbeaten in the tournament and moved to the top of the points table with nine points, while England suffered their first defeat after a strong campaign to date.
Women’s World Cup 2025: England’s 244 take over Australia’s middle order
Put to bat first, England 244/9 in 50 overs, a competitive but not commanding total. Tammy Beaumont After early wickets, he led the innings with a good 78 off 78 balls. However, consistent improvements by Australia’s disciplined bowling unit kept England in check. Sutherland (3/60), was instrumental in the dismissal of key batsmen including Beaumont Amy Joneswhile Sophie Molineux (2/52) and Gardner (2/39) applied the brakes in the middle. England’s lower order contributed useful runs, Alice Capsey38 off 38 offfire 38 and Charlie Dean27 off 27 ensured the team passed 240, but never looked like a winning score against Australia’s batting depth.
Sparked as Australia’s chase Call Lauren and Dinsey Smith He reduced them to 24/3, the removal of the top order inside six overs. England felt a huge opening when Beth Mooney fell at 68/4. But Sutherland and Gardner had other plans.
Women’s World Cup 2025: Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner seal the chase with a record partnership masterclass
What followed the most dominant partnership in recent memory. Sutherland and Gardner came of age before exploding in the second half of the innings. Sutherland’s knock of 98 off Suther, off 112 balls * was a study, he took a fine strike, punished the loose delivery and highlighted the scoreboard. Gardner, on the other hand, is all fire and flair, blasting 104 off just 73 deliveries*, hitting 16 fours and maintaining a strike rate of 142.46. Together, England’s spin threat took aim Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean with a fearless stroke and ensured that there were no more hiccups in the chase.
Their unbeaten 180-run stand is Australia’s fifth-highest wicket partnership in women’s ODIS, surpassing their previous best of 151 in their highest fifth-wicket stand Karen Broadbent and Reject. Sutherland was named man of the match for his all-round brilliance, 3 wickets with the ball and 3 98 with the bat. The win showed Australia’s dominance at the World Cup, while England will have to bounce back quickly after their first loss to remain in contention for two places ahead of the knockout stages.
Here is the reaction of the fans:
Annabel Sutherland: 98* and 3/60 in 10 overs
Ash Gardner: 104* in 9 overs and 2/39
Ridiculous. Honestly. This team is unreal. pic.twitter.com/syxf4b3b9x
– Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) October 22, 2025
68/4 to 248/4/4. This is Australia for you. What a partnership between Gardner and Sutherland. Australia women won easily.# Cwc25 pic.twitter.com/oknyzuygam
– Vikash Kumar (@vkc1000) October 22, 2025
Ash Gardner is such an incredible player, he managed to play a test, an Odi and a T20i… all in the same batting innings against England.
Talk about multifaceted and versatile. 🫡 #Ausveng # Cwc25
– Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) October 22, 2025
Australia chased down 68-4 245 and made it so easily that the game ended with a dozen and trying to get someone to a hundred. Funny cricket team
— Ben Gardner (@ben_wisden) October 22, 2025
By Annabel Sutherland & Ash Gardner What a partnership this is. BTW, thanks for the Australian England Women ratio # Cwc25
– Cricket Tamizhan (@crickettamizhan) October 22, 2025
Annabel Sutherland joins the elite list
2nd on the list, guess who is the current coach of Australia, Shelley Nitschke
Here’s how they build and run their relentless winning culture ahead of me
Something missing in the current Indian team
Bring in a foreign coach# Cwc25 https://t.co/e1si7eoyep pic.twitter.com/4ptefxyc2f
– Skiddy (@world_choker) October 22, 2025
There is no team in women’s cricket that can beat this Australian side! Another dominant win over England!! #Ausveng #Ausvseng #Engvaus #Engvsaus pic.twitter.com/ma4vrwim8
– Cricketing (@midnightmusinng) October 22, 2025
Annabel Sutherland’s improvement of Batting & Bowling from 2022 World Cup to date and improvement to date is truly commendable
Not even in Australia’s strongest XI, now the first name on the team sheet # Cwc25 #Ausveng
– Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 22, 2025
How do we stop these unstoppable Aussie women?
The world came together and found a way to defeat this dominant Oi side in women’s cricket!#ICCWOMENSWORLDDCUP2025 #Ausveng #Engvaus— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 22, 2025
A comprehensive masterclass from Annabel Sutherland 🌟# woman #cricket #annabelsuterland # Cwc25 pic.twitter.com/ev3xbagkn4
– WomenCricket.com (@womencrickethq) October 22, 2025
See also: Annabel Sutherland clears Amy Jones with AYS Jaffa against AUS
This article was originally published WomenCricket.coma Cricket era Company.
