Oct.22 - Australia beat England by 2 wickets in first ODI
Alex Blackwell's nerveless half-century and Ashleigh Gardner's all-round performance helped Australia register a two-wicket win against England in the last over of the first One-Day International of the Women’s Ashes on Sunday. Brief Scores: England 228/9 in 50 overs (Lauren Winfield 48, Sarah Taylor 34, Natalie Sciver 36; Megan Schutt 2-44, Ashleigh Ga
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Alex Blackwell's nerveless half-century and Ashleigh Gardner's all-round performance helped Australia register a two-wicket win against England in the last over of the first One-Day International of the Women’s Ashes on Sunday.
Brief Scores: England 228/9 in 50 overs (Lauren Winfield 48, Sarah Taylor 34, Natalie Sciver 36; Megan Schutt 2-44, Ashleigh Gardner 3-47) lost to Australia 231/8 in 49.1 overs (Elyse Villani 38, Rachael Haynes 30, Alex Blackwell 67 n.o.; Katherine Brunt 2-47, Alex Hartley 2-40) by two wickets.
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