Australia Women vs England Women, Final, ICC Womens World T20 2018 - CommentaryAUSW vs ENGW, Final, ICC Womens World T20 2018 - Commentary

Shrubsole to Gardner, FOUR, scores are level. Gets a half-tracker hit-me outside her off-stump, Gardner isn't a big fan of feet movement; just rocks back and spanks it through covers with ease

Kirstie Gordon to Gardner, SIX, Gardner is having some fun, oh why not? Chips out of her crease and poses for the cameras as she lifts Kirstie Gordon high and handsome over long-on. 75th six of the tournament

Kirstie Gordon to Gardner, SIX, Gardner is having some fun, oh why not? Chips out of her crease and poses for the cameras as she lifts Kirstie Gordon high and handsome over long-on. 75th six of the tournament

Kirstie Gordon to Gardner, SIX, Gardner wants to get done with it. Down the pitch in a flash and those mighty long levers power it over long-on with an air of nonchalance

Knight to Gardner, SIX, gallops out her crease, gets greeted with a full toss and Gardner dispatches it with disdain. High and over the mid-wicket boundary

Knight to Gardner, SIX, gallops out her crease, gets greeted with a full toss and Gardner dispatches it with disdain. High and over the mid-wicket boundary

Kirstie Gordon to Lanning, FOUR, touch short and Lanning pounces on it! Sits on her back knee and stabs it square on the off-side, no stopping that

Kirstie Gordon to Lanning, FOUR, touch short and Lanning pounces on it! Sits on her back knee and stabs it square on the off-side, no stopping that

Hazell to Lanning, FOUR, thick top-edge on the swipe and it dribbles away teasingly escaping the diving right hand of deep backward square

Hazell to Lanning, FOUR, full toss outside off, thanks for coming! Lanning stands her ground and slams it through covers with a touch of elegance

Kirstie Gordon to Beth Mooney, FOUR, first boundary for Mooney and a convincing one at that. Uses her feet, gets to the pitch of the delivery and lofts the drive over mid-off

Ecclestone to Alyssa Healy, out Bowled!! This will give England some hope. The dangerous Alyssa Healy departs. And a dream of a tournament for her with the bat comes to an end. This is her lowest total of the tournament. She backs away to create room, her off-stump was not covered. It turns away, she plays inside the line and it clatters the off-stump. Alyssa Healy b Ecclestone 22(20) [4s-4]

Ecclestone to Alyssa Healy, out Bowled!! This will give England some hope. The dangerous Alyssa Healy departs. And a dream of a tournament for her with the bat comes to an end. This is her lowest total of the tournament. She backs away to create room, her off-stump was not covered. It turns away, she plays inside the line and it clatters the off-stump. Alyssa Healy b Ecclestone 22(20) [4s-4]

Ecclestone to Alyssa Healy, FOUR, touch short, Alyssa Healy rocks back and cuts it wide of backward point. The ball has enough legs on it to run away for a boundary

Shrubsole to Alyssa Healy, FOUR, poor delivery this. Shrubsole hasn't started well at all. It was on a short of length and was down the leg-side, Alyssa Healy pulls it wide of fine leg for another boundary. Third in the over!

Shrubsole to Alyssa Healy, FOUR, it's all too easy for Alyssa Healy at the moment. She is in the form of her life! Another delivery on a good length, Alyssa Healy goes back and times the pull well enough for boundary through the on-side

Shrubsole to Alyssa Healy, FOUR, identifies the length early, gets herself in a great position and powers the pull wide of deep square leg for a boundary

Schutt to Hazell, out Lbw!! England are bowled out within 20 overs. It was a slower delivery on the stumps, Hazell plays down the wrong line. She misses it and it raps her on the pads. It looked close and umpire raises his finger. England don't have a review so Hazell can't challenge this decision. Hazell lbw b Schutt 6(9)

Schutt to Ecclestone, out Ecclestone Run Out!! 1 run completed. A clean pick-up from Perry and a good throw at the striker's end. Ecclestone is well short of her crease. It was a yorker length delivery at the stumps, Ecclestone nudges it to the leg-side. She went for an ambitious second run, it was never ON. Good fielding from Perry at deep mid-wicket and Ecclestone will have to take the long way back. Ecclestone run out (Perry/Alyssa Healy) 4(6)

Gardner to Knight, out Caught by Georgia Wareham!! In the air and mid-off takes it. This is an important wicket. Knight was looking really good. She came charging down on this delivery, wanted to replciate the last shot. But there was no timing on this delivery, it went up in the air, no distance on it at all and mid-off takes an easy catch. Knight c Georgia Wareham b Gardner 25(28) [4s-1 6s-1]

Gardner to Knight, SIX, England wanted it badly! They would want a couple of similar hits. She dances down the track, Gardner bowls it on her pads. She still manages to create width and hammer it down the ground. Just over long-on who jumps but fails to reach it

Gardner to Knight, SIX, England wanted it badly! They would want a couple of similar hits. She dances down the track, Gardner bowls it on her pads. She still manages to create width and hammer it down the ground. Just over long-on who jumps but fails to reach it

Gardner to Shrubsole, out Caught by Perry!! Perry makes amends! Takes this one easily; she is too good a fielder to drop two in an over. Shrubsole went for a fancy lofted shot into the leg-side, no timing on it and it went up a long way in the air. Landed into the hands of Perry and England in real trouble now. Shrubsole c Perry b Gardner 5(11)

Georgia Wareham to Sophia Dunkley Brown, out Bowled! Knocked 'er over! Slider - well, when a leg-break didn't turn, that's what Warnie called it. Pitches on leg-stump and skids straight on, Sophia Dunkley Brown backs away and tries to drive into the off-side with the non-existent turn, and it crashes into leg-stump. The bails light up, and Georgia Wareham will be on a hat-trick next over. Sophia Dunkley Brown b Georgia Wareham 0(1)

Georgia Wareham to Winfield, out Lbw! Fantastic review! That was a skidder that went straight on, as the batsman tried to cut it away, but it flicked the pad on the way to the 'keeper as the batsman missed. Someone's picked that up and gone for the review, and what a fantastic review it is. Crashing into the top of middle. Winfield lbw b Georgia Wareham 6(9)

Georgia Wareham to Winfield, out Lbw! Fantastic review! That was a skidder that went straight on, as the batsman tried to cut it away, but it flicked the pad on the way to the 'keeper as the batsman missed. Someone's picked that up and gone for the review, and what a fantastic review it is. Crashing into the top of middle. Winfield lbw b Georgia Wareham 6(9)

Gardner to Wyatt, out Caught by Lanning! Wyatt departs, and that - is - a - big one for Australia! A similar delivery angled in on a fuller length, with a quick pace outside off, Wyatt flat-bats it towards cover, tries to flay it away, but can't keep it down - Lanning at cover manages to hold onto it. A lot of steam on that one, so she's done well to hold on! Wyatt c Lanning b Gardner 43(37) [4s-5 6s-1]

Gardner to Wyatt, FOUR, fired in on a length on middle and leg, Wyatt makes room and cross-bats it down to long-on for four, past Mooney who could have collected it but allows the spin to deceive her

Sophie Molineux to Knight, FOUR, skiddy one without much width outside off, carved away into the gap towards square third man for four!

Perry to Wyatt, FOUR, short and not so wide, Wyatt creates her own width by backing away and carves it away to the deep backward point fence for four

Perry to Sciver, out Lbw! Given out LBW! Time for a review! Looked plumb to me. She just missed a glance to a fairly full ball. No inside edge. Close one though. Crashing into middle and leg! It - is - out! Sciver knows she's got some bat on that, and she looked miffed that she's been given out. Both the batting heroes of the semis have departed. Meanwhile, that's 100 T20I wickets for Elysse Perry. Australia back in business! Sciver lbw b Perry 1(3)

Perry to Wyatt, FOUR, length delivery with not a whole lot of width, Wyatt comes down the track and absolutely hammers it between extra cover and long-off for four

Perry to Jones, out Jones Run Out! A terrible full-toss to begin with, and that's been clubbed to wide mid-on where Wareham picks it up to realize that the batters have gone for a headless run! Ends up scoring a direct hit towards the non-striker's end, and the Woman-of-the-match in the semi-final departs. England losing momentum here. Jones run out (Georgia Wareham) 4(4) [4s-1]

Perry to Jones, FOUR, short of length and staying rather low, Jones crouches with it and pulls it away in front of deep square leg for four

Perry to Wyatt, FOUR, short of length delivery angling in towards off-stump, Wyatt makes room and carves it away late to the third man fence for four, helped by the misfield in the deep

Schutt to Beaumont, out Caught by Villani! Gone! Chasing after the ball - one that's sticking in the pitch. It's the mistake that India and the Windies made the other night, and one that Beaumont has tonight. It was a relatively good length delivery on middle - Beaumont, in a rush of blood, comes down the track and tries to loft down the ground, gets the elevation but not the distance as Villani gets around to settle under it at deep mid-off. Beaumont c Villani b Schutt 4(9)

Sophie Molineux to Wyatt, SIX, fantastic hit! What did you eat today, Miss Wyatt? Muesli? Another one that's not too full wiht a hint of width, Wyatt comes down the track and smokes that over long-off for six. Nailed the timing on it - and that forces some field changes

Sophie Molineux to Wyatt, FOUR, a bit of flight, relatively quick through the air, Wyatt shimmies down the track to the pitch of it, gives herself enough width though, and flat-bats it over mid-off for four

Sophie Molineux to Wyatt, FOUR, a bit of flight, relatively quick through the air, Wyatt shimmies down the track to the pitch of it, gives herself enough width though, and flat-bats it over mid-off for four

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