Australia Vs England Highlights, ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Gardner, Sutherland Power AUS-W To Six-Wicket Victory

Good afternoon, cricket fans! One of the biggest matches of this year’s Women’s ODI World Cup is on offer today, with the last two unbeaten sides going face to face – and only one of them will keep their perfect record intact. The action in Indore begins at 3:00 PM IST, so stay tuned!

The ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 matches, including Australia vs England, will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Network channels. Follow our detailed live-streaming guide for the AUS-W vs ENG-W match.

Australia captain Tahlia McGrath has won the toss and has elected to field first. McGrath said that her side was "pretty happy to chase under lights".

England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt confirmed that they, too, wanted to chase "for similar reasons", saying that dew might be a factor later.

Australia: Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.

England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

The national anthems are done, and the hands shaken. With the formalities done and dusted, the match is underway. Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont are opening for England, and Megan Schutt has the new ball for Australia. Stay tuned!

Beaumont likes to play against bouncers, and a shorter one from Schutt is dispatched away gladly towards fine leg. A fine start from England in what is a pretty dry pitch at Indore today.

After a *very* tight no-ball from Garth, Beaumont takes full advantage of the free hit, dispatching it straight over the bowler's head for a six. She follows it up with back-to-back boundaries – the latter through leg bye – and England's fine start continues.

A couple of tight overs have tightened the run rate, with Garth following up her expensive over with a maiden. It's gearing up to be a good contest between bat and ball.

A shorter delivery from Schutt is immediately punished by Jones, and she hits it over midwicket for a boundary. With the pressure relieved, the batter follows it up with back-to-back boundaries, with 12 runs coming off the over.

Beaumonth ended the sixth over with a boundary off the last ball. McGrath has stuck with her bowlers, and Garth pulled back the scoring rate by conceding just two runs. England, however, are firmly in control at the moment.

Another big over for England, with Beaumont hitting three consecutive boundaries off Garth. The free-hit in the second over seems to have freed her up, and she is looking dangerous out on the crease today.

A quicker one, perfect length and top of the off stump – a dream delivery from Sutherland, and Jones misses it. The off-stump goes flying, and Australia draw first blood with a wicket maiden. Heather Knight is the new batter.

A maiden over from Garth brings the first powerplay to a close. England's run rate has dropped below six, with Australia sort of making amends with Jones' wicket and a couple of tight overs at the end. However, the Three Lions have nine wickets at hand.

Spin is in, with Molineux is given the ball. Beaumont gives her a harsh welcome, charging down the wicket to dispatch it over mid-wicket for a four. The run rate remains over five at the moment.

Knight got lucky as a big inside edge off Sutherland ran away past the wicketkeeper for a boundary. The outfield has extremely quick at Indore, and any bit of contact off the bat is running away for the ropes. Molineux steps up to put the brakes on, conceding just two off her over.

The boundaries have started coming again, with Beaumont and Knight hitting a boundary in the last two overs. Molineux got a big leading edge off Beaumont in the last ball, but it landed safely. Time for drinks.

Knight is an excellent player of spin, and she showed it against Molineux, charging down the wicket and hitting it over wide mid-off for a boundary. The spinner has a terrific comeback, hitting the pads of Knight. The umpire is not satisfied, but Australia review.

Ball tracker shows that the ball would have hit the middle of leg stump, and Knight has to go! A very good review from the Aussies. Sciver-Brunt is the new batter.

Excellent from Beaumont, reaching her half-century from 59 balls with a classy boundary of Garth. It's all about the placement, and the quick outfield is there to assist. Beaumont has a terrific conversion rate whenever she reaches fifty, and the onus will be on her to lead the Three Lions innings.

After a maiden over from King, England go over the 100-run mark with a double off the first delivery off the 22nd over, and Sciver-Brunt ended it on a high with a boundary off the final ball. The run rate is a touch below five at the moment.

A big wicket for Australia. A little bit of turn from King is enough to bamboozle Sciver-Brunt, who didn't get the perfect contact. An easy catch at mid-off for Sutherland. Sophia Dunkley is the new batter.

Australia have swarmed the new batter, trying to cut off any opportunity to rotate the strike. Runs are proving hard to come by for England, with just two runs from the last two overs. The run rate as dropped below four-and-half at the moment, with the innings half-way done.

The dot balls are creating pressure on the batters, much to the credit of the Aussie spinners. 30 balls since the last boundary, and the run rate is touching the lower side of four-an-over.

The partnership stands at nine off 28 balls. One of them has to start taking risks if they want to cross 250.

A huge LBW shout by King off Beaumont. Maybe there was a bit of bat involved as Australia opt against taking the review. No boundary since the 22nd over for England – their superb start has been completely neutralised by the Australian spinners.

Beaumont has a slight cut on her elbow after putting in a dive while running. Two balls later, there's a big shout for caught behind. The umpire gives not out, but Australia review the decision.

Replays show a visible gap between bat and ball, and UltraEdge is flat. Australia lose their review, and Beaumont survives. The batter follows it up with a boundary – the first after 51 deliveries. It's eventually given as a bye, but England won't mind.

Beaumont and Dunkley rotate the strike well to get five off the over from Gardener. Beaumont hit the final ball hard down the ground to long-off, but it was well fielded at the deep. The pressure remains on the batting side, as it's time for drinks!

With the runflow stemmed by the spinners, it seemed a matter of time before England would go for the big shots, and the well-set Tammy Beaumont does just that against Annabel Sutherland. But Georgia Voll at long on completes a brilliant catch, grabbing it at the edge, throwing it up, jumping out and leaping back in to pouch the ball safely. Emma Lamb has since joined Sophia Dunkley, with the run rate still under 4.5.

The Aussie spinners continue to press home the advantage in the middle overs. Annabel Sutherland cleans up Emma Lamb for 7, and Ashleigh Gardner then has Sophia Dunkley stumped by Beth Mooney. England are now six down with 10 overs to go, and a late onslaught from here appears unlikely.

Charlie Dean and Alice Capsey are at the crease and keeping themselves busy, trying to string together as many runs as possible without taking undue risks. Back-to-back fours by Capsey at the start of the 45th over (from Sutherland) lend the innings some momentum. Can England somehow get to 250 and give themselves a fighting chance?

Capsey and Dean are continuing their late surge, following a boundary of Molineux with two fours off Sutherland. The run rate is nearing five at the mmoment, with 250 or more looking within touching distance. That should be a competitive total against Australia in what looks like a very good batting surface.

After four singles, Molineux strikes in her penultimate over, getting Capsey out on LBW after the batter swiped and missed. England review the decision, but ball-tracking shows the ball hitting the middle and legs stumps. An excellent partnership comes to an end for England. Sophie Ecclestone is the new batter.

Dean, too, departs off Gardner's first ball. It was a desperate shot from the batter, but she failed to pick the ball's line properly, finding Litchfield at extra-cover.

A bit of an underwhelming end to England's innings. The final over begins with a comical run-out. Miscommunication between Ecclestone and Smith leaves the latter stranded in the middle as Molineux shatters the stumps.

After four singles, Ecclestone ends the innings with a well-taken boundary, swinging and connecting with a length delivery to send it over the deep square leg ropes.

Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll are at the crease for Australia, with a target of 245 in front of them. Lauren Bell has the new ball for England. Stay tuned.

What a delivery! Bell completely blows apart Litchfield's defence and shatters the off stump. England, defending a modest total, have gotten the wicket that they wanted. Ellyse Perry is the new batter.

Despite the early wicket, the boundaries have kept on coming, with Perry picking off the fuller deliveries without breaking any sweat. A decent start from Australia, all things considered, but wickets will be crucial for England if they want to defend that not-so-massive total.

Wicket-to-wicket has been the name of the game in this tournament, and it bearrs fruit for Smith. Voll looked to rush out of her crease to hit it over the park but completely missed, with the ball crashing against the off stump. Two early wickets for England.

Voll's wicket seemms to have given the English bowlers renewed confidence, and two tight overs has increased the pressure, with the Powerplay half-way done.

Perry, on the backfoot, tried to hit the shorter delivery on side, but got a huge leading edge which flies straight onto the arms of Perry. Second wicket of the night for the spinner. Australia are under some pressure.

Sutherland, who hasn't really fired all tournament, shows off her class with a perfectly timed shot which races away for four. After dealing in singles for a long time, some pressure is definitely lifted off the Aussie shoulders. The required rate is just over five at the moment.

Way too much width offered by Ecclestone, and Mooney punishes with a powerful boundary towards off side. The final ball of the over and the first Powerplay leads to a huge LBW shout against Sutherland. The umpire is not impressed, and England review the decision, but replay show a huge deflection off the bat. A very poor review at the end.

Only singles at the moment for Australia, and the spinners have dominated all throughout the match tonight at Indore. England, need one or two wickets to keep the pressure firmly on their opponents against a deep Australian batting lineup.

It has been five overs since the last boundary for Australia, but they have kept rotating the strike and the scoreboard ticking. 11 runs in the last three overs isn't excellent, but crucially for Australia, they haven't lost any more wickets. The required rate is almost five-and-a-half at the moment.

Outstanding catch from the captain! It's a massive breakthrough for England as Mooney departs for 20. It was a rather loose delivery from Ecclestone, but Mooney can't get the proper connection and holes it to by Sciver-Brunt at mid-wicket. Time for drinks!

Just eight runs in the last three overs, and the English bowlers are squeezing the Aussie batters at the moment. The run rate is touching almost a run an over at the moment, and another wicket will really put the chasing side under immense pressure.

Sutherland comes down the crease and hits a terrific square drive – marking the first boundary in 28 balls. That seems to have freed up her strike partner too, with Gardner hitting one over short fine leg for another four. Australia need a stable partnership if they wish to retake control of the match.

Nine runs off Smith's over, aided by a misfield by Dean, will be good news for the chasing side. Dean makes amends with a decent over, conceding just three runs. Australia reach the 100-run mark with six wickets at hand.

Sutherland looks ready to charge, with a flick of the wrist guiding Smith's delivery over the ropes at backward square for a maximum. Australia desperately needed a big over, and they got just that.

Sutherland welcomes Dean with a boundary off short cover. The all-rounder reaches her first-ever fifty in a World Cup match. Whether Australia win or lose will surely depend on how Sutherland carries her innings forward.

Australia are on the charge. Sutherland opened the floodgates with a superb cover drive that raced away for four. Gardner joined in the party, freeing her arms and hitting it over short third for another boundary. England need 110 runs from 138 balls to win.

20 runs in the last three overs, as Australia are inching closer to their target. The partnership between Gardner and Sutherland now stands at 87 runs – something England need to break as soon as possible if they want to make a comeback.

At the moment, Australia need 90 runs from 20 overs to win.

The boundaries are coming with ease for Sutherland. After a big shot over backward square went past the ropes, she got a slice of luck as a thick outside edge off Ecclestone evaded the wicketkeeper and went for four runs – the 100-run partnership is up. Gardner is rotating the strike masterfully, and is just three runs off her half-century.

Batting of the highest quality from Ash Gardner, who reaches her half-century in style, hitting three consecutive boundaries off Sciver-Brunt. Australia are running away with the match if this partnership remains as is. 62 runs needed of 102 balls now.

Capsey shifts her line a touch straighter but drops it short, and Gardner makes her pay, rocking back and hammering the pull through square leg for another cracking boundary.

Bell pitches it on a length outside off, and Gardner throws her hands through it, a thick outside edge flies past short third for four! That boundary brings up her century, and she’s all smiles, taking off her helmet and embracing Sutherland as the crowd rises to applaud. She knew it the moment it left the bat, a celebration fitting for a player of her class.

That’s a wrap for today’s coverage! We’ll be back with another live blog soon. Until then, goodbye!