Womens ODI World Cup: Ton-up Gardner, Sutherland energy Australia to the highest

In an Australian outfit brimming with stars, Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland shared the highlight on the Holkar Stadium on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

In a round-robin battle in opposition to England on the Women’s World Cup, the 2 all-rounders produced the products with bat and ball to steer the defending champion to a six-wicket win. While Gardner smashed an unbeaten 104 off 73 balls and took two wickets, Sutherland’s contribution was an unbeaten 98 to go along with three scalps.

Their unbroken 180-run stand helped the ladies in yellow and inexperienced, within the absence of injured skipper Alyssa Healy, romp to a goal of 245 in simply 40.3 overs. That they did so regardless of being 24 for 3 at one stage ought to sound alarm bells for his or her opponents within the marquee match.

By advantage of the win, Australia has regained prime spot within the standings with 11 factors in six matches. For England, this was the primary defeat of the marketing campaign.

However, it has now suffered eight losses in a row in opposition to its conventional rival.

Having joined palms at 68 for 4 within the sixteenth over, Sutherland and Gardner nearly appeared impervious to the spate of wickets that had tumbled.

They minimize, drove and swept with a contact of sophistication and finesse, by no means permitting the English bowlers a foot within the door within the time they spent on the crease.

In England’s complete of 244 for 9, opener Tammy Beaumont (78, 105b, 10×4, 1×6) performed a number one hand. Sutherland and Alana King (10-1-20-1) had been the decide of the Australian bowlers.

After a brisk 55-run stand between Beaumont and Amy Jones for the opening wicket, Australia pulled it again by way of Sutherland. After 5 dot balls within the ninth over, the Victorian castled Jones with a magnificence: the ball angled in from vast of the crease earlier than jagging away to hit off-pole.

Beaumont, who minimize pacer Kim Garth by level for 4 to maneuver to 52 in 59 balls, managed simply 26 runs off her final 46 deliveries. If not for a 61-run partnership between Alice Capsey and Charlie Dean for the seventh wicket, England wouldn’t have even received to the whole it did.

The scores: England 244/9 in 50 overs (Tammy Beaumont 78, Alice Capsey 38, Annabel Sutherland 3/60) misplaced to Australia 248/4 in 40.3 overs (Annabel Sutherland 98 n.o., Ashleigh Gardner 104 n.o.).

Toss: Australia; PoM: Sutherland.

Australia: 248/4 in 40.3 overs (Annabel Sutherland 98 not out, Ashleigh Gardner 104 not out).