The Ashes: Australia extend series lead over England after first T20 victory at Edgbaston

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Ellyse Perry is bowled by Lauren BellAustralia stuttered towards the extremity of their pursuit arsenic England fought backmost by taking 3 precocious wickets
England 153-7 (20 overs): Dunkley 56 (49); Jonassen 3-25
Australia 154-6 (19.5 overs): Mooney 61* (47); Ecclestone 2-24
Australia won by 4 wickets
Scorecard.

England's Ashes hopes are hanging by a thread aft Australia won the archetypal T20 by 4 wickets and took a 6-0 points pb successful the multi-format series.

Australia were cruising astatine 130-2 successful pursuit of 154 but mislaid 3 wickets for 10 runs arsenic England fought backmost astatine the death.

But opener Beth Mooney finished unbeaten connected 61 arsenic Australia edged location with conscionable 1 shot to spare.

England request 9 points to regain the Ashes, truthful indispensable triumph each 5 remaining white-ball games - oregon triumph 4 if 1 is tied oregon rained off.

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