Australia 263-8 (50 overs): Mooney 81* (99); Sciver-Brunt 2-38 |
England 267-8 (48.1 overs): Knight 75* (86); Gardner 3-42 |
England won by 2 wickets; points-based bid level astatine 6-6 |
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England levelled the women's Ashes multi-format bid successful thrilling manner with a two-wicket triumph successful the archetypal one-day planetary astatine Bristol.
Captain Heather Knight finished unbeaten connected 75 arsenic England reached their people of 264 with 11 balls remaining - their highest palmy run-chase successful the format.
England mislaid 3 precocious wickets but fig 10 Kate Cross remained unfazed, smashing 4 fours successful her stunning cameo of 19.
It is England's archetypal ODI triumph implicit the satellite champions since 2017.
The points-based bid is beautifully poised astatine 6-6 with 2 ODIs to play, of which Australia lone request to triumph 1 to clasp the Ashes.
More to follow.