Match Details
And with that, we come to the conclusion of the first T20 of this women’s Ashes series. It was an onslaught by Tahlia Mcgrath and Meg Lanning as they chased down this competitive total of 170 with 9 wickets and 3 overs remaining. With this victory, they take a 1-0 lead in this three-match T20 series.
Aussies started the run chase with fire and aggression. Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy opened the innings and the latter wasn’t able to get going as she departed on just 7 inside the powerplay. That brought in Tahlia McGrath who was stunning with the bowl in hand. With the bat in hand, she looked lethal in the middle taking on Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies and Nat Sciver to the cleaners.
The skipper, Meg Lanning was solid as ever in the middle and brought up a well-worked half-century in just 38 balls to support McGrath who played a gem of an innings and remained unbeaten on 91 off just 49 deliveries. The partnership of 144(79) took them comfortably over the line to register their first Ashes victory with 3 overs remaining.
Earlier in the day, England put up a fighting total of 169 on the board but they could have got at least 10 runs more if not for Tahlia McGrath's brilliant display of yorker length bowling in her final two overs. She knocked over Sciver and the rampant Wyatt and then had Jones caught in the deep.
The platform was laid at the top by Wyatt and Beaumont who put on 82 for the first wicket. Alana King broke the stand with her first international wicket. A decent cameo from Nat Sciver helped push the England total beyond 160.