The visiting Australian team
under Meg Lanning has shown no mercy as they embarrassed the otherwise strong
looking England side with a 3-0 defeat in the ODI series that concluded on Sunday
in their own backyard.
Winning the first two ODIs
clinically, the Aussies came out even stronger in the third ODI at Canterbury.
Batting first, Australia put up a challenging score of 269-7 in 50 overs.
Riding on twin half centuries from Alyssa Healy (68) and Meg Lanning (69), the
visitors were in a commanding position at the end of the first innings. For
England, it was only Natalie Sciver (3-51) who stood out with the ball.
Chasing 270, England would have
liked the top order to fire, but Aussie spearhead Ellyse Perry had some other
plans. Perry wrecked havoc with the new ball as she reduced England to 10-4 in
5.2 overs. Fran Wilson (17), Anya Shrubsole (11), and Laura Marsh (21) were the
only English three players to reach a double digit score. Perry ended up with
magnificent figures of 7-22 in her 10 overs. Megan Schutt (2-21) and Jess
Jonassen (1-15) also joined the Perry party. To England’s horror, they were
bundled out for a paltry 75 in 32.5 overs, losing the match by a mammoth margin
of 194 runs.
Record breaking Ellyse Perry won
the Player of the Match for her breath-taking bowling performance. Australia
won the ODI series 3-0 pocketing 6 points. The two sides will meet for the one
off test starting July 18 at Taunton. England will have to win all the remaining
matches to regain the Ashes.
Brief Scores: Australia 269-7 in 50 overs (M Lanning 69; N Sciver 3-51) beat England 75 all out in 32.5 overs (L Marsh 21; E Perry 7-22) by 194 runs
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