Starring Beth Mooney as Australia defeat England in first T20 to retain Women's Ashes Cup title

Starring Beth Mooney, Australia comfortably retained the Ashes with a 57-run win over England in the inaugural T20 International.

The hosts needed just 16 overs to grab the two points they needed to take an undisputed 8-0 lead in the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Mooney's 75 a challenge for 198 in seven games The backbone of sexual total scores.

Heather Knight's side, who now have just two T20 matches and a Test match remaining to boast of, set a record-equalling target of 199 but despite the loss of Sophia Dunkley Sophia Dunkley ) tried her best, but she still defeated her opponent with a score of 199 points.

England's chase

England endured a horrendous start in the chase, with openers Maia Butcher and Danny Wyatt-Hodge falling behind in each of their first seven balls, with just four on the board.

Nat Seaver-Brent and Dunkley set about rebuilding the innings with relish, with the returning Dunkley hitting Kim Gase for three sixes in the fourth over to reach 48 for two, but Seaver-Brent Alana King scored 20 points.

England came from three behind but had racked up 62 runs and reached half-time on 96 for three when Dunkley completed his 50 from just 24 balls.

Knight fell down in the 18th over while drunkenly trying to reverse sweep King from the first ball and the writing seemed ominous when McGrath dismissed Dunkley for 59 off 30 balls.

Amy Jones scored 12 of 11 goals, Sophie Ecclestone was caught trying to attack 13 times, Charlie Dean, Sarah Sarah Glenn and Lauren Bell were quickly eliminated as Australia returned home in grand fashion.

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Knight had earlier included Australia in the squad and saw them get off to a good start as aggressive batting, wayward bowling and poor fielding hampered the visitors' efforts to limit their intentions.

The opening three overs totaled 38 runs, with Dean's first over costing 17 runs, four of which came after Bell drove over the top edge from opener Georgia Voll and saw the ball creeping over the boundary. happened later.

The pace bowler made amends, however, as she trapped Wall in front for just two runs as Australia entered the end of the powerplay at 47 for 1, an early charge fading.

Mooney fell behind on the 16th and after opening, left-hander Phoebe Litchfield hit a change-up six over deep cover at one point as the home side reached the mid-off mark on 90 for the loss of just one Wickets.

However, Lichfield were left with 25 off 20 balls after being superbly bowled by Knight, with Ellis Perry and Annabelle Sutherland missing despite Mooney completing a 37-ball half-century. Quickly followed and passed Dean to Wyatt Hodge.

Mooney, along with Australia captain Tahlia McGrath (26), scored 45 runs for the fifth wicket in just 17 balls before Freya Kemp Collapsing while leading her off the field, Jones stumped Mooney for 168 for 6.