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Ashleigh Gardner slammed a grounds 69-ball period and Annabel Sutherland remained not retired connected 98 arsenic tourney favourites and defending champions Australia crushed England by six wickets successful their Women's World Cup lucifer successful Indore connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025).
Gardner's ton is the fastest 100 successful the Women's World Cup, beating West Indies' Deandra Dottin's 71-ball effort against Pakistan successful 2017.
Sent in, opener Tammy Beaumont top-scored with 78 earlier Australia fought backmost to restrict England to 244 for nine.
Australia completed the pursuit successful 40.3 overs, with Sutherland making an unbeaten 98 disconnected 112 balls and Gardner remaining not retired connected 104 disconnected 73 balls.
Earlier, Beaumont's 105-ball sound was the lone important publication for England arsenic immoderate of the different batters failed to person their starts.
Alice Capsey chipped successful with 38 disconnected 32 balls.
Besides firing with the bat, Sutherland besides picked up 3 wickets for 60 runs successful 10 overs for Australia.
Both teams person already qualified for the semifinals and are seeking to apical the standings.
Brief scores:
England: 244/9 successful 50 overs (Tammy Beaumont 78, Alice Capsey 38; Annabel Sutherland 3/60, Sophie Molineux 2/52, Ashleigh Gardner 2/39).
Australia: 248/4 successful 40.3 overs (Annabel Sutherland 98 not out, Ashleigh Gardner 104 not out).
