Ashes 2023 ENGW vs AUSW 1st ODI highlights: Alyssa Healy-led Australia women is scheduled to play in the 1st ODI on Ashes 2023, against Heather Knight-led England women.
| Match no | Womens Ashes 2023, 1st ODI |
| Match | England vs Australia |
| Date | July 12, 2023 |
| Toss | Australia won the toss and chose to bat |
| Venue | Country Ground, Bristol |
| Result | England won by 2 wickets |
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Australia Squad
Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Kate Cross, Lauren Bell
England squad
Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Kate Cross, Lauren Bell
Ashes 2023 ENGW vs AUSW Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Australia | 263/8 (50) |
| England | 267/8 (48.1) |
Ashes 2023 ENGW vs AUSW 1st ODI highlights
Australia Innings
On starting the ODI series on Ashes, Australian women won the toss and choose to bat. The captain Alyssa Healy was taken out by Kate Cross on the first over of the innings, where she scored 8 runs.
After the fall of the first wicket, Phoebe and Ellyse Perry made a partnership scoring 34 and 41 before leaving the ground.
After the fall of Phoebe, Beth Mooney entered the ground where she had a great innings, scoring 81 runs out of 99 deliveries which was the period where their team score steadily increased.
Players like Tahlia, Ashleigh and Jess Jonassen played their part scoring 24,21 and 30 respectively. On the end of 50 overs, Australia score 263 losing 8 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Alyssa Healy (c)† | lbw b Cross | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Phoebe Litchfield | c Ecclestone b Nat Sciver-Brunt | 34 | 36 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Ellyse Perry | c Nat Sciver-Brunt b Glenn | 41 | 51 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 80.39 |
| Beth Mooney | not out | 81 | 99 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Tahlia McGrath | b Capsey | 24 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | c Nat Sciver-Brunt b Bell | 21 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Annabel Sutherland | b Bell | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jess Jonassen | b Ecclestone | 30 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Georgia Wareham | c Wyatt b Nat Sciver-Brunt | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Megan Schutt | not out | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Kate Cross | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauren Bell | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 5.6 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 4.75 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5.8 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4.28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Capsey | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
England Innings
Unable to fold Australia on bowling, England players Tammy Beaumont and Alice Capsey had a moderate start scoring 47 and 40 for being the top-order batters. The fall of the wicket of Sophia made Alice to make a partnership with Tammy.
After losing the wicket to Wareham, Tammy Beaumont left the ground. Heather Knight lived up to the name of the captain, scoring 75 runs and leading the team slowly towards victory. She took the stance in the field making sure to find a way for victory.
But her team were not able to stand up for Australian bowlers. Anyhow, England won the match by scoring 267 runs in the 49th over of the innings with two wickets in hand.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tammy Beaumont | c McGrath b Wareham | 47 | 42 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 111.9 |
| Sophia Dunkley | b Perry | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Alice Capsey | c Sutherland b Gardner | 40 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 117.64 |
| Heather Knight (c) | not out | 75 | 86 | 123 | 6 | 1 | 87.2 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | c Wareham b Jonassen | 31 | 41 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 75.6 |
| Danni Wyatt | c Jonassen b Schutt | 14 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60.86 |
| Amy Jones † | c & b Wareham | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | c Wareham b Gardner | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Sarah Glenn | c Litchfield b Gardner | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Kate Cross | not out | 19 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 95 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Darcie Brown | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Ellyse Perry | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Megan Schutt | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.71 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Annabel Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia Wareham | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 3.4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4.2 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jess Jonassen | 8.1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.53 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match
Heather Knight | England
Feels really good, It’s hard work out there, the crowd kept us in the game. We can be a lot better but the fight we have shown is remarkable. I was just trying to stay calm and it was quite hard to remain fluent with the bat and really pleased to be there and finishing off.
Just had a chat with her and backed her to do it (on Kate Cross slamming one to the fine leg fence), kept encouraging her to take the positive option. There’s a lot we can do better, especially the first 10-15 overs with the ball, but it is important to keep winning and keep the momentum going.
Lots of people standing up again which is really pleasing. We feel like we are gaining a lot of momentum and I wanted to be there at the end, lots of family and friends watching and really nice to finish it off.
The support from the crowd is unreal again. It’s been awesome and that support really made the difference for us and hopefully it will continue in the next 2 games as well.
