This ball drifts wide outside off, resulting in a wide call and five extras. Gardner takes no runs off the bat on this one. Australia Women move on to 153 for 3.
Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Linsey Smith. Australia Women: 3-146(rr 8.59) A short outside off stock ball met with a controlled pull from Perry, who keeps the ball down and drives it hard to mid-wicket where it's safely fielded. No run here. Australia Women are cruising with just 5 needed off 18 deliveries and a full compliment of wickets.
Linsey Smith bowls a full outside off stock ball. Ellyse Perry attempts a drive but mistimes it, resulting in a catch chance that falls safely to the ground.
Over 16. 3 runs. Bowler: Sophie Ecclestone. Australia Women: 3-140(rr 8.75) A full stock ball on middle stump tempts Beth Mooney to flick but she misses, the ball striking her pads. She's given out lbw after the review is upheld. Mooney's 64 off 49 comes to an end as Australia needs 11 runs from 24 balls with 7 wickets in hand, holding a 99% chance to win.
Sophie Ecclestone delivers a back of a length stock ball on off stump, and Ellyse Perry works it but misses, the ball striking her pad and running down to backward square leg where Amy Jones fields cleanly for no run.
Over 15. 8 runs. Bowler: Charlie Dean. Australia Women: 2-137(rr 9.13) Perry flicks the off break down the leg side off a back of a length delivery, guiding it neatly for a quick single. Australia need 14 runs from 30 balls with eight wickets still in hand, holding strong at a 99% win probability.
Charlie Dean bowls a length off break outside off stump, and Perry pushes it neatly for a single to the cover region. Ellyse Perry has gotten off the mark.
Over 14. 12 runs. Bowler: Freya Kemp. Australia Women: 2-129(rr 9.21) A back-of-a-length delivery on middle stump with no movement, Beth Mooney attempts a slog-sweep but misses, the ball striking her pad and fielded quickly at short fine leg for no run. Australia Women require 22 runs from 36 balls with eight wickets in hand, holding a strong 99% win probability.
Freya Kemp bowls a length ball on leg stump, and Beth Mooney drives crisply. The well-timed shot races through long off for a boundary. Beth Mooney adds another four, her third boundary in this over.
Freya Kemp bowls a full, no movement ball down the leg side. Beth Mooney gets a fine inside edge on the drive that races away to the fine leg boundary for four. Beth Mooney adds her second boundary of the over to the tally.
The slower ball, pitched short outside off, is met well by Beth Mooney who executes a crisply timed flick. The ball races away through fine leg for a boundary.
A full-length delivery down the leg side, Beth Mooney attempts a flick but only manages an inside edge, the ball safely fielded by short fine leg for no run.
