Australia vs England, Women’s World Cup 2022 Final Live Score Updates: Alyssa Healy completed a magnificent century as she eventually departed for 170 runs. Earlier, fellow opener Rachael Haynes scored 68 runs as Australia got off to a flyer. After winning the toss, England captain Heather Knight opted to field vs Australia in the Women’s World Cup Final at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday. Both England and Australia have been marching towards the big day in their own way. Defending champions England have been emboldened by an incredible turnaround that saw them prevail in five must-win games after losing their first three matches of the tournament. While the Australians, gunning for a record seventh world title, have been on a roll extending their winning streak to 11 matches. Interestingly, despite having won 10 of the previous 11 World Cups between them, England and Australia will face off in an ICC World Cup final for the first time in 34 years. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Meg Lanning, Australian skipper at the toss: “We batted first number of times through this tournament and done it really well. I lose the toss most of the times anyway, certainly tend to bat first and we are very happy with that and I think the conditions will be really good throughout the day.”
Heather Knight, England skipper at the toss: “It is a fresh wicket and hopefully dew will play a part later. We bowled outstandinly here and batted well as well. We know the conditions well and hopefully we can use that to our advantage. It’s been a really remarkable run for this team, we have been playing knock-out cricket for five games now, hopefully we can do one more win and lift that trophy.”
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England Women (Playing XI): Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones(w), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole
Australia Women (Playing XI): Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy(w), Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Women’s WC Live Score Updates Between Australia vs England, straight from the Hagley Oval in Christchurch
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09:55 (IST)
Twin Wickets – Anya Shrubsole takes two in two
Anya Shrubsole brings some positivity in England camp as she takes two wickets in two balls
Australia Women 331/5 after 47.3 overs
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09:46 (IST)
Wicket – Ashleigh Gardner is run-out for 1
Ashleigh Gardner is run-out for 1 as Australia lose their third wicket soon after Healy’s departure
Australia Women 318/3 in 46 overs
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09:45 (IST)
Wicket – Healy departs for 170, what a knock !
What a knock Alyssa Healy has played as she finally departs for 170 runs
Australia are looking at a total around the 350-run mark now
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09:34 (IST)
Alyssa Healy reaches 150. Australia 284/1 in 43.2 overs vs England
Alyssa Healy is unstoppable here as she reaches 150 and looking good for more
Australia Women 284/1 in 43.2 overs vs England
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09:32 (IST)
Fifty – Beth Mooney reaches half-century. Australia 278/1 after 43 overs
Beth Mooney has also joined the run-fest with a brilliant half-ton
Australia Women 278/1 after 43 overs
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09:24 (IST)
Australia Women 260/1 after 42 overs – 100-run stand between Healy-Mooney
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney bring 100-run partnership in 81 balls as Australia are on course for a huge total here
Australia Women 260/1 after 42 overs
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09:15 (IST)
Four – Healy hits Brunt over the mid-off fielder for a boundary
Brunt gets on the wrong side of Healy’s attack as she is dispatched for a boundary over the mid-off fielder
Australia Women 242/1 after 40.4 overs
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09:11 (IST)
Healy Survives – A good stumping review but Healy is not out
Healy has all the luck on her side today as she survives a stumping while trying to go for a scoop once again
England need wickets to put a lid on the run-rate
Australia Women 236/1 after 40 overs
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08:59 (IST)
Four – Healy hits a dilcoop for a superb boundary behind the stumps
Alyssa Healy puts Cross behind the wicket through a clever dilscoop over the keeper’s head
Australia on course for a huge score
Australia Women 220/1 after after 37.2 overs
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08:50 (IST)
Four – Healy hits Cross for a clever boundary
Healy puts away Cross past the mid-off fielder for a superb boundary
Australia Women 202/1 after 35.2 overs
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08:49 (IST)
Hundred – Alyssa Healy has completed a magnificent hundred
What a day for Alyssa Healy as she completes a brilliant ton in a World Cup final
England completely on the backfoot here
Australia 188/1 after 34.2 overs
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08:27 (IST)
Wicket – Haynes Departs for 68 runs as Australia lose first wicket
Rachael Haynes departs for 68 runs as Sophia gets England the all-important first wicket
Australia Women 160/1 after 29 overs
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08:22 (IST)
Four – Healy hits Sciver for a superb boundary
Healy hits a short ball past the mid-wicket boundary for a superb four
Australia Women 160/0 after 29 overs
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08:15 (IST)
What a start for Australia in this WC final – Haynes and Healy bring up 150-run partnership
Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy have given Australia quite a head start in this WC Final
The 1st wicket partnership has reached 150 and it doesn’t look like stopping now
England will be pondering if their decision to bowl was a right one!
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08:07 (IST)
Two Fours in the 25th overs – Charlotte Dean proving expensive
Spinner Charlotte Dean concedes two fours to Healy as Australia march on through Healy and Haynes
Australia Women 131/0 after 25 overs
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08:00 (IST)
Fifty – Healy brings her fifty this time, Australia in Command
Alyssa Healy joins Haynes and brings up a brilliant half-century
England are being totally dominated here
Australia Women 109/0 in 22.1 overs vs England
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07:59 (IST)
Fifty – Rachael Haynes brings up a brilliant fifty
Australian opener Rachael Haynes hits a brilliant half-century as England bowlers continue to struggle against the batters
Australia Women 97/0 in 20.5 overs vs England
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07:47 (IST)
Both Healy and Haynes closing in on individual fifties
Openers Healy and Haynes are in their 40s now and will be looking to get past 50 in a WC final
England, on the other hand, need to look at a lot of things for now and wickets will be top of their agenda
Australia 92/0 after 20 overs
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07:40 (IST)
Four – Healy collects a boundary off Ecclestone
Healy dances down the track and hits a superb four straight over the bowlers head
England aren’t looking much happy on the field now as they continue to look for wickets
Australia 81/0 after 18 overs
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07:31 (IST)
Haynes and Healy will look to make it big from here
Both Healy and Haynes have the licence to go big as they reach 70 runs in 16 overs
England will desperately want to end this partnership here as Heather Knight looks towards more bowling options
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07:20 (IST)
50-run partnership between Australian openers Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy
Australian openers Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy bring up the 50-run stand in 12.1 overs
England will be hoping a claim their first wicket soon and break this 1st-wicket partnership
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07:10 (IST)
Four – Haynes on fire as she puts away a short ball for a boundary
Rachel Haynes plays a super shot on the leg side off a short delivery by Sciver to collect crucial four runs
Australia 42/0 after 10.3 overs
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07:06 (IST)
Four – Healy’s mesmerising straight drive
Alyssa Healy hits a well timed straight drive to collect another four
Australia Women 36/0 after 9.3 overs
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07:04 (IST)
Four – A confident use of the writs by Healy to collect fours
Healy is slowly opening up and uses her wrists to perfection to get a superb four from a flick on the leg side
Both openers are slowly looking dangerous now as England eye their first wicket
Australia Women 32/0 after 9 overs
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06:57 (IST)
Australia Women 25/0 after 7 overs
Openers Healy, Haynes are off to quite a stable and a cautious start to the innings. England will be hoping to get their first breakthrough soon as not let the Aussies get away with a partnership first up
Australia Women 25/0 after 7 overs
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06:53 (IST)
No review taken as Anya Shrubsole hits Healy on the pads – Australia survive
Anya Shrubsole gets one to hit Healy on the pads very close to the stumps. However, England decide not to take the review
Australia Women 16/0 after 6 overs
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06:45 (IST)
Cautious Start to the innings from Australia
A great over from Anya Shrubsole as she concedes only 1 run. The Australian batters are looking quite cautious at the start of the innings
Australia Women 11/0 after 4 overs
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06:40 (IST)
Four – Healy cuts Brunt through the point to gather her 1st four
Healy is off and running with a brilliant cut shot through the point region off Brunt to collect her first boundary
Australia Women 10/0 after 2.4 overs
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06:37 (IST)
Four – Rachel Haynes picks up the first boundary of the match
Opener Haynes smashes Amy towards the boundary for the first four of the match
Australia are away with a confident start in the final
Australia Women 6/0 after 1.2 overs
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06:35 (IST)
A tight over from Brunt as England start well
Pacer Brunt bowls a brilliant over, concedes only two runs in the first over of the match
Anya Shrubsole to bowl from the other end
Australia Women 2/0 after 1 over
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06:31 (IST)
Match Begins – England bowlers ready as Australian openers take strike
Australian openers Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy are in the middle
Pacer Katherine Brunt starts proceedings for England
Australia Women 0/0 after 0.1 overs
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06:17 (IST)
Captains at the toss – Meg Lanning and Heather Knight
Here’s a look at what the captains, Meg Lanning and Heather Knight, had to say at the toss:
Meg Lanning, Australian skipper at the toss: “We batted first number of times through this tournament and done it really well. I lose the toss most of the times anyway, certainly tend to bat first and we are very happy with that and I think the conditions will be really good throughout the day.”
Heather Knight, England skipper at the toss: “It is a fresh wicket and hopefully dew will play a part later. We bowled outstandinly here and batted well as well. We know the conditions well and hopefully we can use that to our advantage. It’s been a really remarkable run for this team, we have been playing knock-out cricket for five games now, hopefully we can do one more win and lift that trophy.”
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06:15 (IST)
Here’s a look at the Final XIs from both sides
Playing XIs from both sides:
England Women (Playing XI): Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones(w), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole
Australia Women (Playing XI): Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy(w), Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
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06:11 (IST)
Toss – England Women opt to bowl vs Australia Women
England captain Heather Knight wins toss, elects to bowl vs Australia
England have won the toss in the #CWC22 Final and elected to bowl first against Australia. pic.twitter.com/k9X57kDAfZ
— ICC (@ICC) April 3, 2022
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05:59 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of Women’s World Cup Final between Australia and England
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the Women’s World Cup final between Australia-England
Both England and Australia have been marching towards the big day in their own way
Defending champions England have been emboldened by an incredible turnaround that saw them prevail in five must-win games after losing their first three matches of the tournament
While the Australians, gunning for a record seventh world title, have been on a roll extending their winning streak to 11 matches
Interestingly, despite having won 10 of the previous 11 World Cups between them, England and Australia will face off in an ICC World Cup final for the first time in 34 year
Ready.
@englandcricket #CWC22 Final pic.twitter.com/584MQK3zik
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) April 3, 2022
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