With Australia’s pivotal 89-run victory over the English women’s team, standout all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner tore apart England’s batting order. Alyssa Healy’s Australia held the hosts to a score of 178 while Heather Knight’s England held them to a total of 268 as Gardner claimed 8 wickets in the second innings. Australia sweeps four significant points in the Women’s Multi-Format Ashes series as well.
Gardner has now tied the record for taking the most wickets in a Test match innings. She shares the accomplishment with Neetu David of India, who took 8 wickets against the women of England in 1995. Notably, Neetu outperforms Gardner in this category, making them the second-best stats in a Test innings. The Australian took 8 wickets after yielding 63 runs, compared to the Indian’s 8 for 53 run
Gardner’s test-match track record
Gardner not only claimed eight wickets in the innings but also four more in the first innings, which saw England collect 463 runs. Gardner ranks second with 12 wickets in the list of the most Test match wickets a female cricketer has taken. Shazia Khan of Pakistan, who had 13 wickets in a Test match versus West Indies women, is ahead of her.
Additionally, the 26-year-old currently holds the best statistics for an Australian in both a Test match and an inning. She has taken 8 wickets in an innings, a first for her nation.
Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy stumps England batter Amy Jones. (Credit: Getty Images)
Australia crushes England
Australia has been the team to beat in the one-off Test. Ellyse Perry and Sutherland helped Australia amass 473 runs in the opening innings. In response, double centurion Beaumont, who became the eighth woman in history to hit a double tonne, led England brilliantly. However, Tahlia McGrath and Gardner enabled Australia to gain a slim lead of 10 runs.
Beth Mooney’s 80 and Healy’s 50 in the second innings gave the hosts a goal of 268 to reach. No other English batter was able to surpass fifty runs, despite Danielle Wyatt scoring fifty. Australia has already earned four series points with this victory. Each ODI and T20I game counts two points, while the Test match carries four.
