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| Girls’s Ashes, one-off Check, Manuka Oval (day three of 4) |
| Australia 337-9 dec & 12-2 Mooney 7*, Brunt 2-4 |
| England 297 Knight 168*; Perry 3-57 |
| Australia lead by 52 |
| Scorecard |
Rain harm England’s bid to arrange an unlikely victory push on day three of the Girls’s Ashes Check in opposition to Australia in Canberra.
Resuming on 127, captain Heather Knight progressed to a shocking 168 not out as her aspect, who appeared out of the competition on day two, reached 297 earlier than being dismissed.
That ensured Australia took a lead of simply 40 and Katherine Brunt claimed two wickets to cut back Australia to 12-2 in a gripping spell.
She had Alyssa Healy caught behind within the first over, the Australia opener out with out scoring for the second time within the Check, and Rachael Haynes caught at brief leg off an inside edge for 4.
Nevertheless, with the match delicately poised, rain arrived a ball in a while the stroke of lunch and no additional play was doable.
It means the draw the probably outcome with simply in the future remaining and extra rain forecast.
That would go away England, at present trailing 4-2 within the multi-format collection, needing to win the three one-day internationals that observe to win the Ashes, though they may additionally finish the tour victorious with two wins plus a tie or no-result.
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