Australia sealed the Women’s Ashes outright with a dramatic six-run win via DLS over England in the second T20 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
With skipper Heather Knight (43no) and Amy Jones (0no) out in the middle for the final over, England needed 22 runs from the final six deliveries and after Knight started with a boundary to leave them needing 18 runs from five balls, the umpires stopped play and left the visitors fuming as they were brought off at a crunch time.
From there, with the rain still pouring, the game was called and with it, the hosts now have a 10-0 lead in the contest.
Now, even with victory in the final T20 and one-off Test, Heather Knight’s side can only bring the scoreline back to 10-6. England had entered the second T20I with an 8-0 deficit in the Ashes after being swept 6-0 in the preceding ODI series and then losing the first T20I by 57 runs which saw the hosts retain the Ashes.
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