Thrilling win keeps England's Ashes hopes alive

England has kept the women's Ashes bid live by claiming a thrilling 3 tally triumph implicit Australia successful the 2nd T20 astatine The Oval connected Thursday (AEST).

Australia superstar Ellyse Perry (51 not out) deed sixes disconnected the past 2 balls of the tally pursuit to bring up a accelerated fractional period but it was the location broadside precocious fiving successful beforehand of a bumper assemblage of 20,328 successful London.

Victory would person ensured Australia retained the Ashes but England inactive person anticipation heading into the third and last T20 connected Sunday (AEST).

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Sophie Ecclestone of England is congratulated arsenic Ash Gardener of Australia is tally out. (Getty)

"I'm not definite we were large successful each 3 facets truthful to get 3 runs shy was a bully effort," Australia skipper Alyssa Healy said.

"We bowled a heap of extras and fto ourselves down successful the chase. We're allowed to suffer games of cricket. We didn't execute arsenic we would person liked.

"The wicket was outstanding, a beauteous batting wicket. Our pacers did an astonishing job. To person 20-odd 1000 radical watching is ace special."

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Second T20 Highlights

Healy won the flip and elected to vessel but the tourists were soon chasing leather arsenic England posted 9-186 — a T20 grounds for them against Australia.

Opening bat Danni Wyatt acceptable the code with 76 from 46 balls to gain subordinate of the match honours for her innovative innings.

"Danni managed to get balls from extracurricular limb done point," England skipper Heather Knight said.

Georgia Wareham of Australia is bowled by Lauren Bell of England. (Getty)

"Her maturity and acquisition came to fruition. She doesn't get the recognition she deserves for being a truly astute cricketer."

Australia's tally pursuit looked dormant and buried astatine 5-96 but Perry's sound kept them successful the hunt and acceptable up a tense finish.

Australia are inactive red-hot favourites to clasp the Ashes arsenic they clasp an wide 6-2 points vantage with 3 ODIs to travel the last T20. One much triumph successful the mixed-format bid volition guarantee they clasp the trophy.

The nonaccomplishment was lone Australia's 2nd successful their past 25 T20 matches.

"What a game. Packed location astatine The Oval. I took a look astir astatine the extremity and soaked it up. We got implicit that bogey of getting the win," Knight said.

"One crippled astatine a time. The equation is precise simple."

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