Summary

  • Australia beat England by six wickets to return to top of table

  • Defeat is England's first of tournament

  • Australia recover from 68-4 with Sutherland (98*) and Gardner (104*) sharing unbroken 180 for fifth wicket

  • England post 244-9 from their 50 overs with Beaumont top-scoring with 78

  • Middle-order struggles continue with Lamb out for 7 and Dunkley makes 48-ball 22

  • Both sides through to semi-finals already

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. 'We pride ourselves on quality bowling'

    : Alana King of AustraliaGetty Images

    Australia spin bowler Alana King: "Pretty simple. Keep the stumps in play and try to extract as much spin as I can. I am happy to play that role for this team.

    "Natural variation has been present in all of our games so keeping the stumps in play gives us lots of chances for dismissal.

    "England got off to a flyer and we missed our lines in the powerplay. We honed in on the stumps later on and we pride ourselves on quality bowling. The batters will be getting the job done."

    On Nat Sciver-Brunt: "She was a big wicket. She is a special player and we know how damaging she can be. The job is not done yet though and we have to get the runs now."

  2. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This will be an innings that England will feel they could have scored more from.

  3. Eng 244-9

    England bat out the 50 overs. Sophie Ecclestone finishes the innings with a four.

    England post 244-9, meaning Australia need 245 to return to the top of the table.

  4. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I don't know what those stumps have done to Sophie Molineux but she threw that as hard as she could from about three yards away!

    Sophie Ecclestone has to face all remaining balls here for me because she is a boundary hitter.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Smith run out (Voll/Molineux) 3 (Eng 236-9)

    Bang. Sophie Molineux has just hurled down the stumps.

    Good throw from Georgia Voll, Linsey Smith was out by a distance.

    'Goodness me!' - Smith is 'emphatically' run out by Molineux

  6. Eng 235-8

    Sophie Ecclestone picks a gap between point and cover and collects four.

    Eight off the over.

  7. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Charlie Dean is not happy with herself there. Her bat twisted in her hands as she tried to make contact.

    England are in real danger of being bowled out, not for the first time in this tournament.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Dean c Litchfield b Gardner 26 (Eng 227-8)

    Charlie Dean sprays a routine catch to Phoebe Litchfield at cover.

    Two wickets in three balls for Australia.

    Dean is caught by Litchfield off the bowling of Gardner

  9. Eng 227-7

    12 balls remaining. Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone in the middle for England. They'll want 240-245.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Alice Capsey will be happy with that. She was looking for the boundary so you can't really blame her.

    A decent knock to get England over 220.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Capsey lbw b Molineux 38 (Eng 227-7)

    Smashing into leg stump. Three reds. The finger goes back up but Alice Capsey is already over the rope.

    A breezy and entertaining 38 (32). Thanks Alice. England needed that.

    Capsey is trapped lbw by Molineux

  12. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Alice Capsey will surely review it - she might as well. That feels sensible.

  13. England review

    The finger goes up. Alice Capsey has been given out lbw.

    Reluctantly, she reviews it. She was wandering off.

  14. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Great little period for England here with Alice Capsey and Charlie Dean at the crease.

    Their partnership of 60 has seen just 32% dot balls and the run rate shoot up to 7.5.

  15. Eng 223-6

    Doink. One-bounce four over mid-wicket for Alice Capsey. Down on one knee, untroubled by Annabel Sutherland's slower ball.

    Oooh hooo! And then a cheeky ramped four from Charlie Dean.

    Finally some fun!

  16. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Alice Capsey of EnglandGetty Images

    Australia have let quite a lot go to Alice Capsey - they have bowled a little bit too wide to her.

    If England can get to 240, they will think of that as a good recovery.

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    When Australia walk this home by 10 wickets I'm looking forward to the explanations from England's management team...

    Jeff in Carlisle

    If we do get to the final, playing Australia, we really need to think about who plays. So many missed chances to give a game to others.

    Maccio, Shropshire

    I was worried earlier that we would have the dream game today and thrash Australia when it doesn’t count! Needn’t have worried, clearly saving it for next time!!

    Anon

  18. Eng 212-6

    Four singles, a streaky edge past the keeper for four, and a single to finish.

    Alice Capsey has 30 (26) and Charlie Dean has 19 (21).

    Australia are letting England off the hook a little here.

  19. Eng 203-6

    Alice Capsey, where have you been? She hits Annabel Sutherland for back-to-back fours to bring up England's 200.

    Both deliveries are rank, with Sutherland losing her length, and Capsey capitalises.

    Five overs to go... dare we think about 250?

    Capsey hits back-to-back fours

  20. Eng 194-6

    Oh Terry, don't give up hope just yet. And remember - Australia didn't win the last T20 World Cup. New Zealand won that one!

    Charlie Dean and Alice Capsey add another four runs to England's tally. The seventh-wicket partnership is up to 28 (29).