All-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt slammed England women's fastest one-day international century on Thursday, helping England beat Sri Lanka in a highly one-sided third ODI on Thursday.
Two Australians and England's star all-rounder, who starred in the recently completed Women's Ashes series, have been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2023
The women's Ashes is different than men's Ashes that it is decided on the basis of points, with four points given for a Test win and two points each for a white-ball match win. England and Australia grinded it out on the field and ended the series at 8-8, with the Aussies retaining the Ashes
The victory allowed England to clinch the ODI component of the series 2-1, but Australia still retained the Ashes as the multi-format series ended tied at 8-8 following the seven matches.
On Sunday during the penultimate ODI of the series, the 30-year-old nearly led her team to another nail-biting victory with 111 not out off 99 balls, but Australia won by three runs to retain the trophy.
England women sealed the series win against Australia after their five-wicket victory in the third T20I match at the Lord's on Saturday. This is Australia's first T20I series loss since 2017. Australia leads the multi-format series by 6-4. By winning the one-off Test (four points) and first