Ashleigh Gardner slammed a record 69-ball century and Annabel Sutherland remained not out on 98 as tournament favourites and defending champions Australia crushed England by six wickets in their Women's World Cup match in Indore on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

Gardner's ton is the fastest hundred in the Women's World Cup, beating West Indies' Deandra Dottin's 71-ball effort against Pakistan in 2017.

Sent in, opener Tammy Beaumont top-scored with 78 before Australia fought back to restrict England to 244 for nine.

Australia completed the chase in 40.3 overs, with Sutherland making an unbeaten 98 off 112 balls and Gardner remaining not out on 104 off 73 balls.

Earlier, Beaumont's 105-ball knock was the only significant contribution for England as some of the other batters failed to conv

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