Australia added two more points in the ongoing Women's Ashes 2025 after beating England by 21 runs in the second ODI at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Tuesday, January 14. The match turned out to be a low-scoring thriller but the home side managed to hold their nerves towards the end and registered a memorable victory.

Australia have four points in their kitty after winning the first two ODIs.

Earlier in the day, Heather Knight won the toss and invited Australia to bat first. Alyssa Healy continued from where she left in the first ODI and blasted 29 runs off just 19 deliveries to get Australia off to a flying start. After the captain was dismissed by Lauren Bell in the ninth over, Ellyse Perry joined forces with Phoebe Litchfield. The latter took her time in the middle and got a start but she was dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone for a 50-ball 29.

Perry played a gem of an innings of 60 off 74 balls as Australia put themselves in a position of strength. However, England bounced back strongly as they bowled out the Women in Yellow for 180 after they had reached 131/2 at one stage.

Ecclestone was the pick of the bowlers as she finished with figures of 4/35 in 10 overs. Meanwhile, Alice Capsey also bowled well and bagged a three-for. Lauren Bell took two wickets, while Lauren Filer got the better of Tahlia McGrath.

In reply, England lost the wicket of Tammy Beaumont in the second over. Fellow opener Maia Bouchier departed in the sixth over after hitting two fours and a solitary six. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Knight stitched a 41-run partnership for the third wicket to resurrect the England innings. However, the visitors lost the wickets of Knight, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, and Sciver-Brunt in quick succession.

Alice Capsey and Amy Jones played watchfully and added 36 runs off 77 balls to take England to 120/5 in the 35th over. However, the European side once again lost three wickets in no time as the Aussies wrestled the momentum back in their favour.

At 125/8, in the 39th over, England were in all sorts of trouble and the onus was on Amy to bail her team out. In the end, she remained unbeaten on 47 off 103 balls as England were bowled out for 159 in 48.1 overs. Alana King and Kim Garth bagged four and three wickets, respectively.