Stunning hundred for Sussex's Danni Wyatt as England draw series

England Women won the final IT20 against Australia at the Manuka Oval after an incredible partnership between Danni Wyatt and captain Heather Knight.

Wyatt scored a remarkable 100 – her maiden international century – while Knight scored 51. It was a record-breaking chase in women’s IT20 cricket, beating the 165 England scored in 2009 to beat Australia at the Oval.

Wyatt’s hundred was the second of the match after Beth Mooney’s. Mooney struck a superb hundred – the fifth in women’s IT20 cricket and the first on Australian soil – as Australia posted 178/2.

It was a huge total that England looked unlikely to chase down at 30/3 in the fifth over but Wyatt and Knight combined to put on a remarkable 139 to steer England towards the win. The pair fell with the target nearing but England got there with Fran Wilson and Jenny Gunn at the crease to win by four wickets.

It means the multi-format series ends tied up at 8-8 apiece. Australia retained the Ashes with their victory in the first IT20 at the North Sydney Oval but tonight’s win means England win the IT20 series and tie the rubber overall.