Aussie's 'absolute blinder' leaves cricket world in awe

The cricket world has been left in awe by a brilliant piece of fielding from Australia’s Georgia Wareham in the women’s World T20 final against England.

The Aussie bowler ran out dangerous England batter Amy Jones with a sensational pick-up and throw to grab the first wicket in the tournament decider, won by Australia in an eight-wicket thumping.

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Just as England’s openers were looking comfortable at the crease, Wareham struck with a moment of magic in the field.

Looking for a quick single, England’s Jones was undone as Wareham – with little more than one stump to aim at – removed the England opener.

Wareham’s pin-point throw smashed into the stumps as fans flooded social media to applaud the superb effort.

Young spinners Ashleigh Gardner and Wareham put Australia in the box seat to win their fourth World Twenty20 title after bowling England out for 105.

Offspinner Gardner (3-22) was the leading wicket taker in the rout, including the dismissals of England captain Heather Knight and top-scorer Danielle Wyatt – both caught on the drive after beating them with extra bounce.

Wareham also claimed 2-11 from her three overs with the ball to go with her sensational run out.

Ellyse Perry (1-23) became just the second woman to reach 100 T20 international wickets with the key scalp of Nat Sciver, when she trapped the allrounder lbw for one.

England’s innings could have come to an end even sooner had Australia not been left to rue a number of missed chances in the field, in what was a mixed performance at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Wyatt was dropped three times on the way to 43 from 37 balls, while Knight finished 25 from 28 when she should have been run out on two.

Wyatt helped England take 12 runs off the first over by Sophie Molineux with some powerful hitting down the ground and received a life when Rachael Haynes grassed a tough one-handed diving chance at point the following over off Megan Schutt (2-13).

Perry should have had Wyatt caught behind on 12 but Alyssa Healy dropped a head-high regulation chance with the gloves, while Delissa Kimmince missed a caught-and-bowled when she was on 34.

Wyatt was finally dismissed when Gardner had her driving in the air to cover, a chance Australia’s captain Meg Lanning wouldn’t relinquish.

That prompted a collapse of 7-41, as Wareham got her first wicket two overs later with a smart review to dismiss Lauren Winfield.

Winfield appeared safe after she cut a ball off Wareham but Australia sent it upstairs to show the ball had clipped her back pad on the way through right in front of middle stump to have her lbw.

The 19-year-old then had her second the following ball when she beat Sophia Dunkley in flight to bowl her, before England succumbed to be all out in the final over.

With AAP