{"id":16786,"date":"2025-10-01T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/ashleigh-gardner-creates-history-becomes-1st-cricketer-in-the-world-to-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:11:40","slug":"ashleigh-gardner-creates-history-becomes-1st-cricketer-in-the-world-to-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/ashleigh-gardner-creates-history-becomes-1st-cricketer-in-the-world-to-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashleigh Gardner Creates History, Becomes 1st Cricketer In The World To&#8230; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9608790\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 01, 2025, 18:34 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9608790\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871 asubttl-schema\">Ashleigh Gardner came out to bat at No. 6 for Australia on Wednesday against New Zealand in Indore and scored 115 runs from 83 balls.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ashleigh Gardner scored 115 runs from 83 balls against New Zealand on Wednesday in Indore. (Picture Credit: AP)\" title=\"Ashleigh Gardner scored 115 runs from 83 balls against New Zealand on Wednesday in Indore. (Picture Credit: AP)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ashleigh Gardner scored 115 runs from 83 balls against New Zealand on Wednesday in Indore. (Picture Credit: AP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Ashleigh Gardner entered her name in the history books on Wednesday, October 1, by becoming the first cricketer to score a century after coming out to bat at No. 6 or lower in a Women\u2019s ODI World Cup match. Gardner came out to bat at No. 6 for Australia in the second match of the ongoing ICC Women\u2019s ODI World Cup 2025 in Indore against New Zealand and crossed the 100-run mark in just 77 balls.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">She smashed New Zealand captain Sophie Devine for a four on the first ball of the 46th over to complete her century.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><strong>Fastest hundred in Women\u2019s ODI World Cup (by balls)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>71 \u2013 Deandra Dottin (West Indies) vs Pakistan, Leicester (2017)<\/li>\n<li>76 \u2013 Nat Sciver-Brunt vs Pakistan, Leicester (2017)<\/li>\n<li>77 \u2013 Ash Gardner vs New Zealand, Indore (2025)<\/li>\n<li>79 \u2013 Nat Sciver-Brunt vs Australia, Hamilton (2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Before her, the previous highest score by a No. 6 or lower batter in a Women\u2019s ODI World Cup match was in the name of Alex Blackwell.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">In the second semifinal match of the 2017 ICC Women\u2019s ODI World Cup in Derby on July 20, 2017, Blackwell scored 90 runs from 56 balls for Australia against India.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Gardner faced a total of 83 balls for the Australian team in their first match of the Women\u2019s ODI World Cup 2025 and, with the help of 16 fours and 1 six, scored 115 runs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Her 115-run knock helped the seven-time champions bounce back from 128\/5 in 21.2 overs and post a total of 326\/10 in 49.3 overs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">During her stay at the crease, she added 64 runs for the sixth wicket with Tahlia McGrath (26), 47 runs for the seventh wicket with Sophie Molineux (14) and 69 runs for the eighth wicket with Kim Garth (38).<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">The 69-run partnership between Gardner and Garth is the second-highest for Australia Women for the 8th wicket or below in ODI World Cups, behind the 76 runs 10th wicket stand between Kristen Beams and Alex Blackwell against India at Derby in 2017.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Gardner was sent back to the pavilion by Bree Illing. On the third ball of the 47th over of Australia\u2019s innings, Isabella Gaze completed her catch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">For the White Ferns, Lea Tahuhu and Jess Kerr picked up three wickets each and two Australian batters each were sent back to the pavilion by Amelia Kerr and Bree Illing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indore, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 01, 2025, 18:24 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3999170871 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Ashleigh Gardner Creates History, Becomes 1st Cricketer In The World To&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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