Australia‘s Star Allrounder Ashleigh Gardner Oste her name in the history books of Cricket with a sizzling hundred against New -Zeeland during the ICC Ladies ODI World Cup 2025. Gardner came in at number 6 with her team that struggled at 128/5 and delivered one of the best counterattacks that the tournament has ever seen. Australia placed 326 in 49.3 overs against New Zealand in Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday 1 October.
Ashleigh Gardner’s record-breaking hundred for Australia against New Zealand in World Cup Ladies 2025
Gardener scored 115 out of just 83 balls and became the first cricket player in the history of the World Cup for women who reached number 6 or lower for a century. Her innings not only save Australia, but also brought them to a strong total, which completely changed the course of the competition.
Gardner’s innings was a master class in calmness and controlled aggression under pressure. When she passed the 22nd, the situation looked terrible for the sevenfold champions, who had quickly lost five wickets in succession. Nevertheless, Gardner showed remarkable adulthood and absorbed the pressure while maintaining a strong scores speed. She reached her century in just 77 balls Sophie Devine By the covers for four in the 46th over and the third fastest centurion in the history of the World Cup of Women.
The milestone also distinguished her as the only batter that scored a century from no. 6 or lower in the long history of the tournament, surpass Alex Blackwell‘s 90 in 2017. Gardner’s ability to find holes with fresh timing, combine boundaries with strike rotation and retain her nerve despite the collapse around her, this knock really made it historic. By the time she was fired by Bree Illing In the 47th over, Gardner 16 and a six had ensured that her innings would be remembered as one of the determining beats of World Cup Cricket.
Ashleigh Gardner scores highest with a no. 6 or lower batter in ladies ODIs.
115 – Ashelight Gardner🇦🇺 v NZ, 2025*
105 – Shemaine Campbelle🏝️ V SL, 2013
104 – Annerie Derksen🇿🇦 V SL, 2025
102 – Ashleigh Gardner🇦🇺 V Eng, 2025
93 – Detipti Sharma🇳 V SA, 2025🔹 Gardner too … pic.twitter.com/2zji4GGCN3
– Folder Gudipati (@kaustats) October 1, 2025
Ash Gardner becomes the very first cricket player who scores for a century while he hits a 6 or lower position in a World Cup for women.
Previous record:
90 – Alex Blackwell 🇦🇺 V IND, 2017
74* – Ally Kuylaars 🇿🇦 V Pak, 1997
73* – Maria Fahey 🇳🇿 V Ind, 2005#CWC25 #Tusvnz– Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@_rhitankar_) October 1, 2025
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CWC 2025: Gardner’s crucial partnerships that lifted Australia from crisis to command
Equally important for the century of Gardner were the partnerships she built along the way, which pulled Australia from a hole and in a dominance position. First, she added 64 crucial runs with Tahlia mcgrathThe ship then stabilizing new Zeeland firmly control. Then a Gruizige 47-Run stand came with Sophie MolininesWho frustrated the bowlers of the white ferns and gave the breathing space of Australia.
However, it was the 69-run partnership with Kim Garth That really revolved the innings. This stand was the second highest 8th Wicket or lower partnership for Australia in the history of the World Cup of Women, only behind the 76-run 10th Wicket stall of Blackwell and Beams in 2017. Gardner marched the lower order brilliant, accompanied its partners while she was aculating the scoring load. Every time New Zealand felt a breakthrough, Gardner countered boundaries that emptied their minds. By the time she fell, Australia had risen past 300, a score unthinkable on 128/5. These partnerships emphasized the ability of Gardner, not only as a powerful hitter, but as a leader in crisis, the orchestrating of the Fightback of Australia with skill and resilience.
69-run partnership between Gardner and Garth is the second highest for Women for Australia for the 8th Wicket or Lager in World Cups, behind the 76 Runs 10th Wicket Standard between Kristen Beams and Alex Blackwell against India in Derby in 2017.
– Ankit (@ankit5y5) October 1, 2025
This is how fans responded:
2nd ODI hundred and what a time to reach it. In a world cup with the team under pressure. Brilliant innings from Ster Ash Gardner. 👏 pic.twitter.com/GQIQ8N1TR
– cricblog ✍ (@cric_blog) October 1, 2025
Ash Gardner starts the World Cup with a century of the first century of this World Cup. Hats off!
Great acceleration of here! pic.twitter.com/joyxilojla– Aslibcciwomen (@aslibciwomen) October 1, 2025
Fans bending to Ashleigh Gardner in Indore. Take a look at that! Deserved respect. What a rifle she is and not to shy away from a goal! #Tusvnz #CWC25
– Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩💻 (@lav_narayanan) October 1, 2025
Obscene innings from Ash Gardner there. The problem with beating Australia is that there is always someone who makes runs, even on their worst days.
– Jarrod Kimber (@aunarrodkimber) October 1, 2025
Serious innings from Ash Gardner to give her a world cup to her girl. The Aussies were in trouble, but she gave the bowlers something to defend. For someone who rarely smiles, I loved the celebration.
– Lisa Sthalekar (@Sthalekar93) October 1, 2025
Ash Gardner 🌟#Tusvnz
– Peyush Sharma (@peeeyushsharmaa) October 1, 2025
Gardner shows how easy to bat on this wicket. What a pity about the rest of the batters who hits Litchfield. Extremely #CWC25
– Cricket Tamizhan (@crickettamizhan) October 1, 2025
I wish the World Cup was on a platform that more people looked at in Australia, because this Ash Gardner Innings is special #CWC25
– Ricky Mangidis (@ Rickm18) October 1, 2025
Ash Gardner is ridiculous. The frightening nature of the female side of the Aussies – they are a Swiss pocket knife, they only need 1 of 7 to hit well and they have 300 on the board. #CWC25
– Dre Harrison (@rotating Parliament101) October 1, 2025
Ashleigh Gardner turns the game around with a stunning century, which leads to the remarkable recovery of Australia under pressure in the World Cup World Cup 2025 against New Zealand.#Ashleighgardner #CWC25 #Tusvnz pic.twitter.com/db83vumndw
– Womencricket.com (@womencrickethq) October 1, 2025
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