Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath each rating half-centuries as Australia publish 269-8 batting first; New Zealand all out for 128 in reply because the Girls’s Cricket World Cup hosts undergo a second defeat in Wellington
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Final Up to date: 13/03/22 8:37am
Darcie Brown took three wickets as Australia maintained their 100 per cent begin
Australia confirmed off the total extent of their depth and expertise as they overwhelmed New Zealand by 144 runs on the Girls’s Cricket World Cup.
Even after dropping batting stars Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning comparatively cheaply in simply over 15 overs, Australia put 269-8 on the board after batting first at New Zealand’s request.
Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath stepped up with half-centuries in a 101-run partnership for the fifth wicket and Ashleigh Gardner, simply out of Covid isolation, smashed 48 late runs from 18 balls with 4 sixes and 4 fours.
Darcie Brown then led an impressive effort by the Australia bowlers who rapidly dismissed New Zealand’s prolific top-order batters, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr, to depart the house group reeling at 35-5.
Amy Satterthwaite and Katey Martin had been concerned within the beginnings of a restoration however leg-spinner Amanda-Jane Wellington discovered circumstances in her namesake metropolis to her liking and dismissed Martin and Hayley Jensen with consecutive balls within the twentieth over.
New Zealand had been 73-7 and the match proceeded to a predictable end once they had been all out for 128 in 30.2 overs.
Brown took 3-22 and Wellington 2-34.
The pitch on the Basin Reserve was one of the best of the match up to now, offering each tempo and bounce. The omnipresent Wellington wind helped the medium pacers to realize some motion within the air.
New Zealand bowled effectively early and the Australians took time to get used to the geography of the Basin Reserve – the largest floor used within the match – and to determine one of the best angles for scoring pictures.
Haynes and Healy placed on 37 in a tricky partnership for the primary wicket however Australia misplaced Lanning and Haynes rapidly and was 56.3 after 15 overs.
Perry rebuilt the innings with 68 from 86 balls, working first with Mooney (30), then with McGrath who made 57 from 56.
Gardner’s arduous hitting on the finish made a serious distinction, permitting Australia to succeed in a complete which was above par and put stress on New Zealand.
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The Kiwis couldn’t get well from their poor begin and the loss in fast succession of Devine, Bates and Kerr, whose wickets fell at 22, 23 and 24 respectively.
Satterthwaite batted her option to 44 from 67 balls however lacked a accomplice who might stick along with her to strengthen the innings.
Australia transfer to the highest of the match factors desk with three wins from three video games. New Zealand drop to fourth with two wins and two losses.
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