AUS-W vs NZ-W Highlights: Australia Women vs New Zealand Women – Australia win by 97 runs – Australia have cruised to a 97-run victory over NewZealand in the opening match. Kiwis were no match with both bat and the ball. After posting 173, Aussies bundled Kiwis out for just 76. Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, and Ellyse Perry powered Australia to 173/9. With the ball, Ashleigh Gardner was the standout performer with 5/12. Follow Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Two wickets in Megan Schutt’s first over set the tone for the Aussies with the ball, as both openers departed without scoring. And the World Champions showed their quality with the ball to keep New Zealand tied down during the fielding restrictions, taking a third wicket when Darcie Brown was adjudged to have got her fingers to a catch to dismiss Bernadine Bezuidenhout (14).
AUS-W vs NZ-W Highlights: Gardner, Perry & Healy star as Australia DESTROY NewZealand by 97 runs – Watch ICC Women’s T20 WC Highlights
Amelia Kerr’s (21) resistance was ended by Ash Gardner, and a tight run-out saw Maddy Green become the fifth wicket to fall as New Zealand’s effort began to peter out.
The White Ferns struggled to deal with the quality of Australia’s attack, with Brown taking 1/11 from her four overs and Gardner finishing with a stunning five-wicket haul, ending with 5/12 from 3.
And the final wicket saw New Zealand bowled out with six overs remaining and still 97 runs short.
AUS-W vs NZ-W Highlights: Gardner, Perry & Healy star as Australia DESTROY NewZealand by 97 runs – Watch ICC Women’s T20 WC Highlights
Earlier, a brilliant Healy half-century and some big middle-order hitting helped Australia reach 173/9 – a total that proved out of New Zealand’s reach.
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Kiwi skipper Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bowl first, and a stunning catch gave New Zealand a superb start, with Eden Carson’s brilliance sending Beth Mooney back for a first over duck.
However, Australia’s quality shone through in the remainder of the Powerplay, as Healy and Meg Lanning rattled up the score, with 47/1 being Australia’s highest-ever total after six overs against New Zealand in a Women’s T20 World Cup match.
Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu struck to remove Lanning and Ash Gardner respectively, but a strong Australian batting line-up continued to keep the scoring rate high as the innings headed into its final third.
AUS-W vs NZ-W Highlights: Gardner, Perry & Healy star as Australia DESTROY NewZealand by 97 runs – Watch ICC Women’s T20 WC Highlights
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Points Table:
Group 1:
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.850 | 2 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.150 | 2 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.150 | 0 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.850 | 0 |
NewZealand Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzie Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Sophie Devine(C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Bernadine Bezuidenhout(WK) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 | |
| Amelia Kerr | 21 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 70.00 | |
| Maddy Green | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.50 | |
| Hannah Rowe | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Hayley Jensen | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Lea Tahuhu | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Jess Kerr | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Eden Carson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Fran Jonas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 76/10 (14) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Schutt | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Darcie Brown | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Jess Jonassen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Ellyse Perry | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Alana King | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| SW Bates | 1-5 | 0.1 |
| SFM Devine | 2-6 | 0.5 |
| B Bezuidenhout | 3-26 | 5.2 |
| ML Green | 4-38 | 7.1 |
| AC Kerr | 5-51 | 8.3 |
| HNK Jensen | 6-61 | 10.1 |
| LMM Tahuhu | 7-64 | 11.1 |
| HM Rowe | 8-65 | 11.5 |
| Jess Kerr | 9-75 | 13.2 |
| Eden Carson | 10-76 | 13.6 |
Australia Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Healy(WK) | 55 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 144.74 | |
| Beth Mooney | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Meg Lanning(C) | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 120.59 | |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Ellyse Perry | 40 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 181.82 | |
| Grace Harris | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 233.33 | |
| Tahlia McGrath | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Jess Jonassen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Alana King | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Megan Schutt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Darcie Brown | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 173/9 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Tahuhu | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.25 |
| Fran Jonas | 2.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Jess Kerr | 4.1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.20 |
| Hayley Jensen | 4.4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 11.14 |
| Amelia Kerr | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
| Eden Carson | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Mooney | 1-2 | 0.4 |
| Meg Lanning | 2-72 | 9.4 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 3-76 | 10.3 |
| Alyssa Healy | 4-126 | 15.1 |
| Grace Harris | 5-148 | 16.3 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6-158 | 17.4 |
| Jess Jonassen | 7-158 | 17.6 |
| Alana King | 8-165 | 18.6 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 9-167 | 19.4 |
New Zealand Playing XI: Sophie Devine (capt), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Hannah Rowe, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.
Australia Playing XI: Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
AUS-W vs NZ-W Highlights: Gardner, Perry & Healy star as Australia DESTROY NewZealand by 97 runs – Watch ICC Women’s T20 WC Highlights
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