- Australia 142; New Zealand 113-7 | Australia win by 29 runs
- Ashleigh Gardner returns for home side with 3-16
Australia put the brakes on New Zealand to claim their T20 series with a game in hand and inflict a ninth straight loss on the Kiwis in the format. New Zealand will have been optimistic they could end their run of defeats after triggering a collapse of 28-7 to bowl the hosts out for 142 in the 20th over in Mackay on Sunday night.
But the visitors could only muster 113-7 from their 20 overs, unable to move up the gears after a steady, wicketless first six overs of their chase. The 29-run victory followed the world champions’ comfortable five-wicket win in the first game on Thursday.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/23/australia-new-zealand-womens-t20-series-victory
Author : Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-09-22 22:44:04
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