24/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand Women tour of Australia at Brisbane, Sep 24 2024
AUS Women won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women
24/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand Women tour of Australia at Brisbane, Sep 24 2024
AUS Women won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women

That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. I am signing off on behalf of Alex Malcolm and Sudeep Poojar. Take care and stay hydrated!

10.24pm: Australia go into the World Cup with a dominating 3-0 win over New Zealand. New Zealand have now lost 10 T20Is in a row. The hosts lost Mooney and Healy early in the chase of 147, a below-par score considering the dew, but promotion to Wareham saw Australia keep up the scoring rate. Perry and Gardner played handy knocks. Though New Zealand managed to take the game down to last over, it never felt like they were in the game with the ball. Dew didn't help them either. Plimmer's confident knock - her maiden T20I fifty - is a big positive for New Zealand ahead of the global event but they were found wanting with the ball. For Australia, Wareham's all-round heroics stood out in the final T20I. She returned 2 for 21 before firing with the bat. Sutherland's excellent death bowling fetched her two wickets.

New Zealand will have a lot to think about before they kickstart their World Cup campaign against India in Dubai on October 4. Australia once again will be the favourites.

19.1
4
Halliday to McGrath, FOUR, Australia clinch the series 3-0! Short of a length delivery outside off, McGrath moves across and plays her trademark pull towards square leg

3 needed from the last over. Oh, Halliday has the ball.

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 144/5 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 3.00)

  • Tahlia McGrath2 (2b)
  • Phoebe Litchfield5 (7b)
  • Eden Carson4-0-29-2
  • Fran Jonas4-0-27-1
18.6
1
Carson to McGrath, 1 run, Fuller outside off stump, pushed to point-cover for a quick run
18.5
1
Carson to Litchfield, 1 run, Jonas drops Litchfield! Fuller on the stumps, Litchfield gets down on her knee to sweep, gets a top edge. Jonas moves from short third, fumbles
18.4
0
Carson to Litchfield, no run, Fuller on leg stump, spinning in, charges down and hits it back to her
18.3
4
Carson to Litchfield, FOUR, Loose delivery. Fuller down the leg, Litchfield get down on her knee and sweeps this towards fine leg for four. Easy for her
18.2
1
Carson to McGrath, 1 run, Full outside off, driven towards deep cover

TMac in now. 10 off 11 needed

18.1
W
Carson to Gardner, OUT, Gardner reviews this straightaway. Full length ball outside off, spins in sharply, Gardner moves across for a lap shot, misses, gets hit on her left pad. UltraEdge confirms there is no bat involved. It's hitting the leg stump. Gardner departs! Chance for NZ?

A Gardner lbw b Carson 33 (44m 26b 5x4 0x6) SR: 126.92

10 off 12 needed

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 137/4 (10 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.61, RRR: 5.00)

  • Phoebe Litchfield0 (4b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner33 (25b)
  • Fran Jonas4-0-27-1
  • Amelia Kerr4-0-31-1
17.6
0
Jonas to Litchfield, no run, Fuller on middle and off stump, her bat turns a bit as she hits this gently towards mid-off. Excellent over from Jonas
17.5
0
Jonas to Litchfield, no run, Fuller on leg stump, drilled to mid-on
17.4
0
Jonas to Litchfield, no run, Full on the stumps, goes for a lap shot but misses
17.3
0
Jonas to Litchfield, no run, Fuller down the leg, taps gently to square leg

Litchfield now

May be little late for NZ

17.2
W
Jonas to Perry, OUT, Jonas breaks the stand! Little fumble before Rowe completes a low catch. Full length delivery outside off, Perry clears her front leg and hits this towards cover. Perry's good knock comes to an end

EA Perry c Rowe b Jonas 36 (50m 29b 5x4 0x6) SR: 124.13

17.1
1
Jonas to Gardner, 1 run, Fuller on the stumps, gets an inside edge as the ball runs off to deep backward square leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | AUS-W: 136/3 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 3.66)

  • Ellyse Perry36 (28b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner32 (24b)
  • Amelia Kerr4-0-31-1
  • Rosemary Mair4-0-19-0

11 off 18 now

16.6
4
Kerr to Perry, FOUR, Nicely done! Fuller outside off, Perry goes back and guides this past short third to find the boundary
16.5
2
Kerr to Perry, 2 runs,
16.4
0
Kerr to Perry, no run, tossed up on off stump, pushed to point
16.3
1
Kerr to Gardner, 1 run, Fuller outside off stump, driven to long-off
16.2
1
Kerr to Perry, 1 run, Fuller outside off, driven to long-off
16.1
1
Kerr to Gardner, 1 run, Tossed up on the middle stump, Gardner gets down on one knee to hit this across but no fielder in the ring. Lands safely on square leg

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs | AUS-W: 127/3 (20 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.93, RRR: 5.00)

  • Ashleigh Gardner30 (22b)
  • Ellyse Perry29 (24b)
  • Rosemary Mair4-0-19-0
  • Eden Carson3-0-22-1
15.6
1
Mair to Gardner, 1 run, Full length delivery on off, driven to long-off. Just three runs from Mair's over
15.5
1
Mair to Perry, 1 run, fuller on leg stump, moves away and drags this to long-on
15.4
0
Mair to Perry, no run, Yorker on leg stump, Perry moves away and digs it out cleanly
15.3
1
Mair to Gardner, 1 run, Full toss on the hips, whipped away to deep midwicket gently for one

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26AJ HealyBL Mooney
2nd24AJ HealyG Wareham
3rd26EA PerryG Wareham
4th61EA PerryA Gardner
5th0A GardnerP Litchfield
6th11TM McGrathP Litchfield