02/03Result
18th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Melbourne, Mar 2 2020
AUS Women won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women
02/03Result
18th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Melbourne, Mar 2 2020
AUS Women won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | NZ-W: 151/7 (5 runs required, RR: 7.55)

  • Katey Martin37 (18b)
  • Leigh Kasperek3 (4b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner2-0-26-0
  • Megan Schutt4-0-28-3

That concludes our coverage of this virtual quarter-final. Thanks for joining us, this is Ankur Dhawan signing off

Meg Lanning: Crunch game, we handled it really well. She (Beth Mooney) has been a really good player for a long time, we know her value. Wickets in hand allow you to go hard in the end, and we had two world-class players (Perry and Haynes) at the crease, which made a difference. I guess it took (Perry's injury) the extra pace option away from us. Haven't heard anything (about Perry's injury), it didn't look great, but hopefully she's alright. Goes a lot into managing players, unfortunately we've had a few injuries. We have full confidence, that Bangladesh game was a turning point. I think we showed that we are able to be calm under the pump, we have done the basics right which gives us confidence going into the semi-final

Sophie Devine: They got a few too many. You can always do things differently, in hindsight, cricket's an easy game. Wanted to hold Amelia back for the death overs. That last one was close to a no-ball but credit to Australia.

Georgia Wareham in the player of the match: Felt like I had a bit of confidence. I think they are really dangerous players - Devine, Bates and Green - happy to put my hand up. Pretty special to be in the semi-final, job's not done yet

Australia book themselves a semi-final berth. The margin of victory (4 runs) is a little deceptive, Australia seemed like the likely winners for most part. Martin's cameo adds a little more respectability to New Zealand's eventual total but the sluggish start left them too much to do, and none of their big match players really came to the party. Georgia Wareham was brilliant, she bowled the game's defining spell, picking up the wickets of Bates, Devine and Green to snuff the fight out of the chase.

19.6
6
Gardner to Martin, SIX, full toss angled across, it looked high but perhaps marginal, she shuffles and swings it away towards deep midwicket where the catch goes down and the ball land on the boundary cushion on the full, but it matters little as New Zealand go down here
19.5
4
Gardner to Martin, FOUR, full on off, drilled past mid-off for four but that's little consolation for New Zealand who will be knocked out
19.4
2
Gardner to Martin, 2 runs, and they won't have it, full toss on middle, swung away to deep midwicket for just two
19.3
1
Gardner to Kasperek, 1 run, full toss on middle, only manages to get away to long-on for one. New Zealand need 3 sixes
19.2
1
Gardner to Martin, 1 run, full and outside off, swung away to deep square leg for just one

Damien: "Wow proud of ya girls. I am enjoying this game at Junction Oval with a beer and cricinfo in my hands. Bring on the Semi finals :)"

19.1
1
Gardner to Kasperek, 1 run, full on middle and leg, she picks out fine-leg on the bounce for just one

Gardner has 19 to play with. Perry is off the field so Australia don't have a choice. 11 came from her first

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ-W: 136/7 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 20.00)

  • Leigh Kasperek1 (2b)
  • Katey Martin24 (14b)
  • Megan Schutt4-0-28-3
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-28-1
18.6
1lb
Schutt to Kasperek, 1 leg bye, it's full and angled in, she skips down and can't work it leg side, the deflection off the pad gives her one, and New Zealand need an unlikely 20 from the last over

New Zealand need a six here

18.5
1
Schutt to Martin, 1 run, length on top of off, skids on as she chops it away towards point for one
18.4
4
Schutt to Martin, FOUR, length outside off, Martin makes room and goes through the off side, pierces the cover field, beats mid-off to her left for four
18.3
1
Schutt to Kasperek, 1 run, length outside off, she falls over after shuffling to get this over short fine, gets only a thick inside edge, too square and only one
18.2
W
Schutt to Peterson, OUT, Megan Schutt has her third! It was another slower one on a length, she was through the swing to the leg side too early, missed it completely to be bowled comprehensively

AM Peterson b Schutt 9 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 180.00

18.1
1
Schutt to Martin, 1 run, length on off and middle, she shuffles and picks this up to deep backward square leg's right for a couple

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | NZ-W: 128/6 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.11, RRR: 14.00)

  • Anna Peterson9 (4b)
  • Katey Martin18 (11b)
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-28-1
  • Megan Schutt3-0-21-2
17.6
2
Jonassen to Peterson, 2 runs, full on middle and leg, whipped away towards deep midwicket and because it wasn't hit too hard they are able to turn for the second. Umpires check for the run-out at the striker's end but Peterson made it back easily
17.5
4
Jonassen to Peterson, FOUR, fired in on middle and leg again and this one's picked up with the angle withy great power, one bounce and into the deep square leg fence
17.4
2
Jonassen to Peterson, 2 runs, length on middle and leg, swung away towards deep square leg for a couple
17.3
1
Jonassen to Martin, 1 run,
17.3
1w
Jonassen to Martin, 1 wide, missed stumping, tough chance, it was fired down seeing the batter advance, Healy was blinded as she got a glove on it but couldn't collect cleanly
17.2
1
Jonassen to Peterson, 1 run, length outside off, swatted away into the leg side, straight to deep midwicket on the bounce
17.1
1
Jonassen to Martin, 1 run, full on off, opens the face and pushes it to point

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ-W: 116/6 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.82, RRR: 13.33)

  • Katey Martin16 (9b)
  • Anna Peterson0 (0b)
  • Megan Schutt3-0-21-2
  • Georgia Wareham4-0-17-3
16.6
1
Schutt to Martin, 1 run, full on middle, pushed to long-on for one, avoids the hattrick, but can New Zealand avoid defeat from this position? Looking unlikely

hattrick ball

16.5
W
Schutt to Jensen, OUT, length outside off, she looks to clear mid-off, the right intention but the execution isn't good enough, mistimes it to id-off, who takes a few steps back to complete a comfortable catch, and Megan Schutt, who had dropped a sitter a few overs back has redeemed herself

HNK Jensen c Carey b Schutt 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.4
W
Schutt to Kerr, OUT, knocks her over and is that the match? Amelia Kerr slogs across the line, the skids on and crashes into middle, and Australia are cock-a-hoop, know exactly how massive that wicket is

AC Kerr b Schutt 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

16.3
1
Schutt to Martin, 1 run, full on middle, pushed to long-on
16.2
4
Schutt to Martin, FOUR, length outside off, she has to reach for it as she has a swing but a fortuitous outside edge sails over short third for four

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NZ Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25RH PriestSFM Devine
2nd28SW BatesSFM Devine
3rd28SFM DevineML Green
4th27KJ MartinML Green
5th7KJ MartinAC Kerr
6th0KJ MartinHNK Jensen
7th14KJ MartinAM Peterson
8th22KJ MartinLM Kasperek