Australia have been dismissed for 142 in 19.3 overs. Kerr picking up 4 wickets for New Zealand. Healy with 38 and and Perry with 34 were the top scorers for Australia. Do join Alex shortly with the chase.
19.3
W
Halliday to Sutherland, OUT, tossed up and looking to swing it away over the onside fence, a leading edge goes high in the air to short thirdman and Jonas settles under it and takes the catch.
A Sutherland c Jonas b Halliday 6 (11m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00
19.2
2
Halliday to Sutherland, 2 runs, wider and cut away in the air over cover and picks up couple of runs.
19.1
1
Halliday to Brown, 1 run, pushes behind point and picks up a single.
Halliday for the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 3 Wkts | AUS-W: 139/9 | RR: 7.31
- Darcie Brown1 (1b)
- Annabel Sutherland4 (1b)
- Amelia Kerr4-0-20-4
- Lea Tahuhu4-0-27-1
18.6
1
Kerr to Brown, 1 run, tossed up wider and driven through the off side to the sweeper cover.
Kerr on a hat-trick
18.5
W
Kerr to Schutt, OUT, and gets the fourth, Schutt comes and goes, moving slightly back and misses it, off the pad and goes to knock the stumps.
M Schutt b Kerr 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
18.4
W
Kerr to Molineux, OUT, advances out of the crease and looks to swing it away, misses it and Gaze collects the ball and whips off the bails. Kerr picks up her third wicket.
S Molineux st †Gaze b Kerr 4 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
18.3
2
Kerr to Molineux, 2 runs, tossed up nicely on the stumps, dances down the track and drives to deep extra cover.
18.2
2
Kerr to Molineux, 2 runs, uses her feet and drives to deep backward point.
Molineux is in
18.1
W
Kerr to McGrath, OUT, down the track and looks to play straight but leaves a gap and goes through to knock the stumps, a googly.
TM McGrath b Kerr 7 (16m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 70.00
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 134/6 | RR: 7.44
- Annabel Sutherland4 (1b)
- Tahlia McGrath7 (9b)
- Lea Tahuhu4-0-27-1
- Fran Jonas4-0-32-1
17.6
4
Tahuhu to Sutherland, FOUR, full toss down leg and swung in the air to the long leg fence.
Sutherland in
17.5
W
Tahuhu to Wareham, OUT, looking for the big shot and perishes, on a good length and straight, you miss I hit, the stumps are rattled.
G Wareham b Tahuhu 9 (10m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 128.57
17.4
4
Tahuhu to Wareham, FOUR, backs away to the leg side and looking to drive through the off side, gets an inside edge and rolls along the ground to the fine leg fence, the fielder chases in vain.
17.3
1
Tahuhu to McGrath, 1 run, makes room and drives to the off side for a single.
17.2
1
Tahuhu to Wareham, 1 run, low full toss, almost a yorker, squeezed to mid-on.
17.1
1
Tahuhu to McGrath, 1 run, uses her feet and drives in the air and just short of Bates diving forward at extra cover.
Tahuhu is back for her final over.
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs | AUS-W: 123/5 | RR: 7.23
- Tahlia McGrath5 (7b)
- Georgia Wareham4 (4b)
- Fran Jonas4-0-32-1
- Amelia Kerr3-0-15-1
16.6
1
Jonas to McGrath, 1 run, tossed up wider and slower too wide outside the off stump, moves to the off side and plays to the off side and scampers through for a run.
16.5
0
Jonas to McGrath, no run, arm ball, moves back and drives to mid-off.
16.4
1
Jonas to Wareham, 1 run, drops it short and pulled away in the air to deep midwicket.
16.3
1
Jonas to McGrath, 1 run, moves back and drives to extra cover.
16.2
1
Jonas to Wareham, 1 run, shorter and hits it down the ground to long on.
16.1
1
Jonas to McGrath, 1 run, fuller on the legs and driven down the ground to long on.
4 overs to go...Australia are 5 down for 118.
END OF OVER:16 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 118/5 | RR: 7.37
- Tahlia McGrath2 (3b)
- Georgia Wareham2 (2b)
- Amelia Kerr3-0-15-1
- Brooke Halliday1-0-8-1
15.6
1
Kerr to McGrath, 1 run, this time down the track to the pitch off the ball and drives down the ground to long off.
