So that's it from us from this big Group A clash. Defending champs Australia triumph as expected, but inflict a HUGE defeat, which could have consequences for New Zealand down the road, if Net Run Rates come into the reckoning. We'll catch you tomorrow for the double header.

Alyssa Healy: "We could have been smarter with the bat at the end, but we came out really well with the ball and I'm really happy with that. The middle order has done a good job in the last while and the lower order hadn't had a lot of practice. Megan Schutt has been wonderful, but I thought the whole attack tonight was unbelievable, Annabel Sutherland got wickets as well."

NZ captain Sophie Devine: "We needed to have a good start and we let the run rate creep up too much. By the ten over mark it was up over 10-an-over. At the halfway mark we thought the wicket played better than we thought it would. But we got ourselves into a bit of a hole. When we were bowling we strayed a little too far from the stumps and that's where we had been good against India. In the field we were a little sloppy. With the bat we need to play some more courageous shots. We've still got two games to go. We don't want to get too carried away with run rate. Sri Lanka is our next big game."

Ashish: "This loss may haunt NZ in case RRR comes into picture." They now move to third on the table. But then Pakistan have not played Australia yet either. Nor has India. NZ will hope Australia can pull off big wins against those teams as well.

POTM is Schutt, who says:

"I feel like I've iost a few litres, but I feel pretty good. It really ebbed and flowed in the first innings, and I think we left a few out there. But I knew if we kept it tight in the powerplay we'd be able to peg them back in the middle. We had a strong emphasis on fitness, and it's really paid off given the heat. For a lot of the girls it's their first World Cup. We are taking it one game at a time."

That seals a whopping 60-run win for Australia, in what is a low-scoring tournament. With that, you suspect, Australia have half a foot in that semi final. Megan Schutt was thei biggest star with the ball, getting rid of Plimmer early, then dismissing Kerr, before also taking the final wicket. What was incredible is that she bowled 18 dot balls, and conceded only three runs. My pick for Player of the Match. (We'll see who the official one is.)

19.2
W
Schutt to Carson, OUT, One last time a New Zealand batter has those stumps rattled, and it's all over. This is a length ball angled into the stumps, and Carson tries to swipe it through leg. Only gets an under edge that ricochets off her thigh pad and into the stumps, I think. Schutt picks up her third.

EJ Carson b Schutt 5 (10m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 45.45

19.1
0
Schutt to Carson, no run, length ball outside off, pushed towards cover

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | NZ-W: 88/9 (61 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 4.63, RRR: 61.00)

  • Fran Jonas3 (5b)
  • Eden Carson5 (9b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner3-0-22-0
  • Sophie Molineux4-0-15-2
18.6
0
Gardner to Jonas, no run, slower one, a bit of over spin, but shorter. Leaps on Jonas and it hits near the top of the bat and skips away towards point. There's no chance of a run
18.5
1
Gardner to Carson, 1 run, flatter on off stump, poked towards mid off and they scamper one
18.4
1
Gardner to Jonas, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, clips towards square leg and they get one
18.3
1
Gardner to Carson, 1 run, top edge but safe! This is to a flatter ball on the stumps that Carson looks to flat-bat into the legside. It lands behind square leg
18.2
1
Gardner to Jonas, 1 run, slower through the air, angled into the pads, turns it around the corner for a single
18.1
1
Gardner to Carson, 1 run, flatter ball outside off stump, batter goes back and drags this toward deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ-W: 83/9 (66 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.61, RRR: 33.00)

  • Fran Jonas1 (2b)
  • Eden Carson2 (6b)
  • Sophie Molineux4-0-15-2
  • Annabel Sutherland4-0-21-3
17.6
0
Molineux to Jonas, no run, flatter ball outside off, defended back to the bowler.
17.5
1
Molineux to Carson, 1 run, flatter and fuller again, and this time Carson drives to long off
17.4
0
Molineux to Carson, no run, full, fired through, on the stumps. Carson inside edges on to her toes
17.3
0
Molineux to Carson, no run, pushed through at the off stump again, poked away into the offside.
17.2
1
Molineux to Jonas, 1 run, flatter outside off, clubbed in the air towards long on, who takes it on the bounce

Fran Jonas in at No. 11

17.1
W
Molineux to Devine, OUT, Devine is gone now! The end is nigh. Devine is running at this ball, and plays all over it. Molineux has pushed on into the leg stump, and another set of stumps are rattled.

SFM Devine b Molineux 7 (30m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 46.66

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ-W: 81/8 (68 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.76, RRR: 22.66)

  • Eden Carson1 (3b)
  • Sophie Devine7 (14b)
  • Annabel Sutherland4-0-21-3
  • Tahlia McGrath1-0-4-1
16.6
0
Sutherland to Carson, no run, slower one I think. Length outside off stump. Carson hangs her bat out but can't connect. End of an excellent Sutherland spell.
16.5
0
Sutherland to Carson, no run, fullish ball on the stumps, all Carson can do is poke it towards mid off
16.4
1
Sutherland to Devine, 1 run, fuller, wide of off, and dragged to long on. Devine not having much fun with her timing at the moment
16.3
1
Sutherland to Carson, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, stabbed square on the off side and they get oe

NZ Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7SW BatesGE Plimmer
2nd47SW BatesAC Kerr
3rd2SFM DevineAC Kerr
4th3SFM DevineBM Halliday
5th1SFM DevineML Green
6th0SFM DevineIC Gaze
7th15SFM DevineLMM Tahuhu
8th3SFM DevineRA Mair
9th3SFM DevineEJ Carson
10th7EJ CarsonFC Jonas