AUS-W vs NZ-W Live Cricket Score

5.2 OUT! TAKEN! Rosemary Mair responds in fine fashion! A timely wicket for New Zealand Women here. This is a slower delivery, full and just outside off, moves away too. Alyssa Healy stays in her crease and looks for the big slog across the line, but has to reach for it and goes through it early as well. The ball takes the top edge and goes up in the air, Georgia Plimmer from covers runs forward a bit and takes a nice catch. Healy goes back after a fine 26 off 20! 41/1

11.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Maddy Green grabs an easy take and sends back Beth Mooney at a crucial time of the innings! Melie Kerr pitches the googly up, outside the off stump from over the wicket angle. Beth Mooney steps down the track and slogs the ball hard, getting a top edge up in the air towards Maddy Green at mid off. Green makes up for her earlier dropped catch. Mooney falls for a well-made 40 off 32. Australia Women are 86/2! 86/2

13.5 OUT! TIMBER! Just when Ellyse Perry was starting to look dangerous, Melie Kerr had other plans. Beautifully tossed up googly just outside the off stump, calling Ellyse Perry out for a drive and beating the inside edge of the bat. The ball crashes onto the off stump and Ellyse Perry walks back for 30 off 24. That dropped catch from Maddy Green costs the Kiwis 26 runs. 109/3

16.1 OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! The same batter, the same fielder, but this time it is a fair catch and no need for replays. Brooke Halliday bangs in a short one, on middle, cross-seam as well, Phoebe Litchfield rocks back and pulls it away well. Unfortunately for her, she picks out Melie Kerr at deep mid-wicket who is standing well ahead of the ropes. She tumbles forward and takes the catch and makes sure to keep hold of it this time. Australia Women lose half their side now! Also, Georgia Wareham walks out to bat now! 121/5

14 OUT! BOWLED! TWO IN TWO! New Zealand Women get another wicket and it's once again the brilliance of Melie Kerr that gets them a scalp! Another googly from outside off stump, turning into the right-hander and beating the inside edge of Grace Harris' driving bat. The ball crashes onto the middle stump this time. Kerr will be on a hat-trick in her next over. 109/4

18.1 OUT! Another one bites the dust! Rosemary Mair rolls her fingers to take pace off, bangs this on the pitch, outside off, Ash Gardner comes down the track to slog it away but only manages to get a top edge due to the lack of pace. The ball goes in the air and Fran Jonas at point takes an easy catch. The Aussies lose 2 wickets in the space of 5 balls! 131/7

17.3 OUT! TAKEN! Melie Kerr has 4 now! This is brilliant bowling from her and Australia Women are losing their way here. She slows it up and bowls this short, on off, turns away. Georgia Wareham stays back to cut it away but only manages to slice it straight to point where Lea Tahuhu takes a dolly. Australia Women six down now! 129/6

19.1 OUT! STUMPED! Brooke Halliday gets her second wicket! She loops this one up nicely, full and around off, Annabel Sutherland skips down the track to go for the big shot but gets beaten in flight. The ball dips under her bat and Izzy Gaze behind the stumps does the rest. Good result for the Kiwis! 138/8

10.1 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sophie Molineux strikes straightaway! Once again, we see a wicket going down right after a break in play. This is a flatter delivery, full and on middle, skids through a bit, Suzie Bates skips down the track and has a swipe across the line but misses it completely as the ball goes through to shatter the stumps. Suzie Bates departs for 20 off 27! New Zealand Women still need 95 runs to win! 54/2

2.2 OUT! CASTLED! Megan Schutt draws first blood! She also becomes the highest wicket-taker in Women's T20 World Cup history surpassing Shabnam Ismail. She bowls this on a good length and on off, jags back in and keeps a touch low. Georgia Plimmer stays back to pull it away but this one does not bounce as she expects and goes under her bat to shatter the stumps. Early blows for the Kiwis! 7/1

11.3 OUT! TAKEN! Megan Schutt strikes! A big wicket for Australia Women as they see the back of the dangerous Melie Kerr. Schutt sees the batter advance and bangs this hard into the pitch, Melie Kerr trying to force the issue goes for the pull shot but the ball gets big on her. She gets a top edge towards long on where Annabel Sutherland runs to her left and then forward a long way to take a fantastic catch. The Kiwis lose both set batters in consecutive overs here! 56/3

17.1 OUT! TIMBER! Sophie Devine, the last of the recognised batter walks back to the hut. New Zealand Women are nine down. Sophie Molineux pitches the ball up on the middle stump line. Sophie Devine walks in for a big heave but misses the ball completely. The ball rushes onto the middle stump and Sophie Devine walks back. Australia Women are just a wicket away from a win. 81/9

12.4 OUT! TAKEN! Georgia Wareham joins the party now! She tosses it up, full and around middle, Brooke Halliday changes her stance and goes for the reverse sweep but does not go through the shot fully She ends up hitting it aerially and straight to Sophie Molineux at backward point who makes no mistake. New Zealand Women four down now! 59/4

13.1 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Another one bites the dust! Another bowling change, another wicket for Australia Women. Annabel Sutherland pitches it up and in line with the stumps, angles in a bit, Maddy Green moves down across to play the scoop but misses it completely. The ball goes through and rattles the stumps. Green goes back for just 1 off 3! 60/5

13.2 OUT! LBW! TWO IN TWO! Annabel Sutherland with the double whammy! She cleverly takes pace off by rolling her fingers on it, on middle, shaping in too. Izzy Gaze stays back to work it across the line but plays down the wrong line and wears it on the front pad. A huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. Gaze walks without taking the review and the Kiwis are six down now. Annabel Sutherland on hat-trick now! 60/6

15.5 OUT! TIMBER! Tahlia McGrath gets her first wicket and Lea Tahuhu walks back! Hits the length on the off stump from over the wicket angle and Lea Tahuhu goes for a blind heave on the leg side. In the end misses the ball completely and the ball crashes onto the off stump. 75/7

16.2 OUT! BOWLED! Annabel Sutherland gets her third! Good use of the variation, stump to stump. Rosemary Mair stays on the crease and looks to throw her bat at it but misses the ball completely. The ball crashes on the top of the off stump and Rosemary Mair walks back. 78/8

19.2 OUT! TIMBER! That's it! Australia Women win the match and New Zealand Women are bundled out for a mere 88 runs. Megan Schutt hits the length hard on the stumps and gets the ball to skid into the right-hander. Eden Carson looks to slog the ball and misses completely. The ball rushes onto the stumps and Australia Women go up in joy. 88/10