Wellington [New Zealand], December 23 (ANI): Australia clinched a 75-run conquer New Zealand on the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday, and accomplished a three-peat of ICC Ladies’s Championship title-winning campaigns.
Based on ICC, Australia’s victory over the Kiwis have helped them full their 24-match marketing campaign with 39 factors (17 wins, three no-results, three defeats).
In the meantime, Harmanpreet Kaur-led India can solely attain 37 factors with two remaining matches towards West Indies and three towards Eire.
The defeat on Monday towards the Aussies will probably be a headache for the Kiwis since their possibilities of automated qualification for the 2025 ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup take successful.
Australia’s win may even assist Sri Lanka since now they can’t be overtaken by the opposite two groups with the fixtures in hand and have subsequently claimed an automated spot for subsequent yr’s ICC occasion.
Recapping the third ODI match of the collection, Australia Ladies gained the toss and determined to bat first towards New Zealand.
Phoebe Litchfield (50 runs from 59 balls, 5 fours) and Alyssa Healy (39 runs from 44 balls, 4 fours) opened for the Aussies and gave them a kickstart.
Within the middle-order, Annabel Sutherland (42 runs from 43 balls, 6 fours) and Ashleigh Gardner (74 runs from 62 balls, 9 fours and 1 six) added essential runs and powered Australia to 290 within the first inning.
Amelia Kerr led the Kiwi bowling assault choosing up 4 wickets in her 10-over spell for 54 runs. Rosemary Mair bagged three wickets. Whereas skipper Sophie Devine took two wickets.
In the course of the run chase, Suzie Bates (53 runs from 59 balls, 8 fours) opened for New Zealand and displayed a stupendous efficiency, nevertheless, it was not sufficient to assist them clinch a win.
Maddy Inexperienced (39 runs from 35 balls, 3 fours), Brooke Halliday (27 runs from 36 balls, 4 fours) and skipper Sophie Devine (25 runs from 41 balls, 2 fours) put up a present within the sport however they didn’t cement a partnership and had been bundled out at 215 with six overs remaining.
Annabel Sutherland and Alana King led the Aussie bowling assault as they picked up three wickets every of their respective spells.
Annabel Sutherland was named the ‘Participant of the Match’ for her stupendous efficiency within the sport. (ANI)
