AUS-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! DONE AND DUSTED! A procession of wickets followed the departure of Sophie Devine. Tossed up, into the batter, around her pads. Bree stays leg side to it and goes for the slog, but the ball gets a faint tickle off the inside of his bat, and Healy takes a stunner gliding down her right. The umpire gives it out on the appeal for caught behind from the Aussie skipper, but Bree opts for the review in more hope than confidence. The UltraEdge shows a clear spike as the ball is next to the bat of Bree Illing, and the on-field decision of OUT stays. Australia Women have won this by 89 runs!

Floated around middle and leg, Lea Tahuhu smokes this to long on for a single.

Good length on middle and off, Bree Illing pushes this back to the bowler.

Good length, angling into the left-hander, just outside off. Bree Illing gets beaten on the inside edge but the ball isn't in the line of stumps, and that saves her.

OUT! LBW! A double whammy for Sutherland as she gets her third wicket. On a back of a length, another nip-backer from Sutherland. Lands around off and middle and then cuts in towards the leg stump. Eden Carson is trapped in the crease and tries to block, but the ball skids and raps her front pad. A huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Eden Carson has sent it upstairs for a review straightaway! UltraEdge shows nothing and the Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, with the ball projected to strike the leg stump. Eden Carson is gone. New Zealand Women are 9 wickets down, and Annabel Sutherland is on HAT TRICK now. Bree Illing is the last batter in for New Zealand Women!

OUT! BOWLED! THROUGH HER DEFENCE! Second wicket for Annabel Sutherland and the final rites are being written now. This is pace on from Sutherland, aimed at the stumps. It pitches and jags back a long way, catching Jess off guard. A complete judgmental error from Jess Kerr as she tries to play this across the line, but plays over the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball then smashes into the stumps.

Length ball sliding down the leg. Tahuhu looks to flick but misses. The ball rolls off her front pad to the leg side. They cross for a leg bye.

OUT! BOWLED! CLEANED HER UP! Annabel Sutherland delivers just what the doctor ordered! Dishes out a slower delivery, on a good length. It lands around off and middle and cuts into the batter. Sophie Devine is totally undone by the lack of pace and tries to slog it over the leg side. The ball beats the bat and disturbs the timber behind. Sophie Devine departs for a run-a-ball 112. She makes a long walk back to the dugout and is received by huge applause from the crowd and also by her teammates. A true captain's knock from Devine. New Zealand Women are 235/7, needing 92 runs from 47 deliveries!

Had to rush! Short and outside off, Devine cuts it late to the cover-point region and rushes for a single. The fielder is quick to pick and throw at the striker's end, but Jess Kerr skates inside the crease, before Healy breaks the stumps.

Full toss, outside off, drilled down to long off for a single.

Touch full and on off, Devine heaves it to long on for a single.

SIX! New Zealand Women need under three figures now! Full and drifting into the pads. Sophie Devine collapses her knee on the ground and sweeps it behind deep square leg for a huge six.

Darted full and around off. Sophie Devine digs it out and the ball keeps rolling onto the pitch. Alyssa Healy comes forward and picks the ball up.

SIX! 100 FOR SOPHIE DEVINE! Her 9th ODI century and third in the ODI World Cups. Take a bow, Sophie Devine! Came in the second over with 0/2 on the board, she has played a gem of a skipper's knock in Indore! A juicy full toss on the pads. Sophie Devine says 'Thank you very much'. Advances down the track and sails it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Length, on the stumps, Sophie Devine knocks it to long on for a single. 8-1-24-2 are Molineux's figures so far.

Arm ball, fuller and around off. Jess Kerr punches it down to long on to get off the mark with a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Smart stuff from Sophie Molineux and she is rewarded with another wicket. She breaks the 52-run partnership for the sixth wicket. A lot more flight is provided on this delivery, inviting the batter to go big on it. Izzy Gaze falls prey and advances down the track, seeing the flight on offer. Swings to clear long on, but does not get any timing whatsoever on it. Annabel Sutherland settles under it and takes a simple catch at long on. Izzy Gaze departs for 28 (18) and New Zealand Women are 218/6.

On a flatter trajectory, full and outside off. Izzy shuffles across to sweep, but misses.

Darted on a length, outside off. Devine punches it to extra cover for a single. Moves to 97 off 105 balls, does Sophie Devine!

Sophie Molineux is back on. Full and outside off, Devine cuts it off the back foot, but hits it straight to the point fielder.

Pushed through on off, Sophie Devine drills this down to long on for one. 16 runs off this Ashleigh Gardner overs.

WIDE! Fuller, down the leg, Sophie Devine misses out on the flick. Wided.

Tossed up around off, Izzy Gaze chips this over mid on for one.

FOUR! Third on the trot from Izzy Gaze. Fuller around middle and off, Izzy Gaze jumps to the pitch of it and slogs this up and over the fielder at mid-wicket, and the ball races to the fence for four.

FOUR! Izzy Gaze can surely swing and swing well. Tossed up around middle and off, Izzy Gaze gets down on a knee and sweeps this the conventional way this time for a boundary towards the deep square leg region.

FOUR! Gaze is gazing runs as well. Tossed up around off, Izzy Gaze brings out the reverse and hits this well to the left of the diving short third fielder for four runs towards the deep third region.

Tossed up, wide of off, Sophie Devine jumps down the track and smashes this to long off for one.

Short and wide of off, Izzy Gaze looks to cut this but gets beaten.

Back of a length around leg, Izzy Gaze goes for the flick, but the ball arrives late. Gaze falls over while doing so and loses her footing, but she is fast and smart enough to get her front foot back inside the crease just in time, with Alyssa Healy removing the bails in a flash.

LEG BYE! Full and down the leg. Sophie Devine misses out on the flick. Gets it brushed off the pads for a leg bye towards short fine leg.

On a length around off, Sophie Devine thumps this towards the fielder at mid off for no run.

Skiddy delivery, on a length around off, Sophie looksto cut this but gets beaten as this keeps low as well.

Back of a length around off, Izzy Gaze dabs this to backward point's left for one. 200 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND IN 38.1 OVERS!

Good length on middle and leg, Izzy Gaze flicks this through mid-wicket and takes one. 14 from this over. 35 in the last three overs for New Zealand Women!

FOUR! The third boundary of the over. On a length wide of off, Izzy Gaze strikes this powerfully and towards the left of mid off. The fielder dives to that direction, but the ball goes far from her and it races to the fence for four more.

Back of a length on middle and off, Izzy Gaze flat bats it towards mid-wicket for no run.

FOUR! New Zealand Women are not out of the contest just yet. On a length around middle and leg, Izzy Gaze flicks this through the gap at backward square leg, and she threads the fielders in the deep behind square for four.

FOUR! Izzy Gaze joins the party that Devine is hosting. On a length around middle and off, Izzy Gaze stays leg side to the pitch of it and smashes this past the bowler's left and the right of mid off for four runs.

Low full toss on the pads, Sophie Devine misses out on the flick, gets it edged off the inside onto the front pad for a single as the ball rolls to square leg.

Good length on off, Sophie Devine punches this off her back foot for a single to cover.

Good length around off, Izzy Gaze tucks this in the gap for one.

WIDE! Full and down the leg, Izzy Gaze goes for the flick btu misses again. Wided.

On a length around middle and leg, Izzy Gaze misses out on the flicks and gets hit on her front pad.

Good length on the pads, Sophie Devine flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

IS IT A DROP? OR RUNS SAVED? Your call, but one thing is for sure, and that it was a brilliant effort from Sophie Molineux. Short and wide outside off, Sophie Devine hangs onto her back foot and cuts through it. The ball flies towards the right of Sophie Molineux at point. Molineux dives to her right, parallel to the surface underneath her, and gets the ball straight into her palm and straight out of it as well.

LEG BYE! On a length around the pads, Izzy Gaze misses out on the flick and gets it deflected off her front pad towards square leg for one.

FOUR! Four in four for Sophie Devine, and just in the blink of an eye, she has got her mojo back. On a length around off, Sophie Devine plays this late and cuts this through the gap between short third and backward point for four runs.

FOUR! Make it three in a row from Sophie. Back-of-the-hand, slower one, around leg. Sophie Devine swivels and smashes this through the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Sophie Devine has had enough of knocking it around, it seems. Short and wide outside off, Sophie Devine stays leg side to the delivery and cuts this past point to her left for a boundary more.

FOUR! Smashed away for four runs. On a length around middle and off, Sophie Devine clears her front foot away from the line of the delivery and smashes this up and over the bowler for a boundary towards long off.

WOAH! This just did not bounce and Sophie Devine got lucky that it wasn't in the line of the stumps. On a length wide of off, Sophie Devine looks to cut this, but the ball does not bounce at all and goes past the off-stump back to the keeper.

Back of a length around middle and off, Sophie Devine looks to cut this but gets beaten. This goes over the stumps.

Good length on off, Izzy Gaze blocks this out.

OUT! MADDY GREEN IS RUN OUT! Just when a partnership started to brew, a mix-up cost New Zealand Women a crucial wicket. A delivery on middle and leg length sees Green tuck it softly towards mid on and call for a single. Sophie Devine is caught ball-watching, leaving her partner exposed. Green pushes on, nearly completing the run, but Darcie Brown is alert, cutting off the path of the ball and sending a sharp throw to Alyssa Healy at the striker’s end and forcing Green to retreat back from a long way. Healy makes no mistake, whipping off the bails with Green caught well short of her crease by a country mile. Maddy Green departs for 20 off 18 balls, and New Zealand Women are now 164 for 5.

Back of the hand, slower one, on off. Maddy Green chips this almost to the mid-wicket fielder but luckily for her, it drops short.

On a length around middle and leg, Sophie Devine tucks this to fine leg for one.

On a length around middle and off, Maddy Green nudges this through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller one, wide of off. Maddy Green goes for the drive but gets beaten.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Maddy Green pulls this on the bounce to Ashleigh Gardner at deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated around off, Maddy Green pushes this to cover-point for no run.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Maddy Green pulls this flat to deep mid-wicket and runs two.

FOUR! Tossed up around middle and off, Maddy Green strides on top of the bounce of this one and lofts this over the bowler, towards her left for a boundary to the long off region.

FOUR! Green finds another boundary. Tossed up, around off, turning away from the right-hander. Maddy Green plays this late, opens the face of her bat, and guides this past the left of short third for four runs.

Fuller around off, Sophie Devine pushes this to long off for one.

Back-of-the-hand slower one, around leg. Maddy Green goes for the flick but goes before the ball arrives. Gets hit on the glove for no run.

On a length around off, Maddy Green thumps this towards mid off for no run.

On a length, around middle and leg. Maddy Green blocks this out.

Short and wide of off, Sophie Devine cuts this towards deep point for a single. 150 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND WOMEN!

Good length on middle and leg, Sophie Devine flicks this through backwards square leg for two.

On a length down the leg, Maddy Green helps this away towards the fine leg region. This was going to the fence, but Kim Garth ran from long leg, putting in a dive towards her right and saving three runs for the side.

Fuller around middle and off, Maddy Green pushes this away for one more.

FOUR! Innovative stroke aided by a misfield gifts four runs to Maddy Green and New Zealand Women. Tossed up around off, Maddy Green plays the reverse sweep straight to the fielder at short third. The fielder takes her eyes off the ball for a moment, and that was enough to deflect the leather off her hand and race away to the fence behind her.

Floated around off, Sophie Devine works this away in the gap for one.

Quicker one around off, Maddy Green scuffs this cut off the inside towards Phoebe Litchfield at short cover and runs for it. Phoebe Litchfield picks it up and aims at the stumps towards the non-striker's end, but misses. Had Phoebe hit the stumps, Maddy Green would have been gone by now.

Slider from King, on off. Maddy Green cuts this to point for no run.

Short and wide of off, Sophie Devine smashes this to sweeper cover off her back foot and takes one.

Back of a length around middle and leg, Sophie Devine flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Good length wide of off, Maddy Green cuts this fine towards third man region for one.

Good length on middle and leg, Sophie smashes this away for one.

FOUR! Tough to call it a drop, but it is a dropped chance at the end. Short-pitched, around off, Sophie Devine pulls this flat and powerfully towards the deep mid-wicket region. Ashleigh Gardner runs in aggressively from the fence and attempts to catch this, but her dive in front isn't enough to grab a hold of it. The ball bounces in front of her, deflects off her body, and rolls towards the fence behind her.

Good length on off, Sophie Devine punches this back to the bowler for no run.

FOUR! Sublime from Devine. On a length around off, Sophie Devine strides towards the pitch of the delivery and drives this all along the ground past the extra cover region for yet another boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Alana King wins this little battle and has the last laugh! She flights this one, full and around off. Brooke Halliday again tries to take on the bowler and attempts an aerial slog sweep, but does not get the distance and timing on it. Hits it straight towards Phoebe Litchfield, stationed at deep mid-wicket. A simple take for someone like Litchfield in the deep with a reverse cup. It was fun while it lasted for Halliday. She departs for 28 (38) and this 52-run partnership is broken as New Zealand Women are 127/4.

FOUR! Finds the gap to perfection! A lot flatter, skidding on off, on a length. Brooke Halliday hangs deep in the crease and pulls it along the ground. Bisects the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg fielders for a boundary.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! King serves this full and on off and middle, spinning in. Brooke Halliday clears the front leg away and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Flighted delivery, full and on the leg stump line. Brooke Halliday gets lured onto the flight and clears her front leg. Tries to slog it over the leg side, but misses and wears on the front pad.

Very full, a leg break, on off. Sophie Devine drives it to the left of long on for a single.

Outside off, short, cut off the back foot, but straight to backward point.

Full in length, around off, Sophie Devine drives along the turf to wide mid off for a single.

Short of a length, outside off, skidding through. Sophie Devine chop-cuts to the off side. She lets out a huge grunt in frustration.

FOUR! Sheer delicacy on display! Length ball, outside off, nipping away. Sophie Devine waits for it to arrive, opens the bat face very late, and guides it to the left of short third for a boundary.

Full and on middle, forced across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller than a length, on off. Sophie Devine heaves it wide of long on to her right and rotates the strike.

Back of a length, angling in. Brooke Halliday stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A bit too full and outside off, Halliday leans on and works it to the left of backward point for a quick single. Sophie Molineux has managed to choke the runs here with conviction. Just a single off that over. Her figures read 7-1-21-1.

Quicker at 84 kph, on middle and leg. Brooke Halliday plays from the crease and stabs it to mid-wicket.

Grips in from middle, on a fuller length, Brooke Halliday collapses her back knee to sweep, but misses to connect and wears on her thigh pad.

Halliday now clips this full ball to mid-wicket.

Fuller in length, turning in from off. Halliday tries to slog, but mistimes it off the toe end to mid-wicket.

Pushed through, full and on off, driven off the front foot to mid off.

Onto the pads, on a length, Brooke Halliday works it behind square on the leg side for a single.

On a fractionally fuller length, angling into the batter. Sophie Devine whips it over square leg for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Devine punches it off the back foot to cover.

Full and sliding on the leg stump, this is clipped to deep square leg for a single.

Slides away from outside off, on a length, Brooke shapes to cut it square, but she is rushed and is beaten on the outside edge.

FIFTY FOR SOPHIE DEVINE! Off 69 deliveries! Her 17th ODI fifty! An inning of substance under extreme pressure from the Kiwi skipper so far. She will aim to convert this into three digits and keep her side in the fight. Back of a length, on the pads, Devine steers it to deep square leg for a single. Devine calmly raises her bat, as she knows the job is far from done.

Dishes out a full ball, Brooke Halliday employs the reverse sweep and hits it straight to backward point. 3 off this over and Sophie Molineux's figures read 6-1-20-1.

Full and in the slot, Devine smashes it to Phoebe Litchfield at cover. Litchfield bends low and fumbles to stop it cleanly, parrying the ball behind her and allowing the batters to cross.

Flat and around off, on a length. Brooke Halliday pulls it to deep backward square leg. Alana King from deep square leg cuts it off to her left to keep the batters down to a single.

Floate full and on off, Brooke Halliday switches her stance to reverse, but finds short third.

At 77.4 kph, full and off, Sophie Devine drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

Full and outside off, Devine works it a bit uppishly to extra cover.

Slower at 79 kph, on off. Brooke Halliday alertly blocks it back to the bowler.

Full and around off, pushed to extra cover.

On a length, around off, Halliday drops it to the off side with soft hands.

Short and on middle. Sophie Devine swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND WOMEN!

Quicker through the air, outside off, on a length. Sophie Devine is rushed on the back foot and gets an underedge as the ball rolls on the pitch.

SIX! PUNISHED! Drops it into the wheelhouse, on middle. Sophie Devine reads the length early, shimmies down the track and tonks it straight downtown for a six.

On a fuller length, spinning in. Brooke Halliday leans on and blocks it. Another tight over from Sophie Molineux! Just 4 singles off it.

Much fuller, on the leg stump. Sophie Devine drills it down to the left of long on for a single.

A yard behind full length, on off. Brooke Halliday collapses her back knee into the pitch and pulls it to deep backward square leg for another solo.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Sophie Devine drives it through mid-wicket for a single.

Turns in from off, on a shortish length. Brooke Halliday tucks it across to deep square leg for a single.

Full and pushed on off, Halliday drives it back to the bowler.

Full and at 81.8 kph, around off, Brooke squeezes it through cover and point for a single.

Spins in on the pads, on a length, Devine gets across and tickles it to short fine leg for a single.

Length, outside off, Halliday cuts it off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Slower through the air, outside off. It lands and holds up a bit, outside off. Brooke punches it to short cover.

Around the wickets. At 83.1, into the left-hander, Brooke Halliday watchfully blocks it off the back foot.

Quicker and outside off, on a fuller length. Devine leans back and cuts it to short third for a single.

Pulls the length, on middle. Brooke hangs back and tucks it to mid-wicket. Just 2 singles off this over and King's figures read 5-1-13-1 so far.

Floated on the leg stump, Devine clips it to deep square leg for an easy single. Sophie Devine moves to 36 (58).

Drag-downer, on the pads. Sophie Devine tries to steer it across the line, but misses and wears on the front pad.

Tossed up, full, Devine pushes it gently to mid on.

On the pads, sliding in. Sophie Devine nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Full and outside off, driven inside out to deep cover for a single.

A mix-up, but calamity averted! Full and spinning in from off. Sophie Devine leans on and drives it to mid on. Brooke Halliday sniffs a single, but is sent back on a sharp call as the throw comes flat and quick from the mid on fielder at the bowling end.

Over the stumps now. Outside off, on a length, knocked straight to cover.

Flat and outside off, on a short length. Brooke Halliday punches it to deep extra cover for a single.

Short and outside off, Brooke cuts it straight to cover-point.

Spins in from off, on a length. Devine rocks back and nudges it to the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Pushed through, full and on off, Brooke Halliday drills it down to the right of mid on. Tahlia McGrath dives to her right and prevents the second run.

Fired around off, Sophie Devine blocks this out.

Fuller on off, Brooke Halliday pushes this through point for one.

Fuller on off, Brooke Halliday tucks this towards the keeper's right for no run.

FOUR! Brooke might have walked out with some positive intent. Tossed up around middle and off, Brooke Halliday strides to the pitch of the delivery and smashes this up and over the fielder at mid on for a boundary to open her account.

Quicker one, around middle and off, Brooke Halliday pokes at it but gets beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal as Amelia Kerr finds Phoebe Litchfield. Tossed up around off, Amelia Kerr looks to loft this over short cover but fails to get underneath it. Kerr ends up chipping this straight into the grasp of Phoebe Litchfield and she makes no mistake and hangs onto this straightforward catch. Amelia Kerr cannot quite believe it and makes a slow walk back to the dugout. She goes for a patient knock of 33 (56). New Zealand Women are 75 for 3 now, needing 252 more runs to win.

A top-spinner, down the leg, Sophie Devine looks to smash this, aiming for the fence towards fine leg, but misses out to the slowness of the delivery. Gets hit on her thigh pad.

Pushed through around off, Sophie Devine defends tihs towards the bowler's right.

Much slower and fuller on middle and leg, Amelia Kerr clips this through the gap at square leg for one.

Floated around middle and off, Amelia Kerr tucks this straight to mid-wicket.

Fuller on the pads, Sophie Devine hits this to long leg for one.

Quicker one around middle and leg, Sophie Devine nudges this towards backward square leg for no run.

Floated around off, Amelia Kerr cuts this to cover-point for no run.

Quicker one around off, Amelia Kerr blocks this out.

Fuller on off, Sophie Devine drills this to long off for one.

Tossed up on off, Sophie Devine pushes this towards silly mid off.

FOUR! The shackles are broken by the Kiwi skipper! Short and wide outside off, Sophie Devine rocks back onto her back foot and cuts this well and in the gap towards the right of point for another boundary. Dots are slowly reducing for the White Ferns.

Tossed up around off, Sophie Devine drives this to cover for no run.

On a length around off, Amelia Kerr pushes this right back to the bowler.

On a length around the pads, Sophie Devine flicks this towards deep square for one.

On a length around off, Amelia Kerr thumps this to sweeper cover for one.

Short and wide outside off, Amelia Kerr cuts this to point.

4 LEG BYES! On a length drifting down the leg. Amelia Kerr goes for the flick but misses out. The ball brushes the side of the front pad of Kerr, and it races to the fence behind the stumps towards fine leg.

Good length around off, Amelia Kerr cuts this well but straight to point.

Short of a length around off, Amelia Kerr hangs onto her back foot and smashes this past extra cover to her left for one.

Flighted around middle and off, Amelia Kerr defends this back to the bowler.

Quicker one around middle and off, Amelia Kerr defends this off her front foot around off.

Pushed through on off, Amelia Kerr drills this back to the bowler.

Fuller around middle and off, Amelia Kerr defends this off her front foot.

Tossed up around off, Amelia Kerr goes for the drive but gets beaten by the turn.

On a length around off, Amelia Kerr punches this through cover for a single.

WIDE! On a length, down the leg. Amelia Kerr goes for the flick but misses out. Wided.

Good length on off, Sophie Devine goes for the front foot drive but gets it edged off the inside past the leg stump for a single towards fine leg region.

FOUR! That's been cut away for four runs. Short and wide outside off, Sophie Devine hops onto her back foot and cuts this well past the diving point fielder to her left for a boundary.

Way too many dots from Sophie Devine at the moment. Short and wide around off, Sophie Devine cuts this straight to point for no run.

Goes full, attacking the stumps. Sophie Devine tucks this to mid on for another dot.

Good length around off, Sophie Devine punches this towards extra cover for no run.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Amelia Kerr drills this to mid on for another dot.

Quicker and flatter on off, Amelia Kerr blocks this off her back foot.

Fuller on middle and off, Amelia Kerr drills this towards mid off for no run.

Fuller on off, Amelia Kerr blocks this out.

TWO LEG BYES! Floated down the leg, Amelia Kerr goes for the flick but misses out. The ball brushes her front pad and rolls past the keeper to her left. Two taken.

Tossed up on off, Amelia Kerr punches this back to the bowler for no run.

A boundary off the first ball is followed by 5 consecutive dots. Good length, angling into the batter, Sophie Devine looks to flick this around mid-wicket but misses out and wears it on her front pad.

On a length around middle and off, Sophie Devine thumps this towards extra cover for no run.

Back of a length around off, Sophie Devine punches this to extra cover for a dot.

That kept really low. On a length around middle and leg, Sophie Devine was looking to flick this over mid-wicket but the ball kept low and she adjusted well to just block this out.

Good length around off, Sophie Devine defends this around cover.

FOUR! A partnership of 50 comes up between Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr with this boundary. Overpitched, around off, Sophie Devine strides towards the pitch of this and drives this in the gap towards the right of deep point for four runs.

Good length on off, Amelia Kerr defends this off her front foot towards mid on for no run.

On a length around middle and leg, Amelia Kerr nudges this to mid-wicket for no run.

On a length around middle and leg, Sophie Devine flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Boundaries have now started to come thick and fast for New Zealand Women. Back of a length around off, Sophie Devine punches this past the diving fielder to the left of mid off for four runs.

Good length on middle and leg, Amelia Kerr tucks this to fine leg for one.

FOUR! Full toss on middle and off, Amelia Kerr strides out in front and drives this all along the carpet through the extra cover region for a gloriously struck boundary. Kerr has looked at ease out in the middle.

Hits the hard length on off, Sophie Devine gets behind it and nudges this towards mid on for another dot.

Goes a touch fuller on middle and off, Sophie Devine flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

On a length around off, Sophie Devine blocks this out off her front foot.

On a length around middle and leg, Sophie Devine tucks this to mid on for no run.

Full and wide outside off, Sophie Devine goes for the drives but misses out.

Full toss on the pads, Sophie Devine clips this towards the deep backward square leg region for two.

FOUR! Graceful would be an understatement to describe that! Darcie serves a half volley, outside off. Amelia Kerr leans on it and caresses it beautifully through cover and point for a boundary.  An expensive start for Darcie Brown as she goes for 12 runs off her first over. After the first Powerplay, New Zealand Women are 36/2.

FOUR! Kerr moves into her 20s with that! Short in length from Darcie, on top of off. Amelia Kerr hangs deep and pulls between mid-wicket and square leg for a cracking boundary!

Scrambled-seam delivery, a pinpoint yorker, on off. Amelia Kerr jams the bat down and squeezes out to the off side.

Seams into the batter, on a good length. Amelia Kerr tries to work it across but misses and wears on the thigh pad. A stifled appeal for LBW, but not entertained.

FOUR! CLASS! Short of a good length outside off, nipping away. Amelia Kerr stands tall, lets the ball arrive and cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder. The ball races through the practice pitches, beating deep third to her right for a boundary!

Nagging length, kissing the surface and kicking up a bit with some shape away. Amelia Kerr misses to cut it square.

Slants on the pads, on a length. Sophie Devine misses to put that away and wears on the thigh pad.

Straight and full, on off, Sophie Devine mistimes her drive to short cover. Devine just hasn't got that release shot yet.

Overpitched, on middle. Sophie Devine plants her front foot ahead and forces it to mid off.

Touch full and on the fifth stump. Amelia Kerr gets on the front foot and caresses it to deep point for a single.

A little too straight on the pads, Kerr flicks the full ball through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second.

Nagging length with the keeper up to the wickets. Kerr stabs it off the back foot.

Floated up, full and on off, Kerr pushes it straight to mid off. 5 runs off the over. Sophie Molineux's figures read 4-1-13-1.

Short and wide outside off. Amelia Kerr rocks deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Races away! Tossed up a fraction more, on middle and leg, on a length. Kerr hangs back and punches it between mid on and mid-wicket. The ball teases the chasing fielders all the way and kisses the boundary ropes.

On the stumps, full in length, Kerr gets forward and drives it to mid off.

Flatter and quicker, skidding off the deck, outside off. Amelia Kerr pivots on the back foot and chop-cuts it to point.

Full and on off, Amelia Kerr uses her feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. Drills it off the inner half of the bat to mid on.

Full and on off, Sophie Devine forces it down to long off.

A sharp nib-backer on a fuller length, cutting into the leg stump line. Sophie Devine is rushed on the back foot and just manages to block it off.

Length, on off, Amelia Kerr advances forward and dabs it to cover-point for a quick single.

Shapes away from the fourth stump, on a good length. Amelia Kerr gets on the front foot, sees it closely and then decides to leave.

On a fractionally fuller length, on off. Amelia Kerr shimmies down a bit and gets a thick outside edge to the left of point. A diving stop by the fielder there to prevent any run.

Back of a length, outside off. Sophie Devine hangs back and punches it to deep extra cover for a single.

Pushed through, wicket-to-wicket at 79.4 kph, Amelia Kerr lunges ahead with a huge stride and smothers it to the leg side.

Drifting onto the pads, on a length. Devine nudges it to the backward square leg region for a single.

Drags the length, wide outside off. Sophie Devine rocks back and mistimes the back foot punch, straight to cover.

Quicker one, at 82.5 kph, on middle, sliding in. Sophie Devine alertly blocks off the back foot.

A bit flat and fast, on off, Sophie Devine pushes it back to the bowler.

Kerr gets on the front foot and flicks this in-dipping full delivery to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Full in length at 115.4 kph, outside off. Amelia Kerr drives it crisply to deep extra cover for an easy single.

WIDE! Reload! Sprayed down leg, on a fullish length. Amelia Kerr attempts to flick it but misses. Called a Wide.

Angled onto the pads, on a length. Kerr gets across and nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Full again, around off, moving away late. Kerr shimmies down the track and eases it out to extra cover.

Full at 108.9 kph, on middle, slanting in. Amelia Kerr prods forward and watchfully blocks it out.

Short in length, just outside off. Kerr lets it arrive and drops it in the off side with soft hands.

PEACH! On middle and on a good length, nibbling away. Amelia Kerr is squared up, and tries to work across the line. Gets a faint outside edge and the ball lands short of the first slip fielder.

Short of a length, on middle. Sophie Devine punches it off the back foot to wide mid on.

FOUR! Through the gap! The first boundary of the chase! Offers some width, on a length, Sophie Devine cashes on it and goes on the back foot. The ball stays a tad low but she cuts it away and pierces the backward point and cover gap for a cracking boundary!

Flighted full at 79.3 kph, on middle. Devine drills it down to mid on.

Nice and full, tossed up outside off. Sophie Devine drives it firmly to short cover.

Full and again, this one drifts in on middle and leg. Sophie Devine tries to push it straight, but the ball goes off the inside edge to widish deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Arm ball, sliding into the batter, Sophie Devine hits off the thick inside edge to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, around off. Sophie Devine punches it firmly to cover-point for a single.

Outswing on a fuller length, outside off. Sophie Devine gets on the front foot and drives toward the off side. The ball is sliced between cover and point for a couple of runs.

Finally, New Zealand Women are off the mark! Hard length, moving away from off. Amelia Kerr lets the ball arrive and taps it in front of backward point for a quick single.

On a back of a length, outside off, Kerr lets it be.

Full again, Kerr pushes it with soft hands to mid off.

Full and curving away from middle. Amelia Kerr presents full face of the bat and drills it straight to mid on.

Fuller on middle and leg, Devine drills this to mid on for another dot. Two overs are done and New Zealand Women are yet to open their account.

Fuller on off, Sophie drives this to mid off for no run.

Darted on middle and off, Sophie Devine prods in front and gets an inside edge back onto the pads. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes it off.

OUT! TIMBER! Sophie Molineux gets her first-ever wicket in Women's World Cup and she is over the moon. The White Ferns are right on the back foot at the start of the chase. Arm-delivery around off, Suzie Bates strides out in front and goes for the drive, playing for the spin, but this one comes in with the arm and goes off the inside edge and crashes into the stumps behind. New Zealand Women are now 2 down without anything on board. Suzie Bates, too, departs for a duck!

Quicker and flatter on off, Suzie Bates pushes this to cover for no run.

Floated around the pads, Suzie Bates goes for the flick but misses. A huge appeal for LBW by the fielding side but the ball appears to be going down the leg, hence the umpire turns it down. Alyssa Healy opts for a review. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have missed the stumps and gone down the leg. Australia Women lose a review.

OUT! GEORGIA PLIMMER IS RUN OUT! A huge mix-up and she has to pay the price! Back of a length, angling into the batter. Suzie Bates punches it off the back foot to the left of mid on and calls her partner through for a run. Georgia Plimmer shows hesitation at first, but then sets off. Annabel Sutherland is quick to react, moving to her left, picking the ball up in a motion, and firing a sharp throw straight to the keeper. The Aussie skipper whips off the bails in a flash. The side-on replay confirms that Plimmer is well short despite her desperate slide. This is a nightmare start for New Zealand Women, as Georgia Plimmer departs without facing a ball! New Zealand Women are 0/1 after 1 over.

Spotting Bates advancing, Garth bowls it on a length, and pushes outside off, Suzie Bates adjusts to it and steers it to backward point.

Four dots on the trot from Garth! Back of a length, slanting into the batter, Bates tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Fuller and around off, at 114.5 kph, moving away a bit. Suzie Bates gets on the front foot and drives it to mid off.

Touch full and shaping away, on off. Suzie Bates is rushed on the back foot and tries to block, but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket.

Garth begins from over the stumps and is on the money immediately! Full and on middle. Suzie Bates leans forward and pushes it gently back to the bowler.