- Australia win the series and their 20th one-day international in a row
- Meg Lanning completes her 14th century in the format
Sophie Devine speaks. She’s proud of her team, not least of how her bowlers responded the injury of Lea Tahuhu early on. “Lanning was just too good,” her conclusion. Meg Lanning is, of course, the player of the match. “I just wanted to get the game done,” she laughs, in her standard modest fashion, when saying that the ton didn’t matter. “We haven’t talked about that record at all,” she adds of the record they can secure in the final ODI. “But we are aware of it.” I bet they are.
What a chance they have to make another bit of history for themselves these teams clash again on Wednesday to complete the series. Until then, bye for now!
A fun finish. Lanning the hero, as it is so often, her sixth century in a successful chase against the White Ferns. What a remarkable record, without a shadow of a doubt the best player in the history of the women’s one-day international format. And her side are now one away from the all-time record of 21-straight ODI wins.
First ball of the Jensen over and Lanning doesn’t miss the chance to roll out her best shot, steering behind point for four to bring up her 14th ODI century from just 96 deliveries, Australia winning with 29 balls to spare. What a champion. Australia have won 20 ODIs in a row and have wrapped up the Rose Bowl in straight sets.
45.1 overs: Australia 255-6 (Lanning 101*, Carey 5*) Target 253.
45th over: Australia 251-6 (Lanning 97, Carey 5) Target 253. Oh come on! Carey cuts hard and there is a misfield! One becomes four! Three to win... and Green sprays one down the legside! Wide called, two to win. But Carey does the right thing and defends the final three balls. Australia need two wrap this up, Lanning three for a ton. So, she needs a boundary - no other way to fashion it from here.
44th over: Australia 246-6 (Lanning 97, Carey 1) Target 253. Carey does not defend it, instead swinging as hard as she could on the pull, getting one and keeping the strike. Seven to win. Surely the captain gets the chance to complete this ton?
Sutherland has a pop at a slightly shorter ball from Jensen and holes out to Green at deep midwicket. She did well with Lanning, adding 49 to ensure that Australia will win, albeit frustrating not to get to the end. Meanwhile, on ton-watch, earlier in the over Lanning moved to 96 via a boundary from the outside edge and 97 with a single to deep cover. Carey is on strike for the final ball of the over. Defend it?
43rd over: Australia 239-5 (Lanning 92, Sutherland 16) Target 253. Lanning starts with a boundary, tucking into a delivery on leg stump, putting it away behind square. Nice. She then takes the single on offer behind point, giving the strike back to Sutherland. The all-rounder isn’t able to add to her tally until the final ball, keeping the strike with a single to deep midwicket. (Give the strike to Meg!!)
42nd over: Australia 233-5 (Lanning 87, Sutherland 15) Target 253. Jensen now taking up the attack and the sting is out of this contest, four singles added. Oh, some sting at the end: Lanning is hit on the back when making her ground - laughs all round. She keeps the strike with it though, so a ton remains within her grasp.
Whenever I watch Meg Lanning play a brilliant ODI innings I have to stop and think back to the ridiculous 45-ball ODI 100 I watched her score against NZ. Hardly anyone there & no tv coverage. Thank goodness that has changed. #ausvnz
41st over: Australia 229-5 (Lanning 85, Sutherland 13) Target 253. Mair to bowl her final over too, and she’s let down by Satterthwaite, the ball bouncing through her legs at mid-on and running away for four. Lanning’s turn now, helping a misdirected delivery on its way down to fine leg for a second boundary. So, 24 to win and 15 for Lanning to get to 100. She’s earned the right to think about that.
40th over: Australia 217-5 (Lanning 78, Sutherland 8) Target 253. Five off Kerr’s final over, which is just what Australia wanted, the leggie now finished. Another impressive display from the 19-year-old, banking 3/47. 36 needed from 60 balls.
39th over: Australia 212-5 (Lanning 74, Sutherland 7) Target 253. Well, that helps in terms of building pressure: a maiden from Mair to Sutherland. The required rate is comfortably under four an over but all it’ll take is Lanning’s wicket. She’s on strike again to start Kerr’s last over. Can she get this wicket and change the game?
38th over: Australia 212-5 (Lanning 74, Sutherland 7) Target 253. Ooh, the big leg-break to begin at Lanning, just past her edge. Understandably, she’s played carefully here, the Australian pair happy with a couple of singles. She has one over left, likewise Devine. Mair has a couple. Then they’re back to Rowe, Jensen and Green.
37th over: Australia 210-5 (Lanning 73, Sutherland 6) Target 253. Sutherland straight-driving like Lanning, her first boundary in ODI cricket a beauty. Lanning keeps the strike with a well-placed square drive but that’s got to be a good thing for New Zealand as it gives Kerr another crack at her. Right? 43 from 78 is the equation.
36th over: Australia 204-5 (Lanning 72, Sutherland 1) Target 253. “Amelia Kerr is the 2nd fastest NZ bowler to take 50 women’s ODI career wickets, and the 3rd youngest woman from any nation to that mark,” the great Hypocaust tells me on twitter. What an all-round talent the 19-year-old is. Ohhh, but she’s hit for SIXover midwicket by Lanning off a free-hit, which Devine has to wear on account of the fact that there are one too many fielders outside of the circle. Earlier, she missed the hat-trick to Sutherland but gave it a good old go, ripping another wrong’un down at Sutherland. To recap, after losing two wickets in two balls to start the over, Australia need 49 from 84 balls after the six. New Zealand need... Lanning.
Didn't pick the wrong'un.
Kerr has NZ back in this contest.
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Two in two! Here comes Amelia Kerr! First up to Gardner she wins a false stroke, trying to punch off the back foot through cover but edging instead, safely taken by Martin. Amelia Kerr is on a hat-trick and New Zealand right in this!
Molineux misreads the wrong’un again and this time she’s well out of her ground!
35th over: Australia 196-3 (Lanning 66, Molineux 14) Target 253. Lanning flicks for SIX! Barely a bat-swing, taking on square leg and clearing the sweeper by a long way. Lanning’s first boundary for 30-balls and it is immediately followed by another, albeit from the outside edge. With Molineux having picked up a four of her own earlier, through cover, it makes 15 from the over. Your move, New Zealand.
34th over: Australia 181-3 (Lanning 56, Molineux 9) Target 253. Shot. Molineux gets Kerr away through square leg. She needed that. The spinner is right back on it with her wrong’un though, beating the left-hander’s outstretched blade, the third umpire consulted on a stumping shout. Not out; her foot is well back. Kerr has three overs left and they will go a long way to determining if New Zealand can win this.
33rd over: Australia 174-3 (Lanning 55, Molineux 3) Target 253. Australia have added just 14 runs in the last five overs. The squeeze continues through Mair here, giving up just two singles. Molineux is far from fluent. This is a real contest now.
32nd over: Australia 172-3 (Lanning 54, Molineux 2) Target 253. Another nagging over form Kerr, finishing her sixth with three dots to Molineux. Of course, the run rate required is well and truly in control at 4.5 but it was down to 4.1 when Lanning and Haynes were putting the foot down just before their stand was broken.
31st over: Australia 169-3 (Lanning 52, Molineux 1) Target 253. DROPPED CATCH! It’s a tough chance for Mair in her follow-through, they always are, but she got both hands to it by the looks and it wasn’t smashed back at her. Just one run off the over, she’s doing the job with the ball, but that chance... it must sting. They take drinks.
30th over: Australia 168-3 (Lanning 51, Molineux 1) Target 253. Sure enough, the two wickets have slowed Australia’s run rate too. It’s such a big if, but if they can get Lanning in this little passage they can really start to push hard. Mair to continue.
Hawkeye agrees with the umpire.#AUSvNZpic.twitter.com/fUdeo36WVc
New Zealand get two in a hurry! It’s Mooney, trapped when beaten on the inside edge by Kerr. Nice bowling, and a good decision too given how far forward she was.
29th over: Australia 166-2 (Lanning 50, Mooney 6) Target 253. Lanning to 50 in 61 balls. There’s yet another ton against New Zealand on the shelf for her here provided she shifts up a gear or two. Six off the over, leaving 87 to get at 4.1 an over.
28th over: Australia 160-2 (Lanning 48, Mooney 3) Target 253. Australia replace one busy left-hander with another, and Mooney loves batting at her home ground.
27th over: Australia 156-2 (Lanning 46, Mooney 0) Target 253. Well, it’s a successful over for New Zealand. Now they need to, very quickly, transfer the pressure back onto Australia by getting rid of Lanning and getting a look at some new batters.
What a way to go after such a superb innings!
Brilliant from Haynes, 82 off 89 #AUSvNZpic.twitter.com/kgW2Skmhjt
From nowhere! And through a full toss, which Haynes hits straight to Perkins at short cover. She hit it well - she’s hit everything well - but found safe hands. The end of a 117-run stand and a quite brilliant innings by the vice-captain.
26th over: Australia 152-1 (Haynes 81, Lanning 45) Target 253. Haynes into the 80s, appropriately so, with another boundary - this time launching Rowe straight back over her head. Too good. The 150 is up as well. 101 left to get at 4.2 an over.
25th over: Australia 144-1 (Haynes 75, Lanning 43) Target 253. Haynes drives Australia to the halfway mark of the innings with a boundary, lifting Devine over mid-on with no fuss at all. 54 of her 75 runs have come in boundaries so far.
Anything you can do, I can do better!
Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning trading sixes during their century partnership!@CommBank | #AUSvNZpic.twitter.com/7KdsgtEJYP
24th over: Australia 140-1 (Haynes 71, Lanning 43) Target 253. Another century stand between this pair, barely acknowledged by either of them - they have other milestones on their mind, not least a 20th straight ODI victory. Well on their way.
@collinsadam This is the fourth time in their last seven ODI partnerships together that Lanning & Haynes have put on a century stand.
23rd over: Australia 136-1 (Haynes 69, Lanning 41) Target 253. Devine prompts Haynes’ first false shot of the day, miscuing a slower ball, but not to hand at mid-off. The New Zealand captain, as it so often is, looks the bowler most likely. She’ll need to be, otherwise there’s every chance this pair will be there at the end.
22nd over: Australia 134-1 (Haynes 68, Lanning 40) Target 253. Hannah Rowe, welcome to the bowling crease! At last. It doesn’t matter to Lanning who is bowling, though, finding a gap that barely exists between backward point inside the circle and third man circling from the rope but - sure enough, the fielders are bisected to collect another boundary. Oh, the physio is now on the ground. Did the Australian captain hurt herself taking off for a quick single earlier in the over? She’s reaching for her hamstring. Had Perkins fielded cleanly when when they took off for that single, a run-out chance would have presented itself. Lanning stays out there.
21st over: Australia 128-1 (Haynes 67, Lanning 35) Target 253. Another over where both players are able to find the rope, Lanning helping Jensen on her way down to fine leg then Haynes finishing the set with another of those full-blooded cover drives - she’s played that shot so well and so often today. They’re in cruise control.
20th over: Australia 117-1 (Haynes 62, Lanning 29) Target 253. A BIG over for Australia, as they go about clinically breaking the back of this chase. Haynes gets a full toss from Green early on and smashes it over the rope for SIX - help yourself stuff when going as well as she is today. Later in the over, Meg Lanning returns serve with a lovely little dance and lofted flick, even bigger and better - sublime timing, SIX more. 15 off it, overtaking the 14 Healy took from the first over.
19th over: Australia 102-1 (Haynes 55, Lanning 22) Target 253. The 100 is up, another handy milestone after this pair came together with the score on 37. As Brad Hodge notes on commentary, a touch odd that Hannah Rowe hasn’t been given a bowl yet given her best quality is moving the ball around. Haynes retains the strike.
18th over: Australia 98-1 (Haynes 53, Lanning 20) Target 253. Maddy Green is another bowler who Devine is going to have to rely on to make up Tahuhu’s overs and the off-spinner starts well enough, five singles taken. But from Australia’s perspective, that’s all they need from here, especially in this accumulation period.
17th over: Australia 93-1 (Haynes 51, Lanning 17) Target 253. Better from Jensen, who is going to have to give her captain ten overs here in the absence of Tahuhu. They break for drinks with Australia’s senior duo cruising. Danger for New Zealand.
16th over: Australia 89-1 (Haynes 50, Lanning 15) Target 253. Haynes again, using the depth of the crease to cut Kerr behind point, such a good shot. To finish, she’s on the advance to create a full toss, clipping it out to the midwicket rope to bring up her half-century. 40 of those have been in fours; it’s hard to bat better than this.
15th over: Australia 80-1 (Haynes 42, Lanning 14) Target 253. Haynes goes early in the over this time around, thumping Jensen over cow corner, once bounce over the rope. Too easy. Lanning gets a chance to do likewise later in the over, putting away a short ball through square leg. Ten off it. Australia need 4.9 an over from here.
14th over: Australia 70-1 (Haynes 37, Lanning 9) Target 253. Haynes needed to absorb a number of high-quality dots from Kerr but takes it back to the legspinner, dancing down the track and popping her back over her head for four. Super batting.
13th over: Australia 64-1 (Haynes 32, Lanning 8) Target 253. This is an important over for Tahuhu, back into the attack after giving up 0/23 across her first two. Oh no, she’s straight off the field after bowling the fourth ball of the over. It’s unclear from the replay what the injury is, but she’s in distress, walking off immediately. Side strain? Jensen goes on to complete the over. It also makes life very tough for Sophie Devine, without her attack-leader, presumably, for the rest of the afternoon.
12th over: Australia 59-1 (Haynes 30, Lanning 6) Target 253. Amelia Kerr into the attack and it’s a far better start than she had on Saturday, giving a single to Lanning but right on the spot to Haynes with both her stock delivery and the wrong’un.
11th over: Australia 58-1 (Haynes 30, Lanning 5) Target 253. A knowing smile from Haynes to Lanning after carving yet another boundary past point, Devine on the receiving end. As Mel Jones notes on telly, she’s been just as good defending the good balls as she has been putting away the bad, the sign of a player in top form.
10th over: Australia 54-1 (Haynes 26, Lanning 5) Target 253. You can’t feed Lanning’s cut shot, as Mair finds out the hard way here - the Australian skipper’s first boundary. Per that previous tweet from ‘Causters, Lanning has five tons in chases against New Zealand, averaging over 63 against them in all ODIs.
9th over: Australia 50-1 (Haynes 26, Lanning 1) Target 253. Have that! Haynes, who has been striking the ball so well through the posh side, now rocks back to crunch a pull shot to the rope. It somewhat spoils an otherwise probing over from Devine.
@collinsadam Just to emphasise Meg Lanning's peerless record in chases:
Lanning has five centuries in ODI chases against New Zealand alone.
No other woman has made more than four career centuries in ODI chases.
8th over: Australia 45-1 (Haynes 22, Lanning 0) Target 253. Haynes and Lanning, Australia’s engine room. If New Zealand can break this stand before they’re into their groove, they can control this game. But if this pair are still batting together in an hour from now, they will be right up against it. Lanning is yet to get off the mark, missing a full toss from Mair that hits her high on the pad, but Haynes doesn’t miss with her cover drive - perfect timing and placement for four. She’s in lovely touch.
7th over: Australia 37-1 (Haynes 15, Lanning 0) Target 253. Devine was vital with the bat, top scoring with 79, now the captain is doing it with the ball. For her next trick she needs to remove Lanning, who averages an absurd 94 in run chases against New Zealand. The wicket maiden is complete. Fantastic full and straight swing bowling.
Healy's fast start comes to an end - Devine gets the wicket for New Zealand.
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Bowls her with a beaut! Just enough movement away from Healy, who is looking to whip Devine through the on-side but loses her off-stump. They needed that.
6th over: Australia 37-0 (Healy 21, Haynes 15) Target 253. Three singles, all found behind square using the pace rather than taking on the accurate Mair. Good cricket.
5th over: Australia 34-0 (Healy 19, Haynes 14) Target 253. Devine brings herself on after Tahuhu’s pricey first two overs. Sure enough, she does give Haynes a bit more to think about, but when given some room outside off the left-hander doesn’t require a second invitation, clubbbing her third boundary in that direction.
4th over: Australia 30-0 (Healy 19, Haynes 10) Target 253. Healy: stand and deliver! Straight back over Mair’s head she goes, another boundary added. But Mair, once again, is back on her mark for the remainder of the over. She’s a real find.
3rd over: Australia 24-0 (Healy 14, Haynes 9) Target 253. Haynes’ turn to have a pop at Tahuhu’s pace, smashing her over point for four. Do not give this left-hander any width out there. It’s close to two in two, but she picks out backward point with a well-timed cut. Tahuhu misses outside the off-stump, a wide signalled, and bringing her next offering closer to the body of Haynes doesn’t work either, another immacutate square drive hammered away to the rope! She’s middling everything. Oh, until now: a good bounce back from Tahuhu, locating the inside edge, Haynes nearly chopping on. But it’s another big over for the hosts, off to a flyer.
The intent is obvious from Healy!
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2nd over: Australia 15-0 (Healy 14, Haynes 1) Target 253. Healy is DROPPED by Kerr at cover. It’s not an easy chance given how well it was struck but nor is it the toughest, getting both hands to it above her head. So close for Rosemary Mair, who picks up where she left off on Saturday - right on the money from the get go here.
1st over: Australia 14-0 (Healy 14, Haynes 0) Target 253. What a start from Alyssa Healy! From the first ball of the chase she pulls Tahuhu with authority, racing out to the rope. Two balls later, out comes the uppercut, over point for SIX! And four more to finish, taking advantage of a shorter delivery, hammering through cover again. ‘Causters puts the chase into context for us - 253 is no stroll, on paper at least. But Healy has made clearly made her mind up: she’s going to put a big dent in it early.
@collinsadam Good to see Australia being given a challenge to keep their record going.
253 would be their best chase during this run of wins, and the third highest successful chase in a women's ODI in Australia.
The players are back on the field. Healy and Haynes for Australia, a fine opening combination. Lea Tahuhu, New Zealand’s quickest, to start with the ball. PLAY!
Thank you, Megan. A top OBO debut from you. Meg Lanning said after the T20s she was looking forward to batting for more overs. Well, here’s the chance to do that after a much-improved performance with the blade by the White Ferns, setting the hosts 253. If they can knock that off, it’ll be yet another straight-sets series win for this dominant Australian team. As always, I’m looking forward to your company.
Well I can see the fantastic Adam Collins has logged in, I’m ready to make like Amy Satterthwaite and turn over the strike to him. Thank you for staying with me throughout my debut today, I was aiming for an Annabel Sutherland style performance and I hope I could deliver for all you lovely OBO-ers. Enjoy the second innings and see you next time!
Brilliant bowling from Schutt and Jonassen at the death, both of them were feeling ruthless against the tail, both on a hat trick in their final overs. It was fast and furious and they’ll be very happy with that finish.
Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen put on a show at the death and we'll need 253 runs to keep our hands on Rose Bowl trophy!
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This was the highlight of the innings for me - I loved this great catch from Sophie Molineux to dismiss Satterthwaite. Such an important moment as well, she knew that wicket had to come if Australia were to hang on in this innings.
One-handed hanger from @SophieMolineux1#AUSvNZpic.twitter.com/xZSvQBKI6f
A strong performance from New Zealand, who clearly did their homework and had a lot more to offer in this game. They will be aware of the Australians’ ability to score big and take on the game from ball one through Alyssa Healy, so they won’t rest on their laurels. They have given themselves a much better opportunity to steal a win and keep this series alive, but the battle is far from over yet. Healy hasn’t really found her groove yet, so they will want to keep her in her box and not smashing boundaries and making short work of the total.
A real captain’s knock set things up for New Zealand today, Sophie Devine was in sensational form and played with intent from the start. Amy Satterthwaite took longer to settle, she looked far from comfortable for a lot of her innings, but once she had played her way in, she was close to unstoppable and will feel good about getting her excellent form back after maternity leave.
50th over: New Zealand 252-9 (Perkins 5, Tahuhu 0). A brilliant final over from Schutt to deny New Zealand any chance to put a big score on at the end. It’s a much improved batting performance from New Zealand, but Australia will feel they have the ascendancy after the last few overs.
Schutt’s on a hat trick as Sutherland takes an easy catch to send Mair on her way.
A lovely change of pace from Schutt tricks Rowe and Healy is all over it behind the stumps.
49th over: New Zealand 246-7 (Rowe 1, Perkins 0). A big over from Jonassen to dismiss the two danger players in two balls. Only one run from the over as she unsettles the batters and finishes with another wicket.
Jonassen finishes the over with another lovely wicket, tempting Jensen to hit down the ground where Wareham is waiting.
Gets her with the next ball, a beautiful little half volley that beats the bat and sends Martin on her way.
Green is gone, but she’s played her role here. A lovely catch fro Gardner, coming in from the boundary to take the ball easily. The Australians will be relieved to see Green out of the game for these last two overs.
48th over: New Zealand 245-4 (Martin 26, Green 21). Huge chance from Molineux’s bowling on the first ball of this over as Green sends it high into the air, but Meg Lanning can’t quite make it in time and the ball lands safely. Green isn’t put off and continues to take the risks, pulling consecutive balls to the boundary - first for four and then for six. That 250 that was looking a little unlikely after the two big wickets is now appearing guaranteed.
47th over: New Zealand 232-4 (Martin 25, Green 9). Jonassen comes back, but Green isn’t worried by her, sending her first ball back over Jonassen’s head for four. A misfield from Carey turns a one into a two, which builds the batters’ confidence and Martin is looking like she wants a big total out of this innings. They’re pushing along at a great rate now.
46th over: New Zealand 219-4 (Martin 17, Green 3). Schutt’s here to finish things off and trying to frustrate New Zealand into making more errors, she doesn’t want these two batters getting set. Martin has no intention of playing into her hands though, with a beautiful six off the second ball of Schutt’s over. Schutt creates a half chance, but again there is no fielder nearby to pounce on it.
45th over: New Zealand 208-4 (Martin 9, Green 1). Molineux looks to cramp Martin up, but Martin is having none of it, but then she forces the mistake off the next ball and plucks the catch out of the air. Green comes to the field early, she was their best on Saturday so will be looking for a bit of a run frenzy at the end of this innings.
A beautiful caught and bowled effort from Molineux there, a really athletic jump, sticking one hand in the air and pulling in a brilliant catch. An important wicket for Australia.
44th over: New Zealand 199-3 (Satterthwaite 65, Martin 5). Australia are looking a little more in control after that wicket, Kerr was starting to look dangerous and now the pressure is on Martin to keep up the pace in the last few overs. She gets off to good start with a boundary from the last ball of Carey’s over.
Carey is rewarded for a brilliant last over by taking the wicket of Kerr immediately in this one. Kerr mistimed her drive to mid-on and it was an easy catch for Sutherland.
43rd over: New Zealand 193-2 (Satterthwaite 64, Kerr 11). Kerr looks under pressure, but then she decides to take a leaf out her batting partner’s book with a beautiful drive down the ground past long off for four. The two batters keep the strike turning over, not allowing Molineux to build any pressure on them.
42nd over: New Zealand 186-2 (Satterthwaite 63, Kerr 5). Carey comes back now after a few overs to take a look at the batting and adjust her line and length. It’s a much tighter over from her, forcing Kerr to adjust as the ball comes down the wicket and not providing any opportunities for big hitting.
41st over: New Zealand 183-2 (Satterthwaite 62, Kerr 3). Molineux comes back in to bowl now, looking for another wicket from her before Kerr is allowed to settle too much. Kerr is turning over the strike well and Satterthwaite is finding the gaps with ease, a beautiful pull shot over deep backward square for four the highlight of that over.
40th over: New Zealand 177-2 (Satterthwaite 57, Kerr 2). Kerr gets herself off strike immediately with a quick single off Schutt’s bowling. Satterthwaite looks calm and set now, very still at the crease and her timing is excellent. She doesn’t look troubled by Schutt and continues to go about her business.
39th over: New Zealand 168-2 (Satterthwaite 51, Kerr 0). Satterthwaite brings up her 50 from the first ball of the over with - what a surprise - a drive down to long on. Devine looks to come at the Australians, Jonassen holds her back and is rewarded with the wicket from the next ball. It brings Kerr to the crease, who will have to adjust and hit quickly from the outset.
Jonassen gets the breakthrough at last, edging the ball to short fine leg, where Haynes is delighted to pounce on it and send her on her way.
38th over: New Zealand 165-1 (Devine 78, Satterthwaite 49). Schutt resumes, she’ll really want a wicket soon having come back into the attack so early. The New Zealanders aren’t finding the boundary from Schutt, but they’re guiding it around and trying to frustrate her into bowling a looser ball. Schutt finds the edge on the last ball of the over, but it falls safely.
37th over: New Zealand 160-1 (Devine 75, Satterthwaite 47). Jonassen comes back into the attack now and changes things up, bowling over the wicket to Devine. She has an LBW appeal, which looks good, but the umpire spots a little bit of bat on it. It’s a good over from Jonassen, just the four from it.
36th over: New Zealand 156-1 (Devine 73, Satterthwaite 45). As predicted, Carey leaves the attack now and Schutt returns, probably earlier than Lanning would have liked to use her. The power play comes in and Schutt is looking to reapply pressure. She forces a little error from her first ball with Satterthwaite popping one up, but neither Schutt or Healy can get close enough to it. She punishes the second ball though, again driving it past long on, which seems to be her preferred area to target at the moment. Schutt learns her lesson, adjusting her length and only allowing two more runs from the over.
35th over: New Zealand 150-1 (Devine 72, Satterthwaite 40). Wareham continues in the attack, but the New Zealanders aren’t looking troubled by her. They’re not putting her away the same way they did to Carey in the previous over, but they’re seeing the ball really well, waiting on it and playing late to push it around the field. Australia really needs to find a wicket soon.
34th over: New Zealand 145-1 (Devine 70, Satterthwaite 37). A nicely timed shot from Satterthwaite starts the over, driving it past long on for four. She settles for a ball, then follows it up by hitting Carey over her head for another four. The next ball beats her and looks very close to hitting the stumps, but Satterthwaite remains calm and drives the next ball down for another four. They’re starting to target Carey now and may force a bowling change for the Australians.
33rd over: New Zealand 132-1 (Devine 70, Satterthwaite 24). Wareham starts pushing the ball a bit wider, adjusting to where the batters are trying to score. Satterthwaite is putting the ball into the air a bit, but she’s got a good awareness of the field and isn’t offering any chances.
32nd over: New Zealand 129-1 (Devine 69, Satterthwaite 22). A very calm performance from both teams so far - New Zealand happy to take the opportunities as they come and Australia just chipping away, limiting runs where they can, changing up their bowlers and trying to keep the batters guessing. A maiden over from Carey helps them do just that.
31st over: New Zealand 129-1 (Devine 69, Satterthwaite 22). Wareham picks up where she left off with a nice half volley to start the over, testing Devine. The 50 run partnership between the two batters is brought up in this over, the first time New Zealand have started with two 50 run partnerships since 1997.
30th over: New Zealand 122-1 (Devine 66, Satterthwaite 18). Australia bring in a short cover for Satterthwaite, trying to tempt the leading edge from her and Carey keeps targeting the stumps. Satterthwaite still doesn’t look entirely comfortable, it will be interesting to see if she’s able to open up in these important upcoming overs.
29th over: New Zealand 120-1 (Devine 65, Satterthwaite 17). Wareham looking to tighten things up a bit again now, having conceded a lot more runs from her overs than she did in the last game. New Zealand want to turn over the strike, but she’s bowling a great line and length to limit them. A maiden for her this over.
28th over: New Zealand 120-1 (Devine 65, Satterthwaite 17). New Zealand look to be playing a bit more of an old school style of ODI, knocking the ball around until the 3oth over. Keeping an eye on them as we approach that mark to see if they start opening up. Certainly they would be happy to have not lost as many wickets as they did in game one, but they must have in the back of their minds how quickly the Australians can score when they come in to bat. A nice over from Carey, not allowing too much off it.
27th over: New Zealand 115-1 (Devine 62, Satterthwaite 15). Wareham comes back on to bowl now, she’s had some time to look at the batters and tweak her plan and try to make a breakthrough. She lets the pressure off with a wide but follows it up with a couple of great balls to keep the batters guessing.
26th over: New Zealand 109-1 (Devine 60, Satterthwaite 12). Nicola Carey comes into the attack now, she bowled well on Saturday and Lanning will be hoping for another good performance from her. New Zealand are taking the easy runs when they’re being given them with the field out. Half a chance with the ball in the air late in the over, but no fielders in the catching vicinity.
Jess Currie on Twitter has a question about Suzie Bates.
@meganmaurice for the OBO: have we heard anything more from the White Ferns re the severity of Bates’ shoulder injury? Would be a big out for the Strikers to lose their captain in the WBBL later this month.
25th over: New Zealand 104-1 (Devine 57, Satterthwaite 10). Satterthwaite starts with a bit of a frustrated attempt at a shot over midwicket, but then lofts it over long on for four to build her confidence. It takes New Zealand past 100 and she’s starting to look more comfortable now. At the halfway point, New Zealand are looking in much better nick than they were on Saturday.
24th over: New Zealand 98-1 (Devine 56, Satterthwaite 5). Gardner continues and Devine dances down the wicket looking to open up, but there’s nothing in it for her. However she takes a breath and pulls the next ball past deep square leg for four to bring up her 50. She finishes the over with another four in the same fashion and she’s got that look in her eyes now.
23rd over: New Zealand 88-1 (Devine 47, Satterthwaite 4). Molineux continues with a series of half volleys beating Devine, who is starting to looking a little frustrated.
22nd over: New Zealand 85-1 (Devine 45, Satterthwaite 3). Ash Gardner comes into the attack, possibly looking to keep Satterthwaite guessing before she really settles into her innings. She gets Devine off strike immediately and Lanning makes the field adjustments to target Satterthwaite. She has a big appeal for LBW straight away, but it’s turned down by the umpire.
21st over: New Zealand 80-1 (Devine 42, Satterthwaite 1). Jonassen resumes and Satterthwaite is able to score her first run, but neither batter is able to get much past the fielders at this stage. The Australians aren’t letting the lack of wickets frustrate them, it’s a bit of a cat and mouse game developing here.
20th over: New Zealand 77-1 (Devine 40, Satterthwaite 0). Molineux returns for her second over, getting Devine off strike and creating a chance off Satterthwaite. She’s trying to unsettle her before she gets set into the game, keeping her guessing and bringing the field in.
19th over: New Zealand 76-1 (Devine 39, Satterthwaite 0). Jonassen continues with her disciplined bowling, only one run off the over. Devine doesn’t look worried, she’s settling into the game.
18th over: New Zealand 75-1 (Devine 38, Satterthwaite 0). Molineux with a great first over, snaring the wicket of Dodd. She lulled her into a false sense of security early, with Dodd cutting past deep point for four, but followed it up with a great ball to get the wicket. Satterthwaite comes to the crease and sees off the first ball.
Molineux makes the breakthrough, getting Dodd with a half volley that she tries to sweep and misses, a beautiful ball to get the first wicket of the match.
17th over: New Zealand 71-0 (Dodd 30, Devine 38). Jonassen tightens things up a bit this over, resuming her usual dot ball service. A couple of runs through backwards square leg for New Zealand eases the pressure a little.
16th over: New Zealand 68-0 (Dodd 29, Devine 36). New Zealand look content to play around all day and wait for opportunities to come to them. It’s working well for them so far, but I wonder if and when they’ll start to open up? They’ll need to put on a big total to have a chance at taking down Australia.
15th over: New Zealand 61-0 (Dodd 27, Devine 31). Devine uses her footwork to move to Jonassen’s first ball of the over and creates a full toss, driving the ball straight to the boundary. The New Zealanders are doing a good job of turning over the strike and trying to limit Jonassen’s dot balls to stop her building the pressure on them. A nicely played over from the batters.
14th over: New Zealand 55-0 (Dodd 26, Devine 26). A better over from Wareham, finding good length and the fielding is good to back them up. A run out referral on the last ball of the over is turned down and New Zealand continue to build their platform.
13th over: New Zealand 50-0 (Dodd 24, Devine 23). Jonassen asking plenty of questions with her bowling, Dodd is starting to look frustrated at the crease, dancing down the wicket to try to put her away, but Jonassen isn’t giving her an inch. Another tight over and New Zealand edge their way to 50.
12th over: New Zealand 48-0 (Dodd 24, Devine 22). Saturday’s player of the match Georgia Wareham takes the ball at the other end. She drops her first ball a little short, but adjusts her length after that. There’s a bit of turn in the pitch, but Devine is able to guide the ball almost to the boundary on the fourth ball, Haynes pulls off a great save on the rope.
11th over: New Zealand 43-0 (Dodd 22, Devine 19). Jess Jonassen comes into the attack now and asks the question with her second ball, Healy going up for a catch, but the umpire’s not having it. New Zealand struggled against the spin in game one and they already look more unsure with Jonassen in the attack. Just one run from her first over.
10th over: New Zealand 42-0 (Dodd 21, Devine 19). It’s been a much better start from New Zealand this morning. The bowling has been good from Sutherland and Schutt, but they haven’t let it faze them and are just waiting for the opportunities to arise and not trying to force anything through. They’re not going along at a blistering pace, but they’ve set up a solid base.
9th over: New Zealand 36-0 (Dodd 20, Devine 14). A little bit of a break before that over while Devine gets some insulin to treat her Type 1 diabetes. An interesting part of cricket is the ability for players to manage conditions like that during play. Dodd with a lovely boundary, watching the ball come on to her bat and allowing it to come late before just flicking it away nicely. Schutt’s pitch map shows how she’s favouring the length ball, which has been working well for her.
8th over: New Zealand 32-0 (Dodd 16, Devine 14). Dodd is starting to look more comfortable now, not smashing it around, but taking her chances as they come, looking less nervous than she did early. Sutherland continuing with the length balls, keeping things fairly tight that over.
7th over: New Zealand 30-0 (Dodd 15, Devine 13). A chance there from Schutt’s bowling, Devine looked to pull out of a drive and a catch didn’t quite make it to the fielder. Schutt takes the pressure off with a wide and then New Zealand are able to manage a couple of scoring shots. Dodd sends two boundaries through square leg in a row, beating Georgia Wareham to the rope.
6th over: New Zealand 20-0 (Dodd 7, Devine 12). The New Zealand batters look to be targeting Sutherland at the moment, trying to push a few more runs through during her overs to take the pressure that Schutt has built off. Sutherland is bowling with plenty of length, not as tight as Schutt, but continues to ask questions of the batters.
5th over: New Zealand 17-0 (Dodd 6, Devine 10). Another tight over from regular Guardian Australia contributor Schutt, she’s not giving Dodd much to work with, cramping her right up and possibly looking to frustrate her into hitting out before too long. She finishes that over with a maiden and her 17th dot ball in a row.
4th over: New Zealand 17-0 (Dodd 6, Devine 10). The Australians have two catchers in place to try to take advantage of Dodd’s batting stance, with her head positioned quite far over her feet. Sutherland gives away a wide in this over and then Devine eyes a gap and the ball beats Rachael Haynes to the rope.
3rd over: New Zealand 9-0 (Dodd 4, Devine 5). Schutt resumes, finding good line and length early while Devine sizes her up, but unable to penetrate the field. A maiden in her second over and Schutt is looking on song so far.
2nd over: New Zealand 9-0 (Dodd 4, Devine 5). Sutherland comes into the attack, with a brilliant ball to start the over, but a looser ball on the third ball of the over gets smacked to the boundary by Devine. She tightened it up after that ball and only gives away one more run.
1st over: New Zealand 4-0 (Dodd 4, Devine 0). Megan Schutt opens the bowling again for Australia. A boundary to start from Dodd, but then she plays it safe for the rest of the over against Schutt, assessing the conditions and blocking out the remaining balls.
Remember you can always drop me an email or tweet me your thoughts during the game and I’ll do my best to get them in here! Today is my debut on the OBO, so looking forward to dealing with the fast and frantic pace and hopefully being able to provide some interesting insights along the way! Not long now until we get the game underway.
An update on Suzie Bates, she is also out for the remaining game of the series on Wednesday this week. Sarah Aley on Fox Cricket believes her leadership and calming presence on the field is as much of a loss as her batting for the New Zealand team.
One change to New Zealand for this match and it’s a big one - Hannah Rowe comes in for Suzie Bates.
Sophie Devine (c), Natalie Dodd, Amy Satterthwaite, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin (wk), Katie Perkins, Maddy Green, Hayley Jensen, Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu
TOSS: @AusWomenCricket
NZ: Batting first
TEAM NEWS: Rowe in for Bates
Let’s GO!
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Unsurprisingly Australia head into this game with an unchanged line up from their victory on Saturday.
Alyssa Healy (wk), Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Molineux, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Jessica Jonassen, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt
Meg Lanning has won the toss at AB Field and we'll be having a bowl first against the @WHITE_FERNS in the second ODI.
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Meg Lanning clearly liked what she saw in the pitch in the first innings on Saturday and thought it was worth going again with that plan.
If you’re still in a reading mood, you’re in luck! Here’s something I prepared earlier - a reflection on Belinda Clark’s contributions to Australian cricket, with insights from the always wonderful Alex Blackwell.
When Belinda Clark speaks, you stop and listen,” she said. “She’s very good at putting the message across clearly, firmly and with optimism. What she says makes sense and she follows through with it – you can see the change happening around her as a result of her leadership.”
Related: 'When she speaks, you listen': Cricket Australia prepares to lose Belinda Clark | Megan Maurice
While we’re waiting for the game, why not read this piece from my fabulous colleague Geoff Lemon about the dominance of the Australian women in the ODI format?
The chance to match a prestigious record is alive. The vagaries of cricket, though, are always there to trip teams up. That bad hour, that bad over, and the wheel turns, just as we saw when New Zealand won the third T20 on Wednesday after being walloped in the first two. The history of the Rose Bowl goes one way, but in most of those series losses the Kiwis still snared a match. The magic of the streak depends on Australia dodging any such stumbles.”
Related: Australia's women continue relentless pursuit of ODI winning streak record | Geoff Lemon
It was a comprehensive victory for Australia in the first ODI - New Zealand recovered admirably after the loss of early wickets, with Maddy Green and Katie Perkins combining to give them a somewhat defendable total, but in the end it wasn’t enough. Australia made short work of the 181 total they were set for victory, getting there in 33.4 overs, with a Meg Lanning six to bring about the victory.
The Australians will be feeling pretty confident heading into today’s match. Despite the loss of Ellyse Perry for the series, they have been dominant, proving that the depth of the team goes far beyond the ‘big three’ of Perry, Lanning and Alyssa Healy. Georgia Wareham was sensational on Saturday, coming away with player of the match honours and will be looking to back up that performance today. Annabel Sutherland settled well after some early nerves in her debut ODI and Jess Jonassen looked dangerous every time she had the ball in hand.
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