Australian Women's tour of NZ - 3 T20s (21/03 -> 26/03)

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Perry gets Australia to 180 in the last game of the summer and that will be too much for the NZ ladies.

Just a matter of how much Aussies win by for me from here.

Say this is Devine's last match in international colours, could she go out there with an element of freedom to her game and cause problems?

 

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Say this is Devine's last match in international colours, could she go out there with an element of freedom to her game and cause problems?

Yep it might be her last game.......she has missed a large chunk of the NZ domestic season and a few of the matches prior to this series. It wouldnt surprise. Kind of achieved what she has wanted to in her career.

And to be fair to her, she was one of the better NZ bowlers today.

 

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Was that Schutt's worse ball of her international career?

 

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Yep it might be her last game.......she has missed a large chunk of the NZ domestic season and a few of the matches prior to this series. It wouldnt surprise. Kind of achieved what she has wanted to in her career.

And to be fair to her, she was one of the better NZ bowlers today.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Devine - was the extra emotion due to simply playing at her home ground and having family out there, or something else

Watching her recent games - whether Super Smash, before she took her break or upon return in this series, her bowling has been on point pretty much every game

It's when it comes to batting that she's had most of her struggles - she's obviously dropped down the order a bit in recent times, but wonder if there's a bit too much expected from her when she comes in with those above her not doing their jobs

 

[Del125763]

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Devine - was the extra emotion due to simply playing at her home ground and having family out there, or something else

Watching her recent games - whether Super Smash, before she took her break or upon return in this series, her bowling has been on point pretty much every game

It's when it comes to batting that she's had most of her struggles - she's obviously dropped down the order a bit in recent times, but wonder if there's a bit too much expected from her when she comes in with those above her not doing their jobs

When you have reached the top, sometimes the fire in the belly just goes.....it wouldnt surprise me if that happened to her.

 

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Sophie Devine comes out to a large applause from the locals but NZ are in a fair bit of bother at 40/3 chasing 181 for victory.

 

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Having taken 12 off the over, James really didn't need to go for the big shot on the last

As the senior teammate, Kerr should have had a chat before the last ball to say, a dot ball or single was all that was needed

 

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Something has to give with Devine here 0 off 4 balls.

 

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Hit out or get out - just no rhythm with the bat for Devine

 

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Beautiful 6 from ex-Perth Scorcher Maddy Green.

 

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Thinking we may need to switch to pace off options - Green liking the pace on the ball

 

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First time a Kiwi has had 4+ Sixes against Aussies in a T20I from Richo.

 

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Australia look a bit rattled. NZ needing 33 off 16 with 2 set batters still there.

 

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What a throw from Wareham - that say a match can turn on a single moment, could that be what swings momentum back to us

 

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Jess Kerr can give them a tonk

 

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We've bowled a number of really poor balls today

 

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Warehams fielding may have won the Aussies this....

 

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Not the smartest first shot from Inglis - just needed to get Kerr on strike

But what an impact from Wareham in the space of 6 balls - the run out & then catch and swung the momentum back to the Aussies

 

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Wareham and Sutherland have stepped up big time in the back half here. Id be tempted to give Player of the match to Wareham with her fielding.

 

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Wareham and Sutherland have stepped up big time in the back half here. Id be tempted to give Player of the match to Wareham with her fielding.

I was going to say the same - if Green was still out there, I think NZ pinch this

But that run out and then catch really did change the match


But thinking it'll be Voll for her score on the winning team

 

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Wareham with 4 catches, the run out and the wicket of Devine - fair effort in the field from her