Australia Women v New Zealand Women

Illing to Garth, FOUR finally! A square drive past backward point comes with a huge exhale from Australia! Australia take a 1-0 series lead. They won't be thrilled with how the chase ended but they played well through 34 overs of the match. The two sides meet again on Tuesday. Join us then. 10.27pm Australia win by two wickets with seven balls to spare. They nearly made a hash of a chase they had under complete control. From 141 for 4, needing 22 from 36 they lost 4 for 18 to almost bottle it. Most of the dismissals were entirely batter error. McGrath and Garth did enough to get home. Perry's 52 from 30 set the chase up. Jess Kerr did a great job with the ball to take 3 for 25. Sundar: "Pat 2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Illing to Garth, no run play and miss! Full and wide, 113kph, there to drive but she misses2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Illing to Garth, no run full, outside leg, it runs off pad to midwicket Archie: "Are the Aussies just bored, like setting a videogame you've played way to much to no lives just for a challenge"2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Illing to Garth, no run full, angled into off, 112kph, she defends to midwicket2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Illing trying to pull off a miracle. Around the wicket Illing to McGrath, 1 run full and wide, 108kph, she hammers a drive straight to deep cover2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Garth, no run good length, spinning into off, she pushes towards long-on but midwicket cuts it off2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Garth, no run shorter outside off, she whips to midwicket. Inglis knocked the bails off and everyone has panicked. The umpires are coming together. Inglis has said she knocked it off. Shoaib: "Not sure what's more galling ... NZ not taking some chances to get a bigger score ... or Australia trying to lose an unloseable game! "2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Garth, no run tossed up on off, she drives to mid-on2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Garth, no run tossed up on middle, she defends from the crease2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Garth, no run good length, fourth stump, she punches off the back foot to cover2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to McGrath, 1 run tossed up wide of off, she drives with the spin to long-on2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Molineux, OUT bowled by a full toss! She tries to lap sweep and misses! Shin high full toss, could have stood still and hit it back over the bowler's head, instead steps inside the line to lap sweep and misses and it crashes into off Matthew: "Mighty fight from the Ferns, but always felt that 162 looked too few to defend. Live and learn, bring on match two!"2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Molineux, FOUR lofted over mid-off! Superb shot. Full, in the slot, she checks through the line over mid-off with power2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to McGrath, 1 run slower ball on off, she pushes to cover for one2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Molineux, 1 run brilliant diving save from Patel saves three! Full wide of off, Molineux opens the bat face and steers it behind point and Patel dives full length to save it2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Around the wicket Mair to Molineux, 2 runs full and wide, she hammers a cover drive and Sharp has to dive full length on the rope to make the stop2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair on. Australia need 13 Mair to McGrath, 1 run back of a length outside off, she punches off the back foot to point, Patel fumbles, they pinch a run on the fumble. It was tight at the non-striker's though as McGrath stretched2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Molineux, FOUR lapped fine! Darted outside leg, she steps outside off and laps it fine to the rope2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to McGrath, 1 run tossed up on off, she drives to long-on2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to McGrath, OUT Huge mix up! Carey is BBQ'd by McGrath! Full on leg, she clips to midwicket and calls yes, Carey runs and then McGrath says no. Carey is stranded mid-pitch, Melie Kerr underarms to Patel and Australia are seven down!2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to McGrath, no run tossed up wide of off, she drives to cover Josh: "Outrageous that Australias 7, 8 and 9 (Carey, McGrath and Moleniux) all bat at 3 for their BBL teams……. Such depth will never be matched "2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel to Carey, 1 run shorter outside leg, she pulls to deep midwicket2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Patel on over the wicket Patel to Carey, no run flatter on middle, she drives to mid-off2nd innings · AUS-W 0

JM Kerr to Carey, 1 run slower ball wide of off, she mistimes a drive to cover-point Jess Kerr finishes with 3 for 252nd innings · AUS-W 0

JM Kerr to McGrath, 1 run slower ball, outside off, 75kph, she pushes towards mid-off and pinches one2nd innings · AUS-W 0

McGrath at No.8. Back into the T20I team JM Kerr to McGrath, no run full on off, she drives and gets a thick edge that runs along the ground to short third2nd innings · AUS-W 0

JM Kerr to Sutherland, OUT holes out to deep backward square! Australia are botching this. Short down leg, Sutherland tries to launch it onto the hill and gets it off the toe, it falls just metres short of clearing the rope and Sharp takes another good catch2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Carey gets a rare hit. 22 needed. McGrath is still to come JM Kerr to Carey, 1 run full on middle, she whips through square leg2nd innings · AUS-W 0

JM Kerr to Gardner, OUT an appeal for lbw given not out . New Zealand review. If she didn't hit this, it is very close. The appeal was half-hearted. It looks plumb on the replay. No bat trying to pull a length that could have been driven. It hits the back leg infront of middle and leg. Ball tracking shows three reds! Smashing leg. Gardner has to go. Odd decision. Looked very good live.2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Sutherland, FOUR slog sweep wide of long-on! Tossed up on middle, she's down on one knee to slog sweep into the gap Melie Kerr gives up 50 in four overs. The worst figures of her career2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Gardner, 1 run short down leg, she tries to launch a pull but dragged it off the bottom edge to short fine and Sutherland calls her through2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Gardner, SIX launched over the sight screen! Tossed up in the slot, she skips out and launches it miles into the night sky. What a sound off the bat2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Sutherland, 1 run tossed up on off, she skips out and pushes a drive to long-off2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Sutherland, FOUR beats cover! Tossed up outside off, she skips down and checks a drive to the right of cover and Mair probably should have done better to stop it. It runs away2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Gardner, 1 run wrong un down leg, she pulls to deep backward square2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Gardner, 1 run low full toss wide of off, she drives to deep cover2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Gardner, FOUR scooped with better timing! Low full toss on off, she gets low and uses the pace to scoop it almost all the way for six2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Gardner, 2 runs slower ball on off, she scoops fine to a vacant fine leg with only a deep backward square in place to get two2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Sutherland, 1 leg bye cross seam, outside off, Sutherland premeditated a scoop and misses, Inglis fumbles and they get a bye2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Gardner, 1 run full, speared into leg, she tries to flick behind square and gets a thick inside edge to short fine2nd innings · AUS-W 0

Mair to Gardner, no run back of a length, wide of off, she mistimes a force off the back foot to cover Pete : "In the last few days the Kangaroos beat the Kiwis narrowly in the league, the All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies in the rugby, and the Silver Ferns beat the Diamonds in the netball. Australia looks likely to win this one to make it 2-2, or will there be an upset?"2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Wareham, OUT sliced straight to point! Lazy execution. Shorter length outside off, the cut shot was on but she was just falling back a touch and sliced it off a thick outside edge straight to Patel at backward point2nd innings · AUS-W 0

AC Kerr to Wareham, FOUR sweeps hard through square leg! Tossed up on leg, she ropes it forward of square with power2nd innings · AUS-W 0