3rd Match, Group A: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Sydney, Mar 8, 2009

ICC Women's World Cup - 3rd match, Group A

Australia Women v New Zealand Women

New Zealand Women won by 13 runs (D/L method)

• Women's ODI no. 685 | 2008/09 season
• Played at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
• 8 March 2009 (50-over match)

	New Zealand Women innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	KL Pulford	run out (Sthalekar)	3	14	12	0	0	25.00
	3.4 Farrell to Tiffen, strays onto leg and flicks to short mid wicket where Sthalekar throws to the keeper's end hitting the stumps directly, brilliant throw and she catches her short 6/1
	HM Tiffen*	c Cameron b Osborne	57	151	113	6	0	50.44
	40.4 tries the chip again and this time picks out Cameron on the mid wicket boundary, a nice catch 171/4
	SW Bates	b Farrell	29	32	24	6	0	120.83
	11.2 what a nut!! Starts about a foot outside off, swinging and cutting back, straight through the gate where Bates fails to mover her feet and it takes off stump 42/2
	AE Satterthwaite	c Rolton b Sthalekar	38	53	51	6	0	74.50
	25.2 flighted outside off, again goes back to the mid wicket well, but doesn't connect cleanly this time, skying it to Rolton at mid off 109/3
	SJ McGlashan	c †Fields b Perry	29	62	54	3	0	53.70
	43.2 that's the wicket the Aussies needed! Bit of width outside off, just nips away and catches the outside edge as McGlashan is reaching for it, away from her body, easy catch for fields 176/7
	AL Mason	c Nitschke b Sthalekar	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	41.2 rocks back and cuts a short wide one, mistimes it and it's taken easily at backward point by Nitschke 171/5
	NJ Browne	b Osborne	3	4	2	0	0	150.00
	42.1 poor shot second ball, full on middle, tries to sweep but misses everything and is bowled middle peg 174/6
	SJ Tsukigawa	c & b Sampson	2	11	9	0	0	22.22
	44.5 full slower ball outside off, tries to put it out of the park over mid wicket, but mistimes it straight up in the air and Sampson takes an easy catch 180/8
	RH Priest†	c Sthalekar b Perry	7	11	9	1	0	77.77
	45.5 full and slashed to mid wicket who takes a relatively simple catch low to her right 187/9
	SFM Devine	c Rolton b Perry	13	16	7	2	0	185.71
	47.6 steps to the off side and tries to hoik it down the ground, bit top edge loops to point to end the innings 205/10
	AK Burrows	not out	3	10	7	0	0	42.85
	Extras	(lb 3, w 16, nb 2)	21
	Total	(all out; 48 overs; 188 mins)	205	(4.27 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-6 (Pulford, 3.4 ov), 2-42 (Bates, 11.2 ov), 3-109 (Satterthwaite, 25.2 ov), 4-171 (Tiffen, 40.4 ov), 5-171 (Mason, 41.2 ov), 6-174 (Browne, 42.1 ov), 7-176 (McGlashan, 43.2 ov), 8-180 (Tsukigawa, 44.5 ov), 9-187 (Priest, 45.5 ov), 10-205 (Devine, 47.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	EM Sampson	9	0	33	1	3.66	(1w)
	44.5 to Tsukigawa, full slower ball outside off, tries to put it out of the park over mid wicket, but mistimes it straight up in the air and Sampson takes an easy catch 180/8
	RM Farrell	7	1	20	1	2.85	(6w)
	11.2 to Bates, what a nut!! Starts about a foot outside off, swinging and cutting back, straight through the gate where Bates fails to mover her feet and it takes off stump 42/2
	EA Perry	6	1	40	3	6.66	(2nb, 2w)
	43.2 to McGlashan, that's the wicket the Aussies needed! Bit of width outside off, just nips away and catches the outside edge as McGlashan is reaching for it, away from her body, easy catch for fields 176/7 45.5 to Priest, full and slashed to mid wicket who takes a relatively simple catch low to her right 187/9 47.6 to Devine, steps to the off side and tries to hoik it down the ground, bit top edge loops to point to end the innings 205/10
	S Nitschke	6	0	37	0	6.16	(2w)
	EA Osborne	10	0	37	2	3.70	(2w)
	40.4 to Tiffen, tries the chip again and this time picks out Cameron on the mid wicket boundary, a nice catch 171/4 42.1 to Browne, poor shot second ball, full on middle, tries to sweep but misses everything and is bowled middle peg 174/6
	LC Sthalekar	10	1	35	2	3.50	(2w)
	25.2 to Satterthwaite, flighted outside off, again goes back to the mid wicket well, but doesn't connect cleanly this time, skying it to Rolton at mid off 109/3 41.2 to Mason, rocks back and cuts a short wide one, mistimes it and it's taken easily at backward point by Nitschke 171/5

	Australia Women innings (target: 146 runs from 33 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	S Nitschke	lbw b Pulford	27	65	42	2	1	64.28
	15.4 full and given! Just straightened down the line and looked to be hitting off as Nitschke tried to drive 71/4
	AJ Blackwell	c Mason b Devine	4	10	7	0	0	57.14
	2.2 full outswinger, played on the up and she gets a thick outside edge to Mason at second slip, who takes a sharp chance at head height in her left hand 12/1
	KL Rolton*	c McGlashan b Pulford	21	29	28	3	1	75.00
	9.2 short on middle, Rolton rocks back and mistimes the pull shot straight to mid on, soft dismissal 49/2
	LC Sthalekar	c †Priest b Pulford	6	9	12	1	0	50.00
	11.6 length on off, doesn't do much, Sthalekar reaches for it with limited footwork, edging through to the keeper who takes a great catch diving to her right 58/3
	JM Fields†	not out	26	82	53	1	0	49.05
	JE Cameron	c Browne b Devine	15	27	27	3	0	55.55
	22.6 full outside off, swings it high onto the off side, Browne takes a great diving catch, running back with the flight 98/5
	LK Ebsary	c †Priest b Mason	1	3	5	0	0	20.00
	23.6 flighted, Ebsary down on one knee trying to sweep, big top edge straight up in the air and the keeper takes easily 100/6
	EA Perry	not out	17	35	27	1	0	62.96
	Extras	(lb 3, w 10, nb 2)	15
	Total	(6 wickets; 33 overs; 133 mins)	132	(4.00 runs per over)

Did not bat EM Sampson, RM Farrell, EA Osborne

Fall of wickets1-12 (Blackwell, 2.2 ov), 2-49 (Rolton, 9.2 ov), 3-58 (Sthalekar, 11.6 ov), 4-71 (Nitschke, 15.4 ov), 5-98 (Cameron, 22.6 ov), 6-100 (Ebsary, 23.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	SFM Devine	7	2	19	2	2.71	(1nb, 1w)
	2.2 to Blackwell, full outswinger, played on the up and she gets a thick outside edge to Mason at second slip, who takes a sharp chance at head height in her left hand 12/1 22.6 to Cameron, full outside off, swings it high onto the off side, Browne takes a great diving catch, running back with the flight 98/5
	AK Burrows	3	0	15	0	5.00	(2w)
	NJ Browne	7	0	25	0	3.57	(1nb, 1w)
	KL Pulford	7	0	32	3	4.57	(4w)
	9.2 to Rolton, short on middle, Rolton rocks back and mistimes the pull shot straight to mid on, soft dismissal 49/2 11.6 to Sthalekar, length on off, doesn't do much, Sthalekar reaches for it with limited footwork, edging through to the keeper who takes a great catch diving to her right 58/3 15.4 to Nitschke, full and given! Just straightened down the line and looked to be hitting off as Nitschke tried to drive 71/4
	AL Mason	6	1	21	1	3.50	(1w)
	23.6 to Ebsary, flighted, Ebsary down on one knee trying to sweep, big top edge straight up in the air and the keeper takes easily 100/6
	SW Bates	3	0	17	0	5.66

Match details

Toss Australia Women, who chose to field Points New Zealand Women 2, Australia Women 0

Player of the match KL Pulford (New Zealand Women)

Umpires SS Prasad (Singapore) and Shahul Hameed (Indonesia) TV umpire PJ Tate Match referee DT Jukes (England) Reserve umpire GD Redman

Match notes

New Zealand Women innings New Zealand Women 50 runs off 13.2 overs (58 minutes, 82 balls) New Zealand Women 100 runs off 21.6 overs (91 minutes, 134 balls) New Zealand Women 150 runs off 36.4 overs (138 minutes, 222 balls) Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15 Power Play 3: Overs 44.1 - 50 HM Tiffen 50 runs off 104 balls, 142 minutes, 6X4 New Zealand Women 200 runs off 47.4 overs (185 minutes, 288 minutes) Tiffen/Satterhwaite 50 partnership in 41 minutes from 61 balls Tiffen/McGlashen 50 partnership in 40 minutes from 77 balls Australia Women innings Australia Women 50 runs off 10.1 overs (44 minutes, 64 balls) Australia Women 100 runs off 23.4 overs (95 minutes, 145 balls) Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15 Rain : Australia Women - 124/6 in 30.5 overs (JM Fields 23, EA Perry 12) Rain : Australia Women - 132/6 in 33 overs (JM Fields 26, EA Perry 17) Australia Women innings: 1x7 ball over (1st over- Devine's 1st over)