Australia thrash Kiwis with dominant bowling display

Women's T20 World Cup, Group A, Sharjah

Australia 148-8 (20 overs): Mooney 40 (32); Kerr 4-26

New Zealand 88 (19.2 overs): Schutt 3-3, Sutherland 3-21

Australia won by 60 runs.

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Megan Schutt claimed 3-3 arsenic Australia brushed speech New Zealand with a ascendant bowling show to determination apical of Group A astatine the Women's T20 World Cup.

Both sides had won their opening lucifer and the Kiwis had a glimmer of anticipation connected a dilatory transportation successful Sharjah aft they restricted the defending champions to 148-8.

Beth Mooney's 40 provided the backbone of Australia's total, portion Ellyse Perry chipped successful with 30 arsenic New Zealand leg-spinner Amelia Kerr claimed an awesome 4-26.

Kerr, who deed 29, spearheaded New Zealand's effect with the bat arsenic she and the experienced Suzie Bates took them to 54-1 astatine the halfway constituent successful their reply.

However, erstwhile Bates was bowled by Sophie Molineux with the archetypal shot aft drinks, it started the rot for the White Ferns, who mislaid 9 wickets for 34 runs.

Schutt finished with scarcely-believable figures disconnected 3.2 overs, portion all-rounder Annabel Sutherland blew distant the mediate bid en way to 3-21.

Australia are apical of Group A connected 4 points, with New Zealand 2 points down successful third.

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