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Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Aus 109-3

    Annabel Sutherland walks to the crease, joining Beth Mooney who is on 10 from 15 balls.

    The Australian number five faces three dot deliveries, then retains the strike with a single out to deep square leg.

  2. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Lea Tahuhu changed last minute there and rolled her finger over the delivery. It was slower than Ellyse Perry expected and that is why she mis-timed the delivery.

    Pressure is back on Australia now.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Perry c Bates b Tahuhu 33 (Aus 108-3)

    Straight up in the air!

    Lea Tahuhu's delivery holds a little in the pitch and Ellyse Perry skies a chance out to mid-off.

    It's Suzie Bates under the ball and she sets herself and takes the catch fingers up, falling back as she does so.

    Tahuhu roars in delight.

  4. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Melie Kerr has been the pick of the bowlers, for sure. Sophie Devine needs to be careful about when she uses her.

    This Australia side will be aiming for anything over 350.

  5. Aus 107-2

    Edged... but it goes for four.

    Melie Kerr finds the outside of Ellyse Perry's bat, but the ball flies through an empty slip region and goes to the ropes.

  6. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    In one-day cricket, you have to try and bowl as straight as possible to bring the stumps and pads into play. That's what New Zealand need to do - and bowl as many dot balls as possible.

    They need another wicket or two to put the pressure on Australia.

  7. Aus 101-2

    Lea Tahuhu comes on to bowl after drinks, and Beth Mooney finds a single in the covers from her fourth delivery, bringing up Australia's hundred.

    The world champions had reached 81 after 60 balls - the next 19 runs took 34 deliveries.

  8. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    That is poor. Melie Kerr has bowled so well - it is not nice to give away easy boundaries like that when you have built pressure.

  9. Aus 99-2

    Perry 27, Mooney 7

    : Beth Mooney of AustraliaGetty Images

    Oh dear.

    Beth Mooney cuts Melie Kerr straight to Eden Carson at point, but the New Zealand fielder lets the ball straight through her legs and it runs away for four.

    The players are taking drinks at the end of the over.

  10. Aus 93-2

    Sophie Devine's first two overs went for 18, but now we're outside the powerplay her next two have gone for just six.

    Two singles and a wide in this one.

  11. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    New Zealand are such an inspiring team. Ben Sawyer has done a really great job as coach.

    They have stuck with things and always find a way - they are a very resilient team.

  12. Aus 90-2

    Ellyse Perry of AustraliaGetty Images

    Just one scoring shot from Melie Kerr's second over, as Ellyse Perry lifts the ball over mid-off and sees it reach the ropes.

    The Australia number three is on 25 from 27 deliveries at the end of the over.

  13. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Players can find it difficult to adjust to this longer format of 50-over cricket. You have to learn to be okay with not hitting fours and sixes every over.

    It's important to make that change in your mindset.

  14. Aus 86-2

    Sophie Devine of New ZealandGetty Images

    Having conceded a boundary in every over in the powerplay, a second set of six deliveries passes without the ropes being breached.

    Ellyse Perry takes two off Sophie Devine through mid-wicket, then retains the strike with a single in the same area.

  15. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    These are very good signs for spinners. Sophie Devine will be watching this and will be considering more spin from now on.

    Melie Kerr has bowled so well so far.

  16. Aus 83-2

    That's an excellent over from Melie Kerr.

    She twice strikes Ellyse Perry on the pads, lbw appeals dying mid-shout on each occasion, then draws an edge from new batter Beth Mooney that goes to short third for no run.

  17. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Melie Kerr of New Zealand celebrates with team mate Izzy Gaze after taking the wicket of Phoebe Litchfield of AustraliaGetty Images

    A terrific delivery from Melie Kerr. There was not a lot that Phoebe Litchfield could have done there. The ball kept going straight.

    The perfect start for any bowler.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Litchfield b M Kerr 45 (Aus 81-2)

    Kerr ends Litchfield's half-century hopes to take 100th ODI wicket

    Phoebe Litchfield falls from the first ball after the powerplay!

    Melie Kerr enters the attack and immediately accounts for the Australia opener, who had looked utterly at ease up to this point.

    It's a googly, beating the bat of Litchfield and taking the off stump - she has to go having scored a very tidy 43 from 31 balls, but she might have hoped for more having looked so well set.

    A crucial wicket for New Zealand, and Kerr's 100th in ODIs in her 78th match in this format.

  19. 6 runs

    Aus 80-1

    Litchfield 45, Perry 17

    Litchfield hits Devine for six as ball lands on long-off boundary sponge

    Phoebe Litchfield is cruising to the end of the powerplay!

    She lifts Sophie Devine's penultimate delivery over long-off, hitting the boundary sponge dead on for a second six.

    Prior to that, Ellyse Perry picked up her third four through mid-wicket.

  20. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Bree Illing has a nice repeatable action and has some nice movement as well. All those classic things you like in a left-armer.

    She is so young as well, only just 22.