Summary

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby, Mike Peter & Maisie Gallen

  1. Aus 171-5

    Ash Gardner and Tahlia McGrath are content to deal in singles. Five added.

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

    Anything under 250 New Zealand should be able to chase. However if this partnership continues, Australia will be aiming much higher.

    New Zealand will be thinking that if they can get two more wickets, Australia will be struggling for 250.

  3. Aus 166-5

    Captain Sophie Devine returns to the attack and restricts Australia to two singles.

    She's only conceded eight runs from her three overs since the end of the powerplay.

  4. Aus 164-5

    Tahlia McGrath of AustraliaGetty Images

    Thanks Mike.

    After losing 3-20 during a top-order collapse, Ash Gardner and Tahlia McGrath have steadied the ship for Australia.

    They take three singles off the first five balls of Eden Carson's second over before Gardner picks off an over-pitched delivery and crunches it for four to move into the 30s.

  5. Aus 157-5

    Consecutive fours for Ash Gardner.

    She manages to lift Bree Illing over mid-on to bring up her side's 150, and it's over-step from the seamer which means a free hit and another run on Australia's total.

    She doesn't get a clean connection on the freebie delivery, but gets enough on it to reach the boundary at mid-wicket.

    Right, time for me to hand over to Elizabeth Botcherby for the rest of the innings.

  6. Aus 146-5

    Here's Eden Carson's off-breaks for the first time in this match.

    The Australian batters work her around for four runs, before Tahlia McGrath breaches the ropes by firing a ball to the left of mid-off.

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

    Another good over. Any overs under five or six runs are gold dust at this point. With the surface, you would expect this to be a relatively high-scoring game.

    New Zealand have made a great stride into the Australia top order but they still have batting to come.

  8. Aus 137-5

    Back comes opening left-armer seamer Bree Illing, with her sixth over going for four singles.

    That sees Australia's run-rate drop below a run a ball - 5.95 an over to be precise.

    They'd been going at 8.1 an over at the end of the powerplay.

  9. Aus 133-5

    Tahlia McGrath faces two dot balls from Lea Tahuhu then gets off the mark with a four, striking through mid-wicket.

    A further single into the covers sees her retain the strike.

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

    That is exceptional. You can see how much it means to New Zealand. This is their opportunity now the top order of Australia have gone.

    There is still a long way to go in this innings.

  11. Ed Seabourne
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Lea Tahuhu of New Zealand celebrates with team mate Melie Kerr after taking the wicket of Beth Mooney of AustraliaGetty Images

    Beth Mooney is so often the stability that holds this Australia side together. But New Zealand are grasping these opportunities!

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Mooney c M Kerr b Tahuhu 12 (Aus 128-5)

    Mooney caught at extra cover by Kerr for 12

    Another Australian wicket falls!

    Yet again, one of their batters hits straight to a fielder - it's Beth Mooney this time, picking Melie Kerr out at extra cover off Lea Tahuhu.

    Having been 81-1 at the end of the powerplay, the world champions have lost four wickets for 47.

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

    This is an intriguingly poised game now. After the start that Australia had you thought it was dangerous times but New Zealand have pulled things back.

    Australia need to navigate how they want to play thing from here with the experience they have.

  14. Aus 127-4

    Nicely driven from Ash Gardner.

    She sends Melie Kerr through the covers for a second boundary.

    It really is a quick outfield here - not only is it quick off the square, but there's also a number of practice strips dotted around the deep.

  15. Aus 120-4

    A four to get Ash Gardner going.

    She pushes Lea Tahuhu's delivery through the covers and it races away across the quick outfield, beating the diving Brooke Halliday on the ropes.

    The New Zealand fielder got a hand to that and maybe could have stopped the boundary.

  16. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Cricket can change so quickly. I would give Melie Kerr another over here if I was captain, let her have a long stint.

  17. Aus 114-4

    Ash Gardner comes out at six for Australia.

    Melie Kerr's first delivery to her is a wide, but the next two are dots - 20 of the spinner's 30 legitimate balls have been scoreless.

  18. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Melie Kerr of New Zealand celebrates with team mate Georgia Plimmer after taking the wicket of Annabel Sutherland of AustraliaGetty Images

    That is a terrible shot. Annabel Sutherland will be very disappointed.

    Sophie Devine has been excellent with field placement and Australia are under the pump.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Sutherland c Bates b M Kerr 5 (Aus 113-4)

    Set up indeed, Abhishek!

    Annabel Sutherland hit Melie Kerr's first ball for four through the covers, but the next two are dots and the fourth takes the wicket.

    The all-rounder lofts the ball straight to Suzie Bates at mid-on, who takes the ball straight in front of her face.

  20. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Melie Kerr is setting up quite nicely - she has managed to pull her length back and is setting Annabel Sutherland up. She will bowl a quicker googly at one point.