Summary

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby, Mike Peter & Maisie Gallen

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    J Kerr b Sutherland 2 (NZ 236-8)

    Two wickets in three balls for Annabel Sutherland.

    Jess Kerr departs for two. Another cluster of wickets for New Zealand.

  2. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    What a knock. Sophie Devine will be mighty proud.

    She gets a standing ovation and that is what she deserves.

  3. Sonia Twigg
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sophie Devine knows that is her side's chances scuppered. That shot was almost out of exhaustion.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Devine b Sutherland 111 (NZ 235-7)

    Sophie Devine looks crest-fallen.

    She's undone by a slower delivery from Annabel Sutherland and ends up on her knees as the ball clatters into her stumps. She's out for a magnificent 111 (112).

    New Zealand's slim hopes of victory surely depart with her?

  5. NZ 235-6

    Need 92 runs from 48 balls

    13 runs, including two sixes, off the 42nd over. Sophie Devine scores 12 of them. I don't want her to retire from ODI cricket.

    Surely she - and New Zealand - can't score 92 runs in eight overs?

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  6. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Words cannot describe how phenomenal Sophie Devine is. This is still doable - everything is doable mathematically.

  7. 6 runs

    NZ 232-6

    Another six for Sophie Devine, sweeping Ash Gardner into the leg-side! She's enjoying herself out there.

  8. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    This has been an extraordinary innings. It will also give a lot of confidence to the rest of the team.

    You always want to start off with a win but remember, they are playing Australia.

  9. Sonia Twigg
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a way to bring up your century! Sophie Devine looks so relieved that that has happened.

  10. 100 runs

    100 for Devine

    Sophie Devine seals her century with a six! It's a gift of a delivery from Ash Gardner but a lovely hit.

    Devine reaches three figures off 107 balls, including 12 fours and second six.

  11. NZ 220-6

    Need 107 runs from 54 balls

    A tight over from Sophie Molineux, dismissing Gaze and conceding three singles.

    Two of those runs come from the bat of Sophie Devine, who is up to 98 (106). She's on strike for the 42nd over.

  12. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

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    You have to take chances when you are in this position. And you need a little bit of luck to go your way.

    Even losing this game, New Zealand will get a lot of confidence going into the rest of the tournament.

  13. Sonia Twigg
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Izzy Gaze went big. She had to start taking it on but that ball wasn't quite there.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Gaze c Sutherland b Molineux 28 (NZ 218-6)

    Izzy Gaze tries to go big but picks out Annabel Sutherland at long-on.

    She departs for a fun-filled 28 (18). Out walks Jess Kerr.

  15. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    This is the brilliance of cricket - you don't know how far you can get if you keep batting.

    We have seen wonders happen before and we never thought New Zealand would get to this point.

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

    Such smart batting from Izzy Gaze. She knows Ash Gardner is going to be going straighter.

    This is a terrific effort and Gardner looks so frustrated.

  17. NZ 217-5

    Need 110 runs from 60 balls

    Sophie Devine takes a single - she's creeping her way towards a century.

    Izzy Gaze, meanwhile, is sweeping and reverse-sweeping for fun and dispatches Ash Gardner for a trio of boundaries. Tahlia McGrath is being run ragged on the rope.

    Her teammate Melie Kerr did tip her as one of New Zealand's players to watch...

  18. NZ 201-5

    Target 327

    Annabel Sutherland sends down a slower ball for the penultimate delivery of the 39th over and it completely bamboozles Izzy Gaze.

    Alyssa Healy whips the bails off but the young New Zealand batter has her toes tucked behind the crease.

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

    Australia are looking a little bit frustrated here. They need to mix things up and be a little more unpredictable.

    Darcie Brown is expensive again and Alyssa Healy needs to decide who to go to.

  20. NZ 199-5

    Target 327

    Well, Lydia, they do indeed stick with Darcie Brown.

    And Izzy Gaze is immediately into her stride. She bangs the quick down the ground for four before adding a further two boundaries to her tally by expertly picking gaps in the field.

    Brown's figures are now 0-51 from four overs.