Gardner half-century holds Australia together
Tahuhu picks up three wickets for NZ
Litchfield gets Australia off to strong start with brisk 45
Australia win toss and bat first in Indore
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThat is a terrible shot. Annabel Sutherland will be very disappointed.
Sophie Devine has been excellent with field placement and Australia are under the pump.
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.
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.
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.
Here's Melie Kerr for a fifth successive over - she has figures of 1-18 thus far.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesLea 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.
Perry c Bates b Tahuhu 33 (Aus 108-3)
'She's not got hold of that at all' - Perry caught down the ground by Bates for 33
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Perry 27, Mooney 7
Image source, Getty ImagesOh 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.
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.
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.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healy,caught Bates, bowled Illing Healy, caught Bates, bowled Illing | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 111.76 |
Litchfield,bowled M Kerr Litchfield, bowled M Kerr | 45 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 145.16 |
Perry,caught Bates, bowled Tahuhu Perry, caught Bates, bowled Tahuhu | 33 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 80.49 |
Mooney,caught M Kerr, bowled Tahuhu Mooney, caught M Kerr, bowled Tahuhu | 12 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 57.14 |
Sutherland,caught Bates, bowled M Kerr Sutherland, caught Bates, bowled M Kerr | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 62.50 |
batting,Gardner,not out batting, Gardner, not out | 85 | 67 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 126.87 |
McGrath,caught M Kerr, bowled Tahuhu McGrath, caught M Kerr, bowled Tahuhu | 26 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 76.47 |
Molineux,caught Devine, bowled J Kerr Molineux, caught Devine, bowled J Kerr | 14 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 73.68 |
batting,Garth,not out batting, Garth, not out | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 73.68 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 10 | |||||||
Total,263 for 7 42.4 overs Total,263 for 7 42.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illing | 7.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.28 |
J Kerr | 7.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
Devine | 6.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.00 |
M Kerr | 10.0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5.40 |
Tahuhu | 8.0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.25 |
Carson, bowling | 4.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.21 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
40 for 1 (4.6 overs) | Healy |
81 for 2 (10.1 overs) | Litchfield |
108 for 3 (17.2 overs) | Perry |
113 for 4 (18.4 overs) | Sutherland |
128 for 5 (21.2 overs) | Mooney |
192 for 6 (31.6 overs) | McGrath |
239 for 7 (37.5 overs) | Molineux |
