Summary

  • Group A, Sharjah

  • Australia win by 60 runs to go top of group

  • New Zealand, chasing 149, bowled out for 88 in final over

  • Sutherland & Schutt take three wickets each

  • Australia slip from 109-2 to close on 148-8 - Kerr takes 4-26

  • Scroll back through live text to watch highlights

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Timothy Abraham

  1. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    This is a good start from Australia. With the batting order that they've got, it will be real headache for the New Zealand bowlers, they just keep coming at you, I could name them all.

    The key for New Zealand will be damage limitation.

  2. Aus 77-1

    A slightly fortuitous boundary after drinks as Beth Mooney goes hard at Lea Tahuhu. The ball comes off the edge of her bat and races away to the boundary for four having flown over the fielder at short third.

  3. How's stat?!

    Australia have won 13 of their last 15 women’s T20 internationals against New Zealand including their last five in a row.

  4. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Apart from those two dropped catches, New Zealand have been pretty good on the field.

  5. Australia 69-1 at drinks

    'Lovely shot!' - Mooney hits Carson to the boundary

    Beth Mooney ups the ante.

    She takes a couple of steps down the pitch to Eden Carson and biffs it high over the head of extra cover to pick up a boundary just before drinks,

  6. Aus 60-1

    Australia have been pegged back after their brisk start but are still heavy favourites according to WinViz.

    WinViz gives Australia 91% chance of victory, New Zealand 9%CricViz

  7. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Maddy Green got into such a good position and she's just shelled it.

  8. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Terrible drop from Maddy Green, it went straight to her.

  9. dropped catch

    Perry dropped on four

    'Terrible drop!' - Perry dropped on four

    Oh dear, an absolute bread-and-butter chance goes down for New Zealand.

    Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry whacks Fran Jonas down the ground and Maddy Green barely has to move. She tried to take the catch above her head, while crouching, and the ball pops out.

    Will that prove a costly drop?

  10. Aus 56-1

    'That's clever bowling!' - Mair removes Healy for 26

    Here's how Rosemary Mair picked up the wicket of Alyssa Healy a little while ago..

  11. Aus 52-1

    Tidy from New Zealand's spinners as they look to keep things tight.

    Five runs milked off Amelia Kerr's first over. Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney yet to cut loose here.

  12. How's stat?!

    Australia have won their last eight consecutive women’s T20 internationals, winning by at least five wickets or 50 runs in all but one of those victories.

  13. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Fran Jonas is holding her nerve here. She needs to get through this over without a boundary. We haven't seen too much turn on this Sharjah wicket, it's more slow and low.

  14. Aus 47-1

    Fran Jonas back into the attack.

    The left-arm spinner disappeared for 13 in her first over but is much tighter this time around with four dots.

    She hits Ellyse Perry on the pad as the Aussie all-rounder looks to work the ball to leg. There's an appeal from New Zealand but having burned a review earlier they don't send it upstairs.

  15. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Australia's batting order is ridiculous, it doesn't get any worse.

  16. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Australia are in a really strong position here.

    Against Australia it isn't so much about taking wickets, it's about restricting them.

  17. Aus 43-1

    'That's a great shot!' - Healy hits Carson for four

    Alyssa Healy has gone, but not after doing some damage. Australia are going at 7.17 runs an over at the moment..

  18. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Really clever bowling from Rosemary Mair. She held her length back, a bit of an off cutter so Alyssa Healy couldn't get any momentum on the shot.

  19. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Alyssa Healy looks annoyed at herself but that's clever bowling from Rosemary Mair.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Healy c Plimmer b Mair 26 (Aus 41-1)

    'That's clever bowling!' - Mair removes Healy for 26

    Alyssa Healy wallops a wide one over point for four, but is gone next ball.

    A lot straighter from Rosemary Mair and the Aussie skipper throws the kitchen sink at it, but ends up it skying it high in the air.

    The ball comes down with snow on but Georgia Plimmer has a safe pair of hands and pouches the catch.