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February 9th 2009 14:41
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have levelled the Rose Bowl Series 2-2 against New Zealand in a history-making afternoon for women’s cricket in Hamilton.
Never before in 679 previous women’s one-day internationals have two teams scored as many runs (570) in a single match as another powerhouse Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars batting display crafted a 44-run win.
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars top order batters all made significant contributions with Lauren Ebsary (86 from 76) and Leah Poulton (81 from 97) well-supported by Shelley Nitschke (58 from 69) and Alex Blackwell (37 from 35) in a total of 4-307.
The White Ferns batted well and posted its highest score against Australia in reply but they were still well short of the target when dismissed for 263 in the 48th over.
“Scoring 300 in a match is something that we’ve been working towards as a team since the India series late last year,” Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars captain Karen Rolton said.
“We made some good scores in that series but it’s been fantastic to build on that and reach that goal today.
“Batting-wise, the main difference between the first two matches in this series and last two is that we’ve been able to put big partnerships together. We’ve also had some of the batters go on and get big scores, so while it would have been nice for someone to go on and make a hundred, the contributions allowed us to make big totals in the last two games.
“We’ve got to make sure now that we keep this form going in the final match on Thursday.”
As well as setting the record for the most number of runs scored in a single match, the total was also Australia’s third highest in history and the first time it had passed the magic 300-mark against a top four-ranked team. It also shattered its previous record total against New Zealand (8-260) which was set in Chennai in early 2007.
The match aggregate for runs scored eclipsed the 563 when England and New Zealand met in 2007.
Such was Australia's dominance with the bat that New Zealand captain Haidee Tiffen used nine bowlers - every player except herself and wicket-keeper Katey Martin – in an attempt to stem the flow of runs.
The bowling changes had no effect on the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars’ rhythm however as they marched relentlessly towards 300.
Although Amy Satterthwaite (67), Nicola Browne (45) and Sara Tsukigawa (45) batted strongly for New Zealand in reply, it couldn't maintain a mid-innings surge as late wickets ended the charge.
Emma Sampson returned to the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars line-up and took 3-34 while the remainder of the wickets were evenly shared.
The deciding match in the Rose Bowl Series will be played in Wellington on Thursday.
Never before in 679 previous women’s one-day internationals have two teams scored as many runs (570) in a single match as another powerhouse Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars batting display crafted a 44-run win.
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars top order batters all made significant contributions with Lauren Ebsary (86 from 76) and Leah Poulton (81 from 97) well-supported by Shelley Nitschke (58 from 69) and Alex Blackwell (37 from 35) in a total of 4-307.
The White Ferns batted well and posted its highest score against Australia in reply but they were still well short of the target when dismissed for 263 in the 48th over.
“Scoring 300 in a match is something that we’ve been working towards as a team since the India series late last year,” Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars captain Karen Rolton said.
Australian Women Southern Stars
“We made some good scores in that series but it’s been fantastic to build on that and reach that goal today.
“Batting-wise, the main difference between the first two matches in this series and last two is that we’ve been able to put big partnerships together. We’ve also had some of the batters go on and get big scores, so while it would have been nice for someone to go on and make a hundred, the contributions allowed us to make big totals in the last two games.
“We’ve got to make sure now that we keep this form going in the final match on Thursday.”
As well as setting the record for the most number of runs scored in a single match, the total was also Australia’s third highest in history and the first time it had passed the magic 300-mark against a top four-ranked team. It also shattered its previous record total against New Zealand (8-260) which was set in Chennai in early 2007.
The match aggregate for runs scored eclipsed the 563 when England and New Zealand met in 2007.
Such was Australia's dominance with the bat that New Zealand captain Haidee Tiffen used nine bowlers - every player except herself and wicket-keeper Katey Martin – in an attempt to stem the flow of runs.
The bowling changes had no effect on the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars’ rhythm however as they marched relentlessly towards 300.
Although Amy Satterthwaite (67), Nicola Browne (45) and Sara Tsukigawa (45) batted strongly for New Zealand in reply, it couldn't maintain a mid-innings surge as late wickets ended the charge.
Emma Sampson returned to the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars line-up and took 3-34 while the remainder of the wickets were evenly shared.
The deciding match in the Rose Bowl Series will be played in Wellington on Thursday.
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