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February 16th 2009 05:38
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars collected their third win on the trot against the New Zealand White Ferns with a dominant nine-wicket Twenty20 victory at the SCG.
Playing before the men’s KFC Twenty20 International, Shelley Nitschke starred with both the bat and ball, first collecting 2-16 from her 3 overs as the Stars restricted the Kiwis to a modest total of 91 (off a rain shortened 14 overs).
The all-rounder then blasted 8 boundaries on the way to 54* to carry the side to a win in the 10th over (chasing down the revised total of 83).
“It’s nice to be back scoring runs,” Player of the match Nitschke said.
"The win was good but it was probably more a psychological thing for us going into the World Cup.”
"It really gives us a little bit of momentum for when we come out for the first game of the World Cup (against New Zealand)."
Lisa Sthalekar also performed well with both bat and ball, picking up 2-28 and 23 runs of 25 balls in the run chase while also finishing not out.
Kate Pulford got the White Ferns off to a flyer, plundering two boundaries off Ellyse Perry’s first over before losing partner Rachel Priest after a moment of confusion and subsequent run-out.
Pulford reached 29 off 24 with 4 boundaries before falling to Nitschke in the sixth over.
After losing opener Leah Poulton early in the run-chase, Sthalekar joined Nitchke and the pair went about picking apart the White Fern attack. Sophie Devine was the pick of the New Zealand bolwers with figures of 1-17 from her 3 overs.
The Stars head home before a training camp in Canberra ahead of their March 7 ICC Women’s World Cup opener against the White Ferns in Sydney.
Playing before the men’s KFC Twenty20 International, Shelley Nitschke starred with both the bat and ball, first collecting 2-16 from her 3 overs as the Stars restricted the Kiwis to a modest total of 91 (off a rain shortened 14 overs).
The all-rounder then blasted 8 boundaries on the way to 54* to carry the side to a win in the 10th over (chasing down the revised total of 83).
“It’s nice to be back scoring runs,” Player of the match Nitschke said.
"The win was good but it was probably more a psychological thing for us going into the World Cup.”
"It really gives us a little bit of momentum for when we come out for the first game of the World Cup (against New Zealand)."
Lisa Sthalekar also performed well with both bat and ball, picking up 2-28 and 23 runs of 25 balls in the run chase while also finishing not out.
Kate Pulford got the White Ferns off to a flyer, plundering two boundaries off Ellyse Perry’s first over before losing partner Rachel Priest after a moment of confusion and subsequent run-out.
Pulford reached 29 off 24 with 4 boundaries before falling to Nitschke in the sixth over.
After losing opener Leah Poulton early in the run-chase, Sthalekar joined Nitchke and the pair went about picking apart the White Fern attack. Sophie Devine was the pick of the New Zealand bolwers with figures of 1-17 from her 3 overs.
The Stars head home before a training camp in Canberra ahead of their March 7 ICC Women’s World Cup opener against the White Ferns in Sydney.
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