Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, T20 — Australia Women won by 40 runs
Australia Women won by 40 runs
Australia Women won by 40 runs
Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, 2nd T20I, New Zealand Women tour of Australia, 2026 at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Top bat: Ashleigh Gardner 84 off 45 balls (10×4, 4×6), SR 187
Best bowl: Nensi Patel 2/30 off 4 overs (econ 7.50)
Top bat: Amelia Kerr 32 off 38 balls (2×4), SR 84
Best bowl: Georgia Wareham 3/18 off 4 overs (econ 4.50)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Maddy Green b Jess Kerr | 39 | 28 | 6 | — | 139.0 | 25% |
 c & b Breearne Illing | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | 0% |
 c Izzy Sharp b Jess Kerr | 7 | 9 | — | — | 78.0 | 4% |
 c Jess Kerr b Nensi Patel | 11 | 13 | 2 | — | 85.0 | 7% |
 run out (Amelia Kerr) | 84 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 187.0 | 53% |
 b Nensi Patel | 3 | 7 | — | — | 43.0 | 2% |
 b Amelia Kerr | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | 111.0 | 6% |
 not out | 5 | 6 | — | — | 83.0 | 3% |
1-1 (Voll), 2-16 (Litchfield, 0.3 ov), 3-41 (Perry, 1.0 ov), 4-101 (Mooney, 2.0 ov), 5-118 (Wareham, 2.3 ov), 6-137 (Sutherland, 2.5 ov), 7-167 (Gardner, 3.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Georgia Voll b Kim Garth | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 67.0 | 5% |
 b Lucy Hamilton | 12 | 16 | 2 | — | 75.0 | 10% |
 c Georgia Wareham b Ashleigh Gardner | 32 | 38 | 2 | — | 84.0 | 26% |
 run out (Georgia Wareham) | 26 | 22 | 2 | — | 118.0 | 21% |
 c Lucy Hamilton b Georgia Wareham | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | 111.0 | 8% |
 not out | 8 | 6 | — | — | 133.0 | 7% |
 c Georgia Wareham b Ashleigh Gardner | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 100.0 | 6% |
 b Georgia Wareham | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | 190.0 | 16% |
 b Georgia Wareham | 1 | 2 | — | — | 50.0 | 1% |
 not out | 1 | 1 | — | — | 100.0 | 1% |
1-10 (Plimmer, 0.2 ov), 2-36 (Devonshire, 1.0 ov), 3-77 (Kerr, 2.1 ov), 4-89 (Green, 2.3 ov), 5-91 (Sharp, 2.3 ov), 6-99 (Kerr, 2.5 ov), 7-122 (Inglis, 3.1 ov), 8-124 (Mair, 3.1 ov)
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Australia Women vs New Zealand Women: match summary
Result
Australia Women won by 40 runs. New Zealand Women won the toss and chose to field.
Australia Women made 167/7 in 20 overs. New Zealand Women made 127/8 in 20 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Ashleigh Gardner 84 (45), Beth Mooney 39 (28), Ellyse Perry 11 (13). Top scorers in the second innings: Amelia Kerr 32 (38), Maddy Green 26 (22), Polly Inglis 19 (10). Best with the ball: Georgia Wareham 3/18 in 4 ov, Ashleigh Gardner 2/17 in 3 ov, Jess Kerr 2/34 in 4 ov, Nensi Patel 2/30 in 4 ov.
About this match
Australia Women played New Zealand Women in the 2nd T20I of New Zealand Women tour of Australia, 2026, a T20 match at North Sydney Oval, Sydney, on 20 October 2026.
About T20 cricket
Twenty20 cricket compresses a contest into 20 overs per side and roughly three hours of play, putting a premium on power-hitting, death-overs bowling skills and aggressive captaincy. It is now the dominant white-ball format and the engine behind the global franchise calendar.
Venue
North Sydney Oval, Sydney hosts this match. The pitch, the size of the boundaries and the weather on the day all play a part in team selection and in what the captain chooses at the toss.
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