Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, T20 — Australia Women won by 2 wkts
Australia Women won by 2 wkts
Australia Women won by 2 wkts
Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, 1st T20I, New Zealand Women tour of Australia, 2026 at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Top bat: Georgia Plimmer 85* off 68 balls (10×4, 1×6), SR 125
Best bowl: Annabel Sutherland 1/28 off 4 overs (econ 7.00)
Top bat: Ellyse Perry 52 off 30 balls (9×4), SR 173
Best bowl: Jess Kerr 3/25 off 4 overs (econ 6.25)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 not out | 85 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 125.0 | 56% |
 b Kim Garth | 1 | 4 | — | — | 25.0 | 1% |
 c Lucy Hamilton b Annabel Sutherland | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | 75.0 | 6% |
 not out | 56 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 151.0 | 37% |
1-5 (Devonshire, 0.2 ov), 2-35 (Kerr, 1.0 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 lbw b Breearne Illing | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 0% |
 run out (Breearne Illing) | 38 | 25 | 6 | — | 152.0 | 24% |
 c Izzy Sharp b Jess Kerr | 52 | 30 | 9 | — | 173.0 | 33% |
 lbw b Jess Kerr | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 135.0 | 15% |
 c Nensi Patel b Amelia Kerr | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | 143.0 | 6% |
 c Izzy Sharp b Jess Kerr | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 180.0 | 6% |
 run out (Amelia Kerr) | 3 | 4 | — | — | 75.0 | 2% |
 not out | 6 | 9 | — | — | 67.0 | 4% |
 b Rosemary Mair | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 220.0 | 7% |
 not out | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 44.0 | 3% |
1-0 (Voll), 2-86 (Mooney, 1.2 ov), 3-102 (Perry, 1.4 ov), 4-115 (Wareham, 1.5 ov), 5-141 (Gardner, 2.2 ov), 6-142 (Sutherland, 2.2 ov), 7-145 (Carey, 2.3 ov), 8-159 (Molineux, 2.4 ov)
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Australia Women vs New Zealand Women: match summary
Result
Australia Women won by 2 wkts. Australia Women won the toss and chose to field.
Australia Women made 165/8 in 18.5 overs. New Zealand Women made 162/2 in 20 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Georgia Plimmer 85 (68), Maddy Green 56 (37), Amelia Kerr 9 (12). Top scorers in the second innings: Ellyse Perry 52 (30), Beth Mooney 38 (25), Ashleigh Gardner 23 (17). Best with the ball: Jess Kerr 3/25 in 4 ov, Breearne Illing 1/33 in 3.5 ov, Kim Garth 1/34 in 4 ov, Annabel Sutherland 1/28 in 4 ov.
About this match
Australia Women played New Zealand Women in the 1st T20I of New Zealand Women tour of Australia, 2026, a T20 match at North Sydney Oval, Sydney, on 18 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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