Australia Women – Road to the Final, NatWest Women’s T20 Quadrangular Series
Australia Women have qualified for the Final of the NatWest Women’s T20, Quadrangular Series, which will be played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 Women, at Southampton on June 27, 2011.
The Aussie Women played three matches, won two, lost one and have a net run rate of +0.993.
We will highlight the matches they played in the event to reach the Final spot and their performance.
First match, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 Women
The match was played on June 23, 2011, at Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay (neutral venue).
India Women were all out on 62 runs, in 18.2 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur was the top scorer with 41 runs off 49 balls with the help of two sixes and three fours, no other batter was able to enter in the double figures.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rachael-Louise-Haynes-c83221 chipped in with one wicket each.
The Aussie Women chased the target by scoring 63 runs in 10.2 overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Meg-Lanning-c75532 contributed 23 runs off 18 balls with 4 fours.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Snehal-Nitin-Pradhan-c90618 claimed one wicket each.
Player of the Match – Coyte (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Women).
Australia Women won the match by eight wickets comfortably.
Second match, against England Women
England and Australia came across each other on June 25, 2011, at the County Ground, Bristol.
England Women scored 136 runs after losing six wickets, in the allotted 20 overs. Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarah-Jane-Taylor-c88769 25 runs.
Coyte and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Erin-Alyse-Osborne-c56181 shared two wickets each, while Nitschke claimed one wicket.
The Aussie Women fell http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 of 23 runs from the target and were bowled out at 114 runs in 18.1 overs. Lanning top scored with 33 runs off 29 balls with two fours, no other batter could reach the 20-run mark.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362 shared one wicket each.
The English Women were victorious by 22 runs.
Player of the Match – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 ( England Women).
Third match, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 Women
The last pool match was played at Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground, Taunton, (neutral venue), on June 26, 2011.
The Blackcaps Women scored 146 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allocated 20 overs. Liz Perry played well and scored an unbeaten 50 runs off 37 balls, which comprised of five fours. Captain Aimee Watkins contributed 29 runs off 22 balls with one six
and 4 fours.
Sthalekar took two wickets, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, Nitschke and Osborne shared one wicket each from Australia Women.
The Kangaroos came out with a solid reply and achieved the target by scoring 147 runs in 17.5 overs. Poulton was the star performer with the bat, thrashing 61 runs off 43 balls, aided with 6 fours. Jess Cameron punched 47 runs off 37 balls with seven fours.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Suzannah-Wilson-Bates-c92079 were the only successful bowlers from the Kiwi Women, claiming two wickets each.
Player of the Match – Poulton ( New Zealand Women).
The Australian Women won by six wickets and reserved their place for the Final.
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