http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Women v New Zealand Women – Rose Bowl, 2012/13 (3rd Match) – Match Update – Centurion Meg Lanning leads Aus Women to 9-wicket wicket win
A stellar 50-ball century from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Meg-Lanning-c75532, in the 3rd match of the ongoing Rose Bowl series, guided the Australia Women through their encounter with the New Zealand Women with ease, enabling them to clinch a comfortable 9-wicket win at the North
Sydney Oval in Sydney, today on December 17.
The match kicked off with the hosts winning the toss and choosing to field first. The bowling attack was led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ellyse-Alexandra-Perry-c55924 all chipped in with one wicket each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Frances-c57085 Mackay (12) for an opening partnership worth 53 runs. Osborne struck in the 10th over and sent Mackay back to the pavilion, and Bates followed
in the very next over, trapped lbw by Perry.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sara-Jade-McGlashan-c88747 (12) chipped in with a combined total of 21 runs for the third wicket, after which the former was run out by Coyte in the 17th over, while the latter made her exit in the 20th over, caught out
by Megan Schutt off Coyte, and leaving the team at 75 for 4.
Nicola Browe (42) was the only other batter from the remainder of the order who managed to post a competitive total. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Katey-Jane-Martin-c70440 (3) were both lacklustre, dismissed swiftly by Osborne, and by the time Browne made her exit in the 38th
over, off Jonassen, the New Zealand Women’s total had climbed up to 146 for 7.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sian-Elizabeth-Ansley-Ruck-c90176 (2*) all made small contributions, and within 46 over, the visitors were all out at a final total of 177.
The Australia Women, on the other hand, played a composed innings and lost just one wicket during their 178-run chase, which they managed to complete within 22 overs. The driving force behind the host team’s innings was opener and Player of the Match Meg
Lanning, who smashed a quick-fire 103 off 50, including 3 sixes and 18 fours.
She was joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leah-Joy-Poulton-c72374 (7*) got the team safely
up to 178, with 9 wickets and 172 balls remaining.
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