Australia Women v New Zealand Women - Rose Bowl - 2nd ODI - Toss Report
Australia Women have won the toss and invited their counterparts to bat first in the second ODI of the four-match series about to begin at North Sydney Oval, Sydney.
After getting thumped in the opening match, the mighty Aussies would be looking to make amends and humble the Kiwis before the tourists manage to cement their position in the tournament.
The exclusion of star performer, EA Perry, due to injury cost Australia the game at Sydney Cricket Ground, as they failed to defend an intimidating score of 248. In the presence of Perry, this score would have been more than enough to rattle New Zealand.
Nonetheless, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s weakness was exploited by the tourists as New Zealand lost only two wickets before reaching the target in 44.5 overs.
However, Perry is making a comeback in this match, and the 22-year-old, who has played 47 ODIs and taken 67 wickets, will be boosting her side's batting as she has scored 409 runs in her 47 ODI outings. With a staggering record like this, she is certainly going to be on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754’s radar.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ellyse-Alexandra-Perry-c55924, who is the youngest Australian ever to play senior international cricket would be aiming to make a strong impact in the series with her first appearance today.
Pitch Report:
The wicket at North Sydney Oval is conducive for batting, where it will be easier for the batswomen to time the ball.
The bowlers, will have to generate some extra pace in order to unnerve the batswomen, otherwise there is a chance that the bowlers will be humiliated today. Nonetheless, both sides have chosen to go in with a heavy pace attack, which means it will be a thrilling contest to watch.
Teams:
New Zealand:
FL Mackay, 2. SW Bates, 4. AE Satterthwaite, 4. SJ McGlashan, 5. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NJ-Browne-c79768, 6. KT Perkins, 7. RH Priest†, 8. EM Bermingham, 9. MJG Nielsen, 10. RH Candy, 11. SEA Ruck.
Australia:
RL Haynes, 2. MM Lanning, 3. JE Cameron, 4. LC Sthalekar, 5. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Lee-Langer-c69712 Jonassen, 10. EA Perry, 11. SA Millanta
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