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NZ Women vs AUS Women, 2nd T20I at Brisbane, NZ-W in AUS, Sep 27 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd T20I, Brisbane, September 27, 2020, New Zealand Women tour of Australia
(16.4/20 ov, T:129) 129/2

AUS Women won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
2/17
sophie-molineux
New
AUS-W
Full commentary

Australia win by eight wickets and that was a cakewalk from the home side. A dominant performance from start to finish and they take the series with a game to spare. New Zealand have a lot of thinking to do. Their batting order feels underpowered and they need to find some more spin options. For Australia, they are a magnificently well-oiled machine despite just having six months off. Will be interesting if they feel the need to rotate any players for the third match on Wednesday.

Player of the Match is Sophie Molineux for her 2 for 17.

I'll wrap things up there for today. Thanks for joining us and I'll be back on Wednesday for the final match of the series to see if New Zealand can find a way of matching Australia. Until then, from Andrew McGlashan, it's goodbye.

16.4
1
Mair to Lanning, 1 run

knocks a slower ball into the off side and that completes the chase

16.3
Mair to Lanning, no run

down the leg side, Lanning swipes and misses...glances the thigh pad

16.2
1
Mair to Haynes, 1 run

works a length ball into midwicket

16.1
1
Mair to Lanning, 1 run

full at the stumps, tapped into the off side

end of over 168 runs
AUS-W: 126/2CRR: 7.87 RRR: 0.75
Meg Lanning24 (29b 1x6)
Rachael Haynes39 (30b 5x4)
Maddy Green 3-0-24-0
Rosemary Mair 3-0-16-0
15.6
1
Green to Lanning, 1 run

short outside off, driven to deep cover

15.5
1
Green to Haynes, 1 run

tucked from outside off to deep square

15.4
1
Green to Lanning, 1 run

short outside off, steps back and pulls to deep midwicket

15.3
Green to Lanning, no run

chopped off the bottom edge into the pitch

15.2
1
Green to Haynes, 1 run

dropped, that would have been a blinder from Bates at long-on...Haynes going straight down the ground again, Bates made a lot of ground and flung herself horizontal to her right

15.1
4
Green to Haynes, FOUR runs

pumped down the ground, excellent footwork and lofted over mid-off...just short of being six

end of over 157 runs
AUS-W: 118/2CRR: 7.86 RRR: 2.20
Rachael Haynes33 (27b 4x4)
Meg Lanning22 (26b 1x6)
Rosemary Mair 3-0-16-0
Lea Tahuhu 3-0-20-1
14.6
1
Mair to Haynes, 1 run

back of a length at leg stump, worked to deep square as the target gets chipped down

14.5
Mair to Haynes, no run

slower ball outside off, pushed to point

14.4
2
Mair to Haynes, 2 runs

thumped down the ground, gave herself a touch of room and drove it over Mair's head

14.3
1
Mair to Lanning, 1 run

nudged off the pads into midwicket

14.3
1w
Mair to Lanning, 1 wide

full and well down the leg side, brings up the fifty stand with the wide

14.2
1
Mair to Haynes, 1 run

full at the stumps, worked off the pads to fine leg

14.1
1
Mair to Lanning, 1 run

pulls quite a full delivery off the stumps out to deep square

end of over 144 runs
AUS-W: 111/2CRR: 7.92 RRR: 3.00
Meg Lanning20 (24b 1x6)
Rachael Haynes29 (23b 4x4)
Lea Tahuhu 3-0-20-1
Amelia Kerr 3-0-19-1
13.6
1
Tahuhu to Lanning, 1 run

another one run down to third man

13.5
Tahuhu to Lanning, no run

full at middle and leg, pushed firmly to mid-on

13.4
1
Tahuhu to Haynes, 1 run

crunched! That sounded good off the bat. Short of a length outside off, pulled sweetly to deep square

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