The New Zealand women's cricket team played against Australia women's cricket team in September 2020 and October 2020.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[3][4] On 21 August 2020, Cricket Australia named a 18-member combined squad for the fixtures.[5] New Zealand Cricket confirmed their squad one week later, with their former captain Amy Satterthwaite returning to the side.[6]
Originally, the WT20I matches were scheduled to be played in Sydney, with the WODI matches taking place in Queensland.[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised schedule was issued, with all the matches taking place at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, using biosecure protocols.[8] The New Zealand team departed for the tour on 9 September 2020.[9]
Australia won the first two WT20I matches to take an unassailable series lead.[10] It was also Australia's tenth consecutive bilateral series win against all teams in the format.[11] New Zealand won the final WT20I match by five wickets, with Australia taking the series 2–1.[12] It was New Zealand's first win in thirteen matches across all formats against Australia.[13] Australia also won the first two WODI matches to win the series, with their captain Meg Lanning scoring her 14th century in the format in the second match.[14] Australia won the third WODI to win the series 3–0,[15] equalling the winning streak in ODIs of 21 matches, set by Ricky Ponting's team of 2002–03.[16]
Squads
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 Australia[17]
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Australia[19]
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New Zealand[20]
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Australia's Ellyse Perry was initially ruled out of the first game of the three-match T20I series, due to hamstring injury she suffered during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[21] On 29 September 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that Perry had been ruled out of the series due to her ongoing injury.[22] New Zealand's Suzie Bates was ruled out of the final two WODI matches, due to shoulder injury.[23]
Practice match
Prior to the international matches, the teams played a one-off 40 over warm-up, with Australia Women winning by 11 runs.[24] Following the match, the teams also played a practice Super Over, with New Zealand Women winning by five runs.[25]
WT20I series
1st WT20I
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Amy Satterthwaite (NZ) played in her 100th WT20I.[26]
- Suzie Bates (NZ) took her 50th wicket in WT20Is.[27]
2nd WT20I
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alyssa Healy (Aus) took her 92nd dismissal as a wicket-keeper, the most by any cricketer, male or female, in T20I cricket.[28]
- Alyssa Healy (Aus) also became the second wicket-keeper to make 50 stumpings in WT20Is.[29]
3rd WT20I
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
WODI series
1st WODI
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Annabel Sutherland (Aus) made her WODI debut.
- Meg Lanning (Aus) scored her 1,000th run in WODIs against New Zealand.[30]
2nd WODI
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WODI
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- In terms of runs, this was Australia's biggest win against New Zealand in WODIs.[31]
Notes
- ^ Rachael Haynes captained Australia Women for the third WODI.
References
- ^ "Australia, New Zealand Women set to resume cricket in September". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Black Caps home season likely to start mid-November as cricket schedule takes shape". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Australia announce dates for summer fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Australia scheduled to return to action with ODIs against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Ellyse Perry in Australia's 18-member squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Satterthwaite returns for New Zealand's tour of Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "CA announces an international schedule for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Women's tour to Australia to be played entirely in Brisbane". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Blaze leg-spinner Doughty new face in White Ferns". Otago Daily Times. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Dominant Aussies secure T20I series victory". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Wareham and Molineux help Australia win the series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Aussie bubble burst as Kerr leads NZ to T20 consolation win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Amelia Kerr helps New Zealand end 13-match losing steak to Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Lanning's 14th ODI ton puts Aussies on verge of history". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Australia women equal record 21-ODI winning streak with rout of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Australia thrash NZ to secure record-equalling win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Tayla Vlaeminck ruled out of New Zealand series and WBBL; Maitlan Brown earns first Australia call". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "White Ferns pick rookie legspinner and welcome back former skipper for Aus series". Stuff. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Aussies name fresh faces to take on New Zealand". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Former skipper returns to NZ squad for Aussie tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Devine eyes chance to topple world champions Australia as trans-Tasman rivalry resumes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Ellyse Perry to miss entire New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Shoulder injury rules Suzie Bates out of remainder of ODI series against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Molineux, Mooney impress as Australia take warm-up win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "All-round Sophie Molineux delivers warm-up win for Australia after Sophie Devine cuts loose". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Amy Satterthwaite on an 'awesome' path to show 'people can have a family and still play'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Ashleigh Gardner, Megan Schutt star in Australia win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Modest Alyssa Healy doffs hat to the bowlers after surpassing MS Dhoni's record". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Record-breaking Healy credits bowling for her 'keeping success". Cricbuzz. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen and Sophie Molineux extend Australia's domination". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Australia reach historic 21 ODI wins in emphatic style". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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