White Ferns

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White Ferns T20 World Cup campaign off to disastrous start (RNZ)

The White Ferns have been humiliated by five-time champions Australia in their ICC T20 World Cup opener in South Africa by 97 runs.

"We were really poor today in all facets of the game," Devine said. New Zealand captain Sophie Devine told SkySport they were simply outclassed in the heavy defeat. Earlier New Zealand won the toss as captain Sophie Devine sent the Australians in to bat.

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Twenty20 World Cup: How White Ferns plan to make amends after ... (New Zealand Herald)

However, unless Australia suffer a shock loss, victories for New Zealand against South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be enough for the Kiwis to advance ...

“We’ve got a big game against South Africa but if we win that we’re on track to where we want to be for the semifinals. The first chance for amends comes against South Africa on Tuesday morning, and Bates is already plotting a path to the semifinals, and hoping to go one further than that to get a chance at revenge against Australia. “They probably got 20-odd over par in that wicket and then losing two early wickets is never ideal when you’re chasing a big score.” However, unless Australia suffer a shock loss, victories for New Zealand against South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be enough for the Kiwis to advance to the semifinals, and veteran opener Suzie Bates believes the Ferns match up well against all three sides. “This group’s very good at that and I know there’ll be smiles and laughing on the bus still because that’s how we work best as a team - moving on pretty quickly.” “The rest of the tournament is massive for us and you don’t want to drop two games, so we’ve got three games against teams we think we match up really well to.

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White Ferns suffer heavy defeat to Australia in Twenty20 World Cup ... (Stuff.co.nz)

At Boland Park, Paarl: Australia 173-9 (Alyssa Healy 55 off 38, Meg Lanning 41 off 33, Ellyse Perry 40 off 22; Amelia Kerr 3-23 off 4, Lea Tahuhu 3-37 off ...

With three pool games remaining, it may be that they need to win all of them to make the semifinals, such is their awful net run rate now (-4.850). She went on to top-score with 21 off 30 as one of only three players to make double figures in the disaster, as off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner claimed a career-best 5-12. With Bates having just had her bails zing, plenty then fell on the shoulders of captain Devine. She stroked nine fours in her 55 off 38 with some particularly beautiful strokeplay. But Ellyse Perry had other ideas, though. All their hopes were on Melie Kerr, but with her first three runs coming from 17 balls, she was in no way going to provide the miracle.

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White Ferns soundly beaten by Australia in T20 World Cup opener (1 News)

Alyssa Healy's 38-ball 55 and a combined seven wickets between Ashleigh Gardner and Megan Schutt have helped Australia to a resounding 97-run win over New ...

No.5 Perry put together a rapid fourth-wicket fifty stand with Healy, who had recovered in time from a calf injury sustained during the India tour mid-December to slot into the XI. The duo put on a 70-run, second-wicket stand that ended with a googly from Amelia Kerr (3-24 from her four overs) which beat Lanning's trademark cut. Australia got off to a poor start when they lost opener Beth Mooney for a duck in the first over thanks to a spectacular catch by Eden Carson at point.

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Twenty20 World Cup: White Ferns robbed by 'worst DRS call ever ... (Newshub)

The decision may not have had any impact on the result, but it was a howler for the ages from third umpire Jacqueline Williams.

Opener Suzie Bates is lamenting the White Ferns' sloppy fielding in ... (NZCity)

Opener Suzie Bates is lamenting the White Ferns' sloppy fielding in the wake of their 97-run thumping at the hands of Australia in their Twenty20 World Cup ...

Opener Suzie Bates is lamenting the White Ferns' sloppy fielding in the wake of their 97-run thumping at the hands of Australia in their Twenty20 World Cup opener in South Africa 12 February 2023 Opener Suzie Bates is lamenting the White Ferns' sloppy fielding in the wake of their 97-run thumping at the hands of Australia in their Twenty20 World Cup opener in South Africa

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Healy and Gardner help Australia overrun New Zealand (ICC Cricket)

Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner starred as Australia overran New Zealand by 97 runs to jumpstart their defence of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

The start of the Kiwi reply was a surreal one. The White Ferns sunk to 37 for four with Maddy Green run out and Amelia Kerr’s three fours from the three balls that followed was a fleeting show of defiance. Perry kept swinging, lifting Amelia Kerr over the cover boundary, but she was gone for 40 a ball later and Jess Jonassen went for a two-ball duck in the same over.

'Formidable' Australia tipped to dominate ICC Women's T20 World ... (ABC News)

After crushing New Zealand in its opening match, defending champion Australia is considered a heavy favourite to reach the knock-out phase in South Africa.

You think with their match experience they will respond quite well. we haven't seen them really tested, so that will probably be the next point when they do get tested and put under pressure. "They are formidable.

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