: World Cup: Ellyse Perry, Darcie Brown star as Australia earn huge win over hosts New Zealand #IndiaNEWS Australia recovered from a shaky start to demolish New Zealand by 141 runs in Wellington on Sunday

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World Cup: Ellyse Perry, Darcie Brown star as Australia earn huge win over hosts New Zealand #IndiaNEWS
Australia recovered from a shaky start to demolish New Zealand by 141 runs in Wellington on Sunday and underscore their status as the ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup favourites.A 101-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath stabilised Australia’s innings before some big hitting from Ashleigh Gardner lifted them to 269 for eight. New Zealand went from 22 for no loss to 35 for five in no time in reply and never recovered as they were bowled out for 128 at the Basin Reserve.New Zealand won the toss and elected to field but did not take their first wicket until the final ball of the powerplay, as Alyssa Healy’s attempted pull shot found Amelia Kerr at midwicket.Fielder Katey Martin then got into action in her 100th ODI, taking the catch to dismiss Meg Lanning, before opener Rachael Haynes fell four balls later to Lea Tahuhu to leave Australia in a spot of bother at 56 for three. Beth Mooney joined Perry at the crease and the pair targeted seamer Hayley Jensen for runs, steering their side to 97 for three at the half-way mark - but boundaries were often few and far between. Just as it looked like the partnership was starting to...Read more

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