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Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in opening women's T20
Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in the first match of their three-game women's T20 series at North Sydney Oval.
New Zealand scored 162 runs for two wickets, including an unbeaten 127-run partnership between Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green.
Ellyse Perry made 52 and Beth Mooney scored 38 as Australia reached 86 before Mooney was run out.
Perry and several other batters then fell, leaving Australia seven wickets down for 62 runs during a dramatic collapse.
No.
10 Kim Garth hit the winning boundary, and Australia finished on 165 for eight with seven balls to spare.
The win gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the series and extends its T20 winning streak to 11 matches.
The teams meet again at the same venue on Tuesday, with the third match scheduled for Thursday.
Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in the opening women’s Twenty20 International at North Sydney Oval.
Australia scored 165 for 8 in reply to New Zealand’s 162 for 2, winning with seven balls to spare.
Ellyse Perry made 52 and Beth Mooney scored 38 before Mooney’s run-out began a dramatic Australian batting collapse.
Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green put on an unbeaten 127-run partnership for New Zealand.
Kim Garth hit the winning boundary to give Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-match Rose Bowl series.
- Who
- Australia and New Zealand’s women’s cricket teams.
- What
- Australia won the opening T20 International by two wickets.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Where
- North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia.
- Why
- Australia chased down New Zealand’s total of 162 for 2, finishing on 165 for 8.
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New Zealand scored 162 for 2, including an unbeaten 127-run partnership between Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green.
Australia chased the target and won by two wickets with seven balls to spare.
The remaining matches in the three-match series are scheduled at North Sydney Oval.
- Result
- Australia won by two wickets
- Australia total
- 165 for 8
- New Zealand total
- 162 for 2
- Winning margin in time
- Seven balls to spare
- New Zealand partnership
- Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green, 127 not out
- Series score
- Australia leads 1-0
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