Alana King to Amelia Kerr, out Caught by Phoebe Litchfield!! Alana King, you absolute gold! Gee, if you didn't take your eyes off this battle you would have just had a great treat. Alana King didn't leave the stumps to Kerr, asking questions every ball. Kerr tried stepping out, cutting, driving but she just couldn't get going. Forget about going, she couldn't even rotate. Now the bowler floats a full delivery and Kerr tries to loft-drive, only ends up picking out the fielder at cover to perfection. From being dominant in a small phase, to being put in a shell and now eventually being trapped. What a contest this was between King and Kerr. Amelia Kerr c Phoebe Litchfield b Alana King 33(56) [4s-5]
Gardner to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, on the leg stump, Kerr waits and clips it through backward square leg
Gardner to Amelia Kerr, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Kerr knocks it to mid-wicket
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, advances, very alert Alana King drops it short to not let the batter get under the ball. Kerr tried to cut but picked out cover
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, fullish delivery, Kerr defends
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, no run, very full, Kerr drives but doesn't place it right. Hits it to the left of the bowler
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, this time Kerr manages to cut it square of the wicket to deep point
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, no run, nice cut shot but she picked out backward point
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, leg byes, FOUR, gifts like these are welcome! Short of a length delivery angling in and finishing down leg, Kerr looks to tickle, ball escapes off the thigh pad and brings out a smile from the batters as they start the over on a great note
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kerr cuts and finds backward point
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, oh first real short ball or anything that the batter could free the arms about. Cut hard but still only one as deep cover cuts it off
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, gee she's just too adamant to leave the stumps. Kerr just cannot put the ball in the gaps. Great bowling
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, another dot! Full and on the leg stump, Kerr could have swept that but she plays it back to the bowler
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, Kerr advances to disturb the length, pushes it back to the bowler as she can't really get to the pitch of the ball
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, Kerr comes nicely forward now to defend this flighted delivery
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, oh play and miss! Full, pitching on middle and turning away, sucked Kerr into the drive and the turn almost took the outside edge on the way to Healy
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Kerr leans forward and drives through cover
Sutherland to Amelia Kerr, wide, fired down leg and it's a good take by Healy who is up to the stumps
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, full and turning away, come on play against the turn kind of ball from Alana King, Kerr watchfully nudges to the on-side
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, hit with the turn towards cover
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, now Kerr steps out to not let the bowler settle into a line because she seems to be confident already. Crunches the drive straight to mid-off
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, floaty and teasing on the fuller side, bit of turn to ask some serious questions to the batter as it finishes within the sticks. Kerr pushes it back to the bowler
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, leg byes, 2 runs, oh gentle tickle, Garth gives chase from short fine leg and it slows down perfectly for her before the rope! Off the pad, which is why it didn't really speed away
Alana King to Amelia Kerr, no run, tossed up, Kerr drives it back to the bowler
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, no run, good, testing fullish delivery angling in on middle and off, Kerr covers the line and plays a solid block
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, no run, good length delivery angling in, Kerr clips it carefully to mid-wicket, who is quite close for the catch
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, short of length now and worked away through backward square leg
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, make that 4 fours in the last 5 balls that Amelia Kerr has faced! She's onto something, isn't she! Friendly low full toss as Darcie Brown wants to keep mixing lengths, misses the spot but Kerr was there to accept the gift and drive it calmly past mid-off
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, crunchy through cover! Darcie Brown is trying her best to mix the lengths. Yorker, then bumper, now back to drawing the batter on the front foot but Kerr is nice and ready for everything. Creamed this in the gap to make a statement. New Zealand need more of this to stay in the hunt
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, the yorker followed up by a short ball and Kerr is ready for it. This is a lovely mini battle between the batter and the bowler in this contest. Lovely swivel pull and she got it wide of mid-wicket
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, no run, excellent yorker on the off stump, Kerr just about manages to dig it out in time
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, no run, nips back in from short of length and pins the thigh pad but it was too high and missing leg
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, now she has no problems in connecting with this cut shot. This time the ball sat up nicely as the batter anticipated. Kerr rocked back, waited, eyes lit up on seeing the true bounce and she cut it past backward point. Maybe in grounds that don't have practice pitches at third man the fielder could have chanced cutting it off but it just sped past her here
Darcie Brown to Amelia Kerr, no run, oh tries to cut and misses! Didn't bounce as much as Kerr wanted, she tried to adjust to the lowish bounce and time the ball but didn't connect
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, good length ball in the channel, Kerr gets forward and taps it through point
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, 2 runs, straying on the pads and Kerr works it nicely through midwicket. Good use of the wrists there. Didn't go too hard though and despite the outfield being lighting quick, it gets chased down
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, back of a length around off, Kerr hangs back and defends
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, proper half-tracker, Kerr misses out as she slaps it to deep point
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, 72kph, good length ball sliding in on leg, Kerr goes back in the crease and whips it nicely through midwicket. Had to wait for it because it was so slow and times the move really well
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, no run, tossed up on off, defended forward
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, no run, tossed up just outside off, good length ball, Kerr looks to cut but the length isn't there. Neither is the width. Gets cramped and mistimes it to cover
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, no run, dances down the pitch, the ball is tossed up on off and Kerr drives to mid-on
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, Garth must be picking up cues when Kerr gives the charge. Again the length is on the shorter side as she advances. Ends up tapping it gently through point
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, full and seaming away in the channel, left alone
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, swinging away in the channel, back of a length, Kerr advances and then tries to adjust to that looks. Looks to defend but gets a thick edge to gully
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, no run, tossed up on off, defended forward
Molineux to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, drifting in on leg, Kerr pushes at it and gets a thick inside edge through midwicket
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, full outside off, swinging away, driven to sweeper cover
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, wide, full and angling down leg, Kerr looks to flick it away but misses
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, worked off the pads to midwicket
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, advances down, gets a length ball and drives to mid-off
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, good length on off, defended forward
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease into the off-side
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, opened up by a lovely outswinger! Good length on middle, there's no footwork from Kerr as she looks to defend, gets opened up and it goes off the outside edge to slip. Doesn't carry!
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, swinging away in the channel, back of a length, Kerr steers it from the crease through point and New Zealand finally have a run
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, good length in the channel, left alone
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, full delivery on middle and off, swinging away, defended forward
Kim Garth to Amelia Kerr, no run, pitched right up on middle, swinging away, driven to mid-on