Thank you for joining me this afternoon, and Martin earlier in the day,We’ll see you back here bright and early on Monday for more, but in the meantime here is the report from Australia’s victory,It was a comprehensive victory set up by Annabel Sutherland’s stunning 105 from just 81 balls – her second ODI ton in succession,Four other Australians reached 25 or more but none pressed on to a major contribution,Australia were tidy with the ball without being spectacular.

Kim Garth (2/17) was the pick, finding some lovely away swing from tight to the stumps.New Zealand were also on the wrong end of a couple of marginal calls, notably Ash Gardner’s borderline catch to dismiss Suzie Bates, and Amelia Kerr’s run out that was determined by a single frame of the TV replay and the illumination of the zing bails.The victory guarantees Australia retain the Rose Bowl following the washout of the first ODI.The third and final match of the series is on Monday back here at the Basin Reserve.The result has been called in Wellington.

With the covers still on and the scheduled close of play just 10 minutes away Australia have been declared winners by 65 runs courtesy of the Duckworth Lewis Stern method.A clump of very heavy showers is passing through Wellington from the north.When these pass there remain some further, lighter showers on the radar.Already 5:30pm in New Zealand’s capital, I’d suggest the chances of further play today are slim.The rain is now pounding the Basin Reserve, accompanied by loud cracks of thunder.

Time is sure to be taken out of this match, it just remains how much.I’ll keep you posted.I don’t have the DLS numbers in front of me, but rest assured New Zealand are miles behind on those calculations.If there is no further play today Australia win comfortably.30.

1 over: New Zealand 122-5 (Green 26, Down 0) Target 292: We know NZ are strong at T20 and their equation is 174 from the final 20 overs of this contest.That is if we get 20 more overs, because after just one delivery of the 31st over, the players are hurried off as lightning strikes are spotted overhead with a downpour imminent.30th over: New Zealand 118-5 (Green 22, Down 0) Target 292: Green shows a change of intent, lofting Schutt off a length over mid-on for a couple then pulling from throat height behind square for a rare boundary.Rain is on its way.29th over: New Zealand 111-5 (Green 15, Down 0) Target 292: Victory now appears a formality for Australia, it just remains to be seen with how much aggression New Zealand go down.

Catastrophe for New Zealand! With Alana King called into the attack Kerr and Green continue to work the ball around for ones and twos, but they attempt one quick single too many with Litchfield alert in the covers and Mooney sharp behind the stumps to execute a run out.The third umpire took an age confirming the dismissal, which came down to literally one frame.It was a tough call but Kerr has to go for 38 off 55 deliveries.28th over: New Zealand 108-4 (A Kerr 35, Green 15) Target 292: Schutt is recalled to the attack and New Zealand work away four singles from the crease.This partnership is now 32 from 51 balls and the required run-rate is up to 8.

5 rpo.The home side are going to have to grasp the nettle soon.27th over: New Zealand 104-4 (A Kerr 33, Green 13) Target 292: Sutherland bowls a heavier ball than New Zealand would prefer and it almost proves Green’s downfall when she mistimes a pull.They are shots that the Kiwis need to go for though as this run chase continues to drift away from them.26th over: New Zealand 101-4 (A Kerr 32, Green 11) Target 292: Very middle overs territory as New Zealand nurdle Gardner away for four singles.

The required run-rate is now pretty much 8 rpo as those threatening clouds continue to mass around the Basin Reserve.25th over: New Zealand 97-4 (A Kerr 30, Green 9) Target 292: Sutherland’s pace replaces Brown’s pace in the attack but the centurion loses her line and Green profits from the width cutting behind square for a rare boundary.24th over: New Zealand 92-4 (A Kerr 29, Green 5) Target 292: Better intent from the home side with both batters scooping nicely, but they’re only dealing in ones and twos, which isn’t enough to keep them in the frame chasing such a daunting total.23rd over: New Zealand 87-4 (A Kerr 25, Green 4) Target 292: Kerr is fortunate to survive after a mistimed pull fails to reach Healy at midwicket.Then a couple of misfields gift New Zealand three runs.

The DLS par score for the hosts is 151 as dark clouds start to gather around the ground,Australia are firmly in control,22nd over: New Zealand 84-4 (A Kerr 24, Green 2) Target 292: New Zealand struggle to work Gardner off the square with the leggie conceding just a couple of singles despite not much happening off the surface for Australia’s premier spinner,21st over: New Zealand 82-4 (A Kerr 23, Green 1) Target 292: Just a single to Maddy Green from Brown’s tidiest over of her spell so far,20th over: New Zealand 81-4 (A Kerr 23, Green 0) Target 292: Kerr shows the departed Halliday how it’s done, sashaying down the track and lofting Gardner on the half-volley back over the bowler’s head for a one-bounce four.

The Kiwi opener is going to have play a spectacular innings if New Zealand are going to stand any chance of taking this game deep.Time for spin.Ashleigh Gardner is into the attack, and she jags a wicket from her third delivery! Ball two had some extra bounce, so Halliday tries to get to the pitch of the next, fails, and slashes a top edge to Sutherland at point.Australia cruising.19th over: New Zealand 76-3 (A Kerr 19, Halliday 7) Target 292: Brown has looked the least likely of Australia’s quicks today, and New Zealand continue to milk her wayward line and length for ones and twos.

18th over: New Zealand 70-3 (A Kerr 18, Halliday 3) Target 292: Perry drops short so Kerr rocks back and pulls away forcefully for what is destined to become a boundary but for some superb outfielding from King – who has already taken an excellent catch today.The right-left combination is starting to work for New Zealand with some good running keeping the scoreboard ticking over.With big hits at a premium against such a quality attack, this is going to be essential to keep the home side in the contest.17th over: New Zealand 65-3 (A Kerr 15, Halliday 1) Target 292: Darcie Brown is the fifth seam bowler called into the attack and New Zealand pick up five risk-free runs from an over lacking control of line or length.16th over: New Zealand 60-3 (A Kerr 12, Halliday 0) Target 292: All the pressure now on Amelia Kerr, who is treading water on 12 from 24 deliveries.

Australia can calmly turn the screw knowing they have the game very much on their terms,Perry just a little straight and New Zealand rotate strike comfortably,But then Devine goes! Too full and straight to cut, but she plays with an angled bat nonetheless and gets a healthy nick through to Mooney behind the stumps,Massive wicket for Australia,Devine looked assertive, and with her goes not only her runs, but a massive hit to the DLS par score.

15th over: New Zealand 58-2 (A Kerr 11, Devine 14) Target 292: Just a couple of singles from Sutherland’s fourth over.Drinks in Wellington with Australia well on top but wary of Devine, who looks in good nick.We’ve escaped the rain so far, but we’re now entering what is forecast to be the portion of the day most at risk of being interrupted by showers.14th over: New Zealand 56-2 (A Kerr 10, Devine 13) Target 292: Ellyse Perry isn’t a bad second change option for Australia but she’s fortunate an opening full toss is cracked straight back at her by Devine.A foot either side would have been a boundary.

Perry responds by beating the bat with a perfect line and length and a hint of movement off the pitch.Devine then somehow manufactures a boundary behind point from a delivery that jags into her off the pitch and looks perilously close to a chop-on, but comes off the cue end of the bat into the pitch and beats the field.A second boundary completes the over, and this time Devine does club a full toss straight back down the ground.13th over: New Zealand 48-2 (A Kerr 10, Devine 5) Target 292: Lovely square drive for four gets Devine off the mark.When she gets her fast hands through the ball she looks so imposing, even against the pace of Sutherland.

She repeats the stroke later in the over but this time it finds a newly-stationed Australian sweeping the cover fence.Skip hits the ball hard! Sophie Devine underway in Wellington.Follow LIVE and free in NZ on @TVNZ + & DUKE 📺 and @SportNationNZ 📻 Live scoring | https://t.co/NhaKkwIivk #NZvAUS #CricketNation pic.twitter.

com/OByLDzyQz112th over: New Zealand 41-2 (A Kerr 9, Devine 0) Target 292: Tighter line from Garth to Devine and her consistency earns her a maiden with the veteran Kiwi remaining watchful early in her innings.11th over: New Zealand 41-2 (A Kerr 9, Devine 0) Target 292: Huge partnership now for New Zealand with Australia chipping out a couple of wickets and keeping the scoreboard under control in the early stages.And that’s a good omen for Kerr, flicking fine for four as Sutherland concedes her first runs from her tenth delivery.Kerr remains circumspect against Garth, finally getting off strike with an inside edge.James is more confident, and gets away with a lusty cut that flies off the top edge and over the cordon for four.

That same edge does for James the following delivery though when she tries to play to leg, but gets a leading edge thanks to Garth’s wobble, and it carries all the way to King at midwicket, who takes an excellent running catch, holding on at full length following the flight of the ball.10th over: New Zealand 37-2 (A Kerr 5) Target 2929th over: New Zealand 32-1 (James 23, A Kerr 4) Target 292: First change of the day for Australia with centurion Annabel Sutherland coming into the attack, and she immediately beats James for pace outside off stump.It begins a maiden over of full straight deliveries.8th over: New Zealand 32-1 (James 23, A Kerr 4) Target 292: Kerr is off the mark with an uncontrolled slash at catchable height between slips and gully.She’s then watchful to a succession of deliveries arcing away from the bat that would be fraught with danger should she go near them.

7th over: New Zealand 28-1 (James 23, A Kerr 0) Target 292: Schutt beats the bat with a slower legspinner so James responds by crunching a square drive with a satisfying whipcrack noise off the bat.The ding-dong tussle continues with Schutt thinking she has her foe trapped leg before, but the umpire disagrees.Australia REVIEW.The first question is was it pad first or bat? Pad.Where was impact? Umpire’s call outside the line, so James survives and Australia retain their review.

The Kiwi is quickly back into her work, clipping a couple off her pads.6th over: New Zealand 22-1 (James 17, A Kerr 0) Target 292: Australia’s fielders saw that as a routine catch, but there was enough doubt for Bates to wait for the umpires to adjudicate.Garth’s line and length, finding that away swing, is going to be very testing all afternoon.Bates is really struggling to get bat on ball and in her desperation to get off the mark advances down the pitch and is almost bowled around her legs by the accurate Garth.And after 15 dots, finally Bates connects.

Again she steps down the pitch, but crucially she stays legside of the ball and flat bats over mid-on for a powerful four,But then… is she out next ball? Garth finds the edge, Gardner drops low to her right in the gully and rises confidently to claim the catch, but it looked very close tot he ground in real time, so the appeal is sent upstairs,The camera angles available to the third umpire are not especially helpful, but they see enough to trust the fielder got her fingers underneath the ball and confirm the dismissal!5th over: New Zealand 18-0 (Bates 0, James 17) Target 292: James looks to the manor born, smoking a Schutt long hop for a huge six over square leg,She picked the length early and executed a textbook pull shot,Not so a couple of balls later.

She shapes to play the same shot but the length is fuller and all James can do is scoop a top edge that is fortunate to land over square leg.Then she’s DROPPED in the gully.It was sharp, but just to the right of Gardner, who got two hands to the effort falling to her right.Let off for NZ.SIX! Bella James' first boundary in international cricket is a pull shot for 6.

Follow LIVE and free in NZ on @TVNZ + & DUKE 📺 and @SportNationNZ 📻 Live scoring | https://t.co/NhaKkwIivk #NZvAUS #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/YFWIBqAEKY4th over: New Zealand 8-0 (Bates 0, James 7) Target 292: Schutt is moving the ball appreciably into the New Zealand openers from wide on the crease while Garth is arcing the ball away from tight to the stumps.The latter is beating the bat at will, hitting a good length and inviting the drive.

A rare delivery on the pads allows James to clip a neat two to backward square leg,3rd over: New Zealand 5-0 (Bates 0, James 4) Target 292: To the in-swinging Schutt the field is 5-4 and much straighter, including a catching short mid-on,James is adjusting to international cricket nicely, waiting back in her crease to dab a couple down to third and a single behind point,Bates is looking less assured, remaining on nought from 11 deliveries after playing and missing inside the line,2nd over: New Zealand 2-0 (Bates 0, James 1) Target 292: Kim Garth shares the new ball.

She has a 7-2 field with two slips and a gully, but none of them are in play as James scores her first run in international cricket with an inside edge that dribbles down to fine leg for a single.Garth then rips a jaffa past Bates that pitches on middle and wobbles past Bates’ outside edge and the top of off stump.Garth delivers from very close to the stumps, bringing LBW into play, as well as maximising any available away swing to the right-handers.She uses that to good effect to rap Bates on the front pad outside the line, then swing one past the drive.Promising start for Australia