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The White Ferns’ troubles against Australia show no signs of abating.
Australia captured the T20 series with one game to play, and posted a comfortable eight-wicket victory Sunday at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
A streak of terror continues for the White Ferns against Australia, losing their thirteenth consecutive game against them in all formats. His last victory was in February 2017, triumphing in the opening ODI of the Rose Bowl series.
Fresh from Saturday’s 17-run loss, the White Ferns were again outclassed with bat and ball in another disappointing display from the underperforming side.
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New Zealand stayed to mourn a controversial decision by the television referee for the second day in a row.
Captain Sophie Devine faced a tough one in the opener and this time it was Amy Satterthwaite.
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Amy Satterthwaite was New Zealand’s top scorer in the second T20 against Australia with 30 points.
Replays suggested Satterthwaite should have gotten the benefit of the doubt in a tight call, but was sent his way.
It came at a crucial stage in the New Zealand innings with Satterthwaite and Suzie Bates adding 49 for the third wicket after being 19-2, opting to hit first after winning the toss.
Wickets fell in clumps after Satterthwaite departed New Zealand at 128, well below where they had to be on the same wicket used on Saturday.
The White Ferns will wonder what would have happened if Satterthwaite had stayed in the fold.
Australia were deserved winners and once Satterthwaite was sacked, the traffic was one-way.
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Australia’s goalkeeper Alyssa Healy and leg grabber Georgia Wareham celebrate New Zealand’s Lauren Down’s goal on Sunday.
If New Zealand had any small hopes of preventing Australia from winning the T20 series, they needed early terrain.
That never came with starters Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney adding 55 before Healy entered the fifth.
Mooney took out Satterthwaite midway after Amelia Kerr’s leg turn, putting Australia 64-2 in the eighth over.
With the required running rate hovering below five, Australia never had serious pressure on the scoreboard and could afford to manipulate the ball. Midway through their chase, Australia needed 54 with eight wickets remaining, a simple scenario.
Captain Meg Lanning and Rachael Haynes made sure to get home, combining for a third uninterrupted partnership of 69 runs, winning with 3.2 overs to spare.
New Zealand got off to a good start with the bat through starters Devine and Maddy Green.
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Australian goalkeeper Alyssa Healy takes a catch to fire New Zealand’s Lauren Down.
They took 16 of the first two overs, including 11 of the first over from noted bowler Megan Schutt.
That promising start was undone with Devine gently removed on the first ball of the third over from left arm spinner Sophie Molineux. Devine pushed the ball straight at Molineux, who took a simple catch back.
New Zealand was down two shortly after when Green ran out. Green was guilty of a sloppy run, having to run around Suzie Bates and then slide the bat on her back, rather than her face, dropping just below the ground.
Veterans Bates and Satterthwaite were instrumental in the White Ferns achieving a challenging total.
The seasoned duo set out to get New Zealand back on track, scoring in one race and taking no risks.
Sattherthwaite and Bates added 49 for the third wicket before Australia hit with a crucial lead, perplexed by Georgia Wareham’s leg Healy.
Satterthwaite was turned in by television referee Donovan Koch after carefully studying the video footage and analyzing multiple angles and views.
He seemed to have re-crossed the line with his foot on a close call, but the stump camera view proved decisive and was lost. Sattherthwaite was unlucky that the benefit of the doubt did not work out for him and he started at a crucial stage in the innings, leaving New Zealand 68-3.
Wareham hit again on his next over, pitching Hayley Jensen to put Australia in control with the White Ferns 81-4 after 12.
Bates fell by 22 in the second over from Delissa Kimmince, leaving New Zealand in trouble at 85-5 in the 14th over.
Wareham caught his third wicket when Lauren Down was delivered and the ball appeared to receive a light touch on the back of her glove towards Healy.
The wickets fell from there with New Zealand losing its last five wickets for 32 races.
The final T20 of the three-game series is Wednesday before the ODIs begin on Saturday.
TAKE A LOOK:
New Zealand 128 (Amy Satterthwaite 30, Suzie Bates 22; Delissa Kimmince 3-21, Georgia Wareham 3-26) lost to Australia 129-2 (Rachael Haynes 40th, Alyssa Healy 33, Meg Lanning 26th) for eight wickets.
