Garth opens and closes Australia's win over New Zealand
Perry and Mooney anchor the chase at North Sydney Oval, but late wickets give the opening T20I a nervous finish.
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Australia v New Zealand | First T20I Highlights
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- 0:09Kim Garth bowls Devonshire to give Australia an early breakthrough.
- 0:51Lucy Hamilton takes a sliding catch to dismiss Melie Kerr off Annabel Sutherland.
- 2:12Georgia Plimmer reaches her half-century as New Zealand builds its innings.
- 3:44Maddy Green reaches fifty, and New Zealand finishes on 162 for two.
- 4:06Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry find regular boundaries after Australia's early wicket.
- 8:04The result comes after a closing stretch featuring a run-out, reviews and further Australian wickets.
How much batting depth does Australia need? New Zealand puts that question to the test at North Sydney Oval, where a chase steadied by Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry still needs Kim Garth to finish the job.
Garth supplies the match's opening breakthrough, too, bowling Devonshire before Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green build New Zealand's innings around half-centuries. Between those boundary-filled stretches comes a sharp interruption: Lucy Hamilton slides into a catch to dismiss Melie Kerr off Annabel Sutherland's bowling.
Australia's reply begins with an early lbw dismissal for Voll, confirmed on review. Mooney and Perry then find the boundary regularly, before Mooney's run-out and further wickets complicate the closing stages. Garth eventually hits the winning boundary, completing a neat personal journey from first breakthrough to final shot.
The highlights on cricket.com.au drew about 150,000 views in eleven hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. The comments are unusually busy as well, with viewers returning to Perry's contribution and Australia's batting depth. One even finds an echo of Meg Lanning in the winning shot.
It is a compact match story with room for both sides: Plimmer and Green give New Zealand a platform, while Australia's chase shows why the batters farther down the order matter.
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Ellyse Perry show.. whoo in the end Australia held thier nerves
@bhattishfaq6810See it on YouTubeAussies vs Kiwis always an entertainer
@Ajay_GangadharSinghSee it on YouTubeLast shot of match was just like Legend Meg lanning shot 🙌🏻❤️🩹
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Perry is Legend 😊😊😊😊
@ZAHIDSARODI56See it on YouTubeAustralian depth saved them big time. The gap between NZ is narrowing.
@ethancoster1324See it on YouTubeAdvantage of having a batting depth. Felt almost shaky at the end but early powerplay utilisation made it comfortable at the end.
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The opening Women's T20I in these highlights takes place at North Sydney Oval.