forty second over: Australia 226-1 (Haynes 96, Lanning 84) Haynes edges in direction of a century, however simply the 4 runs off Cross’s over.
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forty first over: Australia 222-1 (Haynes 94, Lanning 82) Into the ultimate 10 overs we go… and additional in direction of some potential fireworks. Perry remains to be on her toes within the Australian field however there might be an argument to ship in McGrath or Mooney forward of her now. Oh, did I say fireworks? Right here they’re! Lanning pulls for the primary six of the sport off the final ball of Brunt’s over!
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fortieth over: Australia 210-1 (Haynes 94, Lanning 73) One, one, one, one, one… one! It’s a full home of singles because the Australian whole retains ticking over, this day without work the bowling of Sciver.
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thirty ninth over: Australia 204-1 (Haynes 91, Lanning 70) Haynes strikes nearer her century as she brings up Australia’s 200, spinning round a hook shot that bounces away to the boundary behind sq.. There’s a half-hearted lbw enchantment by Jones a number of balls later, however there’s a component of desperation about that shout. That’s adopted by a extra lusty enchantment, this time together with the bowler Brunt, however the umpire’s determination is just not out. Heather Knight sends it upstairs which, at this level, is a good name, nevertheless it’s heading down leg and England’s frustration continues.
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thirty eighth over: Australia 197-1 (Haynes 85, Lanning 70) Haynes swings and connects fantastically to ship the ball racing off by means of the covers to the boundary to convey up a 150-run partnership for this pair. The left-hander then hoiks Sciver to the on-side however doesn’t fairly catch it as sweetly. Lanning then slaps Sciver to the mid-off boundary to make it an costly 13 off the over.
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thirty seventh over: Australia 184-1 (Haynes 77, Lanning 65) One, one, one, one, one… dot. 5 off the Shrubsole over.
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thirty sixth over: Australia 179-1 (Haynes 74, Lanning 63) Lanning finds the boundary with a minimize shot that races away all the way down to the third man boundary – the spotlight of one other good over for the Australian batters.
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thirty fifth over: Australia 172-1 (Haynes 72, Lanning 58) One other over, one other 5 runs to the Australian whole. Fifteen overs to go now, and Australia’s projected whole is 292 if they’ll rating at a price of eight an over.
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thirty fourth over: Australia 167-1 (Haynes 70, Lanning 56) Thwack! Love that sound! Haynes finds the meat of her bat to crack the returning Ecclestone again over her head and to the boundary. She then cuts for one more 4 and England are struggling to provide you with an answer to the issue that’s the Haynes-Lanning axis in the mean time.
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thirty third over: Australia 158-1 (Haynes 62, Lanning 55) Shrubsole can’t cease the gradual circulation of runs as Australia’s captain and her deputy scores singles off 5 of the six balls this over.
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thirty second over: Australia 154-1 (Haynes 60, Lanning 53) Haynes is aware of there are wickets in hand and maybe now could be a superb time to begin hitting out. She finds the boundary in consecutive Cross balls to convey up the 150 for Australia because the run price nudges up in direction of 5.
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Fifties for Lanning and Haynes!
thirty first over: Australia 143-1 (Haynes 50, Lanning 52) Captain Lanning leads by instance, bringing her half-century up with a minimize backward of level for 2. And Haynes follows swimsuit quickly sufficient Shrubsole and reaches her milestone with a tickle off her pads. Drinks are referred to as, presumably to rejoice the batters’ achievements.
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thirtieth over: Australia 139-1 (Haynes 49, Lanning 49) Lanning brings up the hundred partnership with a vanguard that loops again up and over the bowler, Cross, and to the boundary. Three quickly-taken singles observe and we may see a few 50s being reached within the subsequent over now…
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twenty ninth over: Australia 132-1 (Haynes 48, Lanning 43) Brunt is changed by Shrubsole, who’s upset when she sees Lanning’s well-guided minimize evade the despairing dive of Dunkley on the boundary. Seven off the over in whole.
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twenty eighth over: Australia 125-1 (Haynes 47, Lanning 37) Haynes scoops a sweep shot all the way down to the (very) positive leg boundary, brilliantly it must be mentioned, as she approaches her half-century and Australia proceed to construct a complete.
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twenty seventh over: Australia 119-1 (Haynes 42, Lanning 36) Australia maintain the scoreboard ticking over throughout Ecclestone’s fifth over. 4 singles from 5 balls are augmented by a boundary as Lanning capitalises on a full toss, sweeping it away to the boundary for 4.
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twenty sixth over: Australia 111-1 (Haynes 40, Lanning 30) The cameras once more pan to Perry on the boundary, the place the subsequent girl in is in deep focus, going by means of the motions of a few of her pictures. In the meantime, out within the center, England lose their grip a bit and aren’t helped by one other 5 wides – similar to the sooner 5 wides off Kate Cross’s bowling. All those for Australia after 26. The run price has crept as much as 4.26.
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twenty fifth over: Australia 102-1 (Haynes 39, Lanning 27) Haynes brings up Australia’s 100 on the midway level of their innings as she comes down the observe to wallop Ecclestone by means of the covers to the boundary. It’s a bit uppish, however secure sufficient. With that, and one other aggressive shot – a sweep for a single – there seems to be a definite change in gear from Haynes this over.
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twenty fourth over: Australia 95-1 (Haynes 32, Lanning 27) Opener Brunt is introduced again into the England assault and so they very almost get a breakthrough as Lanning flicks one off her legs all the way down to positive leg… Eccelstone is there, however she reacts a bit too late and the ball drops simply in entrance of her. An opportunity wasted by England! And Brunt can not assist however present her frustration.
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twenty third over: Australia 92-1 (Haynes 29, Lanning 25) We’re racing by means of the overs now. One other one down, simply two off it, as Ecclestone delivers two absolute beauties which Lanning struggles to take care of.
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twenty second over: Australia 90-1 (Haynes 29, Lanning 25) Lanning strikes onto 25 as ideas flip to how Australia can improve that run price. Perry’s in subsequent, and after her is Tahlia McGrath, however in fact there isn’t a Ash Gardner in the present day.
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twenty first over: Australia 85-1 (Haynes 28, Lanning 21) Ecclestone can’t replicate her miserly opening over, and he or she concedes eight from this one. Haynes finishes it with a boundary.
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twentieth over: Australia 77-1 (Haynes 22, Lanning 19) Cross produces a decent over, with only one off it, to Haynes. Australia’s present run price is 3.85, because the digital camera cuts to Elysse Perry on the sidelines, who seems to the champing on the bit to get out into the center.
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nineteenth over: Australia 76-1 (Haynes 21, Lanning 19) Heather Knight reckons it’s time for a little bit of spin and brings Sophie Ecclestone into the assault. Lanning sweeps for a snug two however in any other case it’s an honest opening over from the tweaker, three from it.
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18th over: Australia 73-1 (Haynes 20, Lanning 17) Haynes takes a wild swing at Cross’s fourth supply, and the ball loops up into air in direction of a really quick third man. It lands safely although and he or she picks up a fortuitous single. Lanning, with a level extra class, then punches by means of the covers for a boundary to spherical off the over.
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seventeenth over: Australia 67-1 (Haynes 19, Lanning 12) Lanning smacks Sciver for a two-bounce 4, again over the bowler’s head and Australia take a complete of seven off the over.
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sixteenth over: Australia 60-1 (Haynes 18, Lanning 6) After the quick break, Cross resumes. A single every for Haynes and Lanning sees Australia attain 60, and England have finished nicely to restrict the world No 1 ODI aspect to date.
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fifteenth over: Australia 58-1 (Haynes 17, Lanning 5) Haynes now opens up by means of the off aspect with a checked cowl drive off Sciver’s bowling for 4 runs after which an excellent higher shot off the ultimate ball of the over – a minimize simply behind level – yields a single to make sure she retains the strike. Six off the over in whole. Drinks!
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14th over: Australia 52-1 (Haynes 12, Lanning 4) A leg bye and two singles – one a tidy late minimize from Haynes – from this over. Nothing a lot so as to add.
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thirteenth over: Australia 49-1 (Haynes 11, Lanning 3) Oh that is good bowling from Sciver, together with a beautiful slower ball that Haynes does nicely to dig out and fend off. Sciver’s gone for simply six runs off her three overs, with the scalp of Healy besides.
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twelfth over: Australia 48-1 (Haynes 11, Lanning 2) Kate Cross is introduced into the assault for England and Haynes cracks her third supply by means of the covers for a boundary. Welcome to the sport, Kate. Haynes then tries to tug a wayward Cross supply, however she misses – as does Jones behind the stumps and that’ll be 5 wides.
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eleventh over: Australia 39-1 (Haynes 7, Lanning 2) A scare for Australia as Haynes scampers off for a fast single however will get despatched again. She slams the breaks on, and races again to make her floor simply earlier than Jones whips off the bails. Sciver’s bowling nicely – 1-5 off her opening two overs.
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tenth over: Australia 37-1 (Haynes 6, Lanning 1) Australia’s captain, Meg Lanning, involves the crease however has to attend to face her first ball as she takes up place on the non-striker’s finish for Shrubsole’s fifth over. She will get off the mark quickly sufficient although, with simply two off the over. And that’s the powerplay over.
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Ninth over: Australia 35-1 (Haynes 5, Healy 28) So an Australian wicket falls, however there may have been one earlier within the over as Brunt finds a little bit of motion off the seam and raps Healy on the pads! It’s given! But it surely is perhaps happening leg… Healy decides to evaluation and so it’s – it’s lacking the stumps and Healy survives – if just for a number of extra balls.
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WICKET! Healy 28 c Brunt b Sciver, Australia 35-1
England make the breakthrough! Healy holes out to Katherine Brunt at mid-wicket as Sciver strikes in her first over! Not Healy’s finest shot, it lacks any type of energy, and is a straightforward take for Brunt.
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Eighth over: Australia 32-0 (Haynes 4, Healy 27) Only a single from the subsequent Shrubsole over because the England bowler tighens issues up.
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Seventh over: Australia 31-0 (Haynes 4, Healy 26) Brunt seams one away from Haynes, who retains the face of her bat open and edges for single vast of the slip. As soon as on strike, it clear that Healy’s eye is in although, and he or she pulls away a brief supply for 4 extra runs. A ball later although, she inside edges onto her pads and away to security when she may simply have performed on. That would simply have ended very in another way.
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Sixth over: Australia 25-0 (Haynes 3, Healy 21) Shrubsole produces an inswinger which Healy dabbles at – Jones fumbles behind the stumps and the bails fall off within the commotion. It’s one in all 5 dot balls earlier than there are shouts of “catch” from Shrubsole as Healy drives into the air on the ultimate ball of the over. It’s secure although and Healy even will get a few runs off it because the spin on the ball because it lands does for the fielder.
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Fifth over: Australia 23-0 (Haynes 3, Healy 19) Haynes tickles a single off her thigh earlier than Brunt angles one into Healy, however the Australian will get it away by means of the off aspect for a single. A tighter over from Brunt.
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Fourth over: Australia 21-0 (Haynes 2, Healy 18) Healy actually will get going now off Shrubsole’s bowling. She follows a beautiful cowl drive with a chip by means of mid-wicket – each go for 4 – and one other dink by means of mid-wicket that doesn’t fairly attain the boundary completes a superb over for Australia. Eleven off it.
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Third over: Australia 10-0 (Haynes 2, Healy 8) Amy Jones dons a lid and strikes as much as the stumps halfway by means of the over, a transfer that with two slips in place provides to the strain on the Australian batters. Regardless of, Healy opens up and finds the boundary – the primary of the day – with a punch simply backward of sq..
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Second over: Australia 4-0 (Haynes 1, Healy 3) Shrubsole opens from the opposite finish and Healy goes after a wider supply, edging by means of the slips down to 3rd man for Australia’s first run of the match. Haynes then additionally will get off the mark, to sq. leg, earlier than Healy provides one other two with a neat clip off her legs.
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First over: Australia 0-0 (Haynes 0, Healy 0) The England gamers take a knee earlier than Katherine Brunt, recent ball in hand, steams in for the primary ball. There’s a little bit of outswing in proof, Haynes fends it off. Brunt continues to hit her mark for the rest of the over, and Haynes continues to defend astutely. However that’s an honest opening over from the England bowler – a maiden.
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Not lengthy to the primary ball now. Out stride Healy and Haynes and we’ll rise up and operating.
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Right here come the groups for the anthems, however not earlier than now we have tributes and a minute’s silence for each Marsh and Warne.
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And right here’s Raf Nicholson on a removed from easy lead as much as the match:
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Climate replace: From a distance, it appears positive in the present day in Hamilton. And an web search tells me it’s a balmy 25C at Seddon Park with just about no probability of rain. So we’re all set for a full day of cricket.
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Megan Maurice
After definitive collection wins over India and England this summer time – and a complete of 29 wins from their final 30 ODIs – Australia head into the Girls’s World Cup as overwhelming favourites. It’s a well-recognized place for this workforce, who’ve dominated world cricket for a few years. However this specific match brings extra strain than regular, and Australia are determined to regain the trophy after failing to make the ultimate final day trip in 2017.
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The shadows of each Rod Marsh and Shane Warne will hold heavy over in the present day’s proceedings at Seddon Park and each groups will put on black armbands as a mark of respect. It guarantees to be an emotional day.
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Lineups
Australia are already with out Ash Gardner, who has Covid and shall be compelled to overlook the Pakistan conflict too, and there’s no place for Nicole Carey, Grace Harris or Amanda-Jade Wellington. Annabel Sutherland slots in at No 7 for Gardner.
“Unsure what the pitch will do,” says England skipper Heather Knight, who fancies her workforce’s probabilities of a chase.
Australia captain Meg Lanning says her aspect are “50-50” when chasing and appears comfy with the lack of the toss.
“Batting first holds no fears for us,” she says.
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Preamble
Mike Hytner
What an extremely unhappy day for cricket. We had been nonetheless coming to phrases with information of the loss of life of Rod Marsh when the Shane Warne bombshell hit. You possibly can observe the most recent because the tributes proceed to pour in with my colleague Emma Kemp over on a special liveblog:
The present should go on although, and there’s cricket to be performed in the present day, so right here we go.
Eight groups. Six venues. Thirty one matches (31!). One month. A pageant of cricket throughout the 2 islands of New Zealand, that includes the host nation, South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh…. and the outdated foes of Australia and England, who would be the focus of this liveblog for the subsequent couple of minutes.
New Zealand and West Indies kicked issues off yesterday a couple of 12 months after the match was supposed to start. It was an absolute humdinger.
It was Covid, in fact, that put paid to plans to carry the match in February 2021, and there stay some considerations about how the pandemic will have an effect on play over the subsequent 4 weeks. New Zealand is within the midst of an Omicron outbreak that has led to one thing of an acceptance that the virus will intervene at some stage – and a weird new rule that might see the world’s finest sides fielding members of their administration groups within the occasion squads are decreased by Covid. You couldn’t make it up.
Australia – six-time champions – start their marketing campaign at Hamilton’s Seddon Park as favourites to hoist the trophy for a seventh time come 3 April, however in the present day’s opponents England – four-time champions – have designs of their very own on the silverware as they eye back-to-back trophies after Heather Knight’s Tammy Beaumont-inspired workforce went all the way in which on residence soil in 2017.
The reigning champs v the world No 1 ODI aspect. So far as opening spherical matches go, this one’s a bit tasty. The toss is coming proper up. Within the meantime, in case you fancy getting in contact, please accomplish that on e mail (mike.hytner@theguardian.com) or on Twitter @mike_hytner. Let’s get into this…