Broadmore, Bates give New Zealand first win

Updated: Mar 2, 2019, 03:00 am

New Zealand Women 4 for 95 (Bates 40*) beat Australia Women 7 for 92 (Fields 37*, Broadmore 3-9) by six wickets
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Suzie Bates steered New Zealand Women home with a quick 40
Suzie Bates steered New Zealand Women home with a quick 40
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After three straight defeats, New Zealand Women finally claimed their first win, coasting home by six wickets in a low-scoring curtain-raiser to the men's Twenty20 international (between Australia and India) in Sydney's Stadium Australia.In front of a sparse crowd, expected to fill up for the bigger draw in the evening, Australia Women were restricted to 7 for 92 in a match reduced to 18 overs due to rain before the start of play. Kate Broadmore, the right-arm seamer, took 3 for 9 in four tight overs to restrict the Australians. The hosts were limping at 5 for 30 before Jodie Fields and Lisa Sthalekar added 43 for the sixth wicket. Fields remained unbeaten on 37, hitting two fours and a six. She tried to get innovative towards the end of the innings, fetching her only six by moving across to wide of the off stump and scooping Amy Satterthwaite over the fine leg boundary. Sthalekar made 23.Suzie Bates led New Zealand's chase with an unbeaten 40. The teams will play the fifth and final game in Melbourne in two days.