BRISBANE: The New Zealand
women's cricket
team has ended a 13-game losing streak against world champion
Australia
with a five-wicket win in the third
Twenty20 international
on Wednesday.
Amelia Kerr proved the difference, backing up from her 2-18 bowling performance that restricted Australia to 123 for 7 to later score an unbeaten 18 off 10 balls to clinch the result at
Allan Border Field
.
Needing eight off the final over for victory, Kerr belted
Megan Schutt for consecutive boundaries to steer
New Zealand
to 125-5 and victory with three balls to spare.
Australia won the opening two T20 matches to secure a 10th straight T20 series victory. Australia had won the past seven T20 and six one-day international matches against the White Ferns.
The teams will open a three-match ODI series on Saturday, also in Brisbane.
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