{"id":318606,"date":"2026-03-08T03:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/318606\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T03:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:38:08","slug":"live-white-ferns-v-zimbabwe-second-odi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/318606\/","title":{"rendered":"Live: White Ferns v Zimbabwe – second ODI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maddy<\/p>\n

\nMaddy Green batting for New Zealand against Zimbabwe.
\nPhoto: Photosport\n<\/p>\n

Captain Melie Kerr has stood out in both bowling and batting as the White Ferns completed an easy victory in their second one-day international at the University of Otago Oval in Dunedin.<\/p>\n

The win gave them a series win, after they beat Zimbabwe by 180 runs in the first match<\/a>, also in Dunedin on Thursday. The third match will be played at the same ground on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe team, who have had a challenging time with injury and illness, had a nasty scare early in their innings, when opener Kelis Nhdlovu was hit on the side of her helmet by a bouncer from fast-bowler Bree Illing. Medical staff attended to Nhdlovu on the ground, before she was taken to hospital, with the team reporting after the match that she was recovering well.<\/p>\n

Ndhlovu looked set, but after her departure, Zimbabwe would not cope with Kerr’s wiles, as they were dismissed for 102 in just 29.1 overs.<\/p>\n

Kerr took career-best ODI figures of 7\/34 off 9.1 overs, while Molly Penfold took the other three for 17 runs off four overs.<\/p>\n

The skipper also set a new record for a New Zealand women in one-dayers, surpassing Jackie Lord’s 6\/10 against India in 1982.<\/p>\n

She relished the conditions, after opting to field first, with rain forecast for later in the day. She cleverly used the wind for extra drift with her spinners.<\/p>\n

Opener Modester Mupachikwa was the only batter to score more than 13 runs, with a gritty 32.<\/p>\n

Kerr also starred with the bat, topscoring with 45 off 40 balls. Opener Izzy Gaze scored 20, while Maddy Green was unbeaten on 27, hitting a boundary to secure the win in the 17th over.<\/p>\n

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