New Zealand women finally broke their three-year jinx against Australia in the Twenty20 International format as they won the third and final Twenty20 International against the reigning world champions by five wickets at the Allan Border field in Brisbane on Wednesday. This was New Zealand’s first win since 2017 against Australia and it helped them end the series 1-2 after losing the first two matches by a comfortable margin.
New Zealand had been dumped out of contention in the ICC Women’s World T20 in March by Australia and in September, their woes continued as they lost the first two games easily. However, a spirited bowling performance from Leah Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr, followed by some strong batting from Sophie Devine and Amy Satthertwaite helped the White Ferns overcome the odds.
New Zealand chose to bowl and they had Australia in trouble when Alyssa Healy,…