New Zealand’s batting brilliance and Suzie Bates’ ton
Asked to bat first, New Zealand Women displayed exceptional batting prowess and posted an imposing total of 365/4 in their allotted 50 overs. Suzie led the charge with a brilliant century, scoring 108 runs off 104 deliveries.
The exceptional knock of Suzie featured eleven fours and marked her 13th ton in the 50-over format. She is now just two hundreds away from surpassing Aussie legend Meg Lanning‘s record for most tons in ODIs.
Other valuable contributions
Coming back to the match, Suzie’s innings was well complimented by Bernadine Bezuidenhout (86), Amelia Kerr (83), and Sophie Devine (70) as they also made significant contributions to the team’s commanding total.
Sidra Ameen’s valiant effort for Pakistan
In pursuit of chasing the challenging target, Pakistan Women commenced their innings with determination. Sidra Ameen‘s valiant century, scoring 105 runs off 117 balls, stood out as a remarkable effort. With the century, Sidra became the only women cricketer from Pakistan to hammer a ton against New Zealand. However, the White Ferns’ bowling attack, led by Kerr with three wickets, proved too formidable for the visitors.
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New Zealand’s dominance
Despite some notable performances, including Muneeba Ali‘s 44 runs off 48 balls, Pakistan Women concluded their innings at 234/10 in 49.5 overs, and the final result saw New Zealand Women emerge victorious by a significant margin of 131 runs.
Suzie was rightfully awarded the “Player of the Match” for her stellar century, which played a pivotal role in shaping New Zealand’s imposing total.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Most ODI Hundreds in Women's Cricket :
15 – Meg Lanning
13 – Suzie Bates*
9 – Beaumont
9 – Edwards
8 – Nat Sciver
8 – Athapaththu
8 – Claire Taylor
8 – Rolton#NZWvPAKW | #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/6g7zwCkyYn
— Don Cricket(@doncricket_) December 12, 2023
Hundred for Sidra Ameen
A good fightback knock while chasing a big total 366,pic.twitter.com/QEp3Qn2iKJ
— junaiz. (@dhillow2_) December 12, 2023
The firstPakistani player to score a hundred against New Zealand in women's ODIs!
Sidra Ameen gets to her 4th ODI hundred
| #NZvPAK. pic.twitter.com/RwpZ5vMjKa
— Aneeta Sharma(@AneetaSharma56) December 12, 2023
Suzie Bates' century helps New Zealand secure a comfortable win in the first #NZvPAK ODIpic.twitter.com/RMWvZG29AC
— Atif khan (@atifmanzoor105) December 12, 2023
"Suzie Bates, the Queen of Runs!Her 13th ODI hundred is a testament to her cricketing brilliance. Kudos to @cmacca10 for capturing the essence of her greatness.
#SuzieBates #ODIcentury #CricketRoyalty" pic.twitter.com/QTnbzTbpu0
— Hemant ( Sports Active ) (@hemantbhavsar86) December 12, 2023
Suzie Bates scored her 13th ODI Hundred
What a player
— Don Cricket
Player of the match: Suzie Bates
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) December 12, 2023
Most Women ODI Centuries Since 2022
Nat Sciver-Brunt– 5 (23 innings)
Sidra Amin
Chamari Athapaththu– 3 (14 innings)
Suzie Bates
Amelia Kerr
— RimshaNaveed (@nav19633) December 12, 2023
Most Centuries in Women's ODIs Since 2022
5 : Nat Sciver Brunt
𝟰* : Sidra Amin
3 : Amelia Kerr
3 : Chamari Athapaththu
3 : Suzie Bates
— Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor) December 12, 2023
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