Stats highlights and trivia from the 3rd New Zealand v South Africa women's ODI at Basin Reserve.
The White Ferns came back from a perilous 3/3 to complete the series win, after career best performances from Maddy Green and Rosemary Mair.
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New Zealand sealed the three-match ODI series against South Africa with a dominant victory in the decider.
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Beaut of a day at the Basin Reserve, a big victory in the end for the White Ferns to seal the series 2-1. Green, Halliday, Mair the standouts but really special performance from Patel at the start of her career - with the bat, the ball and in the field. #NZvSA
Maddy Green and Rosemary Mair star as New Zealand take the ODI series against South Africa 2-1 👏
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White Ferns conclude New Zealand cricket season with a thrilling match in ODI series against South Africa.
NZ 306/7; SA 240 off 46.1 overs
Star performances: Maddy Green's 141 & Rosemary Mair's 5 wicket bag.
NZ win series 2:1 and lead the international standings table.
Congratulations!
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New Zealand clinches a dominant 66 run victory over South Africa in the 3rd ODI ⚡
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Maddy Green's career-best 141* powers New Zealand to 306 in the deciding ODI... will it be enough in a series that has seen two successful chases?
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Maddy Green's transformation in ODI batting.
2014-2022
51 innings
1,089 runs at 23.67
Strike rate 68.62
HS 122
1x100, 5x50
Since 2023
32 innings
1,131 runs at 47.12
Strike rate 89.33
HS 141*
2x100, 5x50
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New Zealand recover from a perilous 3/3 to post 306/7 (50.0).
Green 141* (128), her ODI career best.
Halliday 98 (124)
Hlubi 2-47
Sekhukhune 2-57
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From 3/3 to 306/7, simply incredible. Take a bow Maddy Green and Brooke Halliday. Great closing out from Nensi Patel too. Big chase ahead of us! #NZvSA
This is Maddy Green's career high score in ODIs, beating the 122 she made against Ireland in 2018.
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Gaze run out for 7 (6).
New Zealand 233/5 (42.0)
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Maddy Green finds the boundary to bring up a 103 ball hundred (10x4). This is Green's third ODI century, and her first against South Africa.
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Highest partnership in ODIs for New Zealand women:
295 Kasperek & AC Kerr v IRE at Dublin, 2018
262 Bates & Tiffen v PAK at Sydney, 2009
229 Devine & AC Kerr v SL at Galle, 2023
211 Green & Halliday v SA at Wellington, today
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De Klerk makes the much needed breakthrough for South Africa, as Halliday is caught behind by Jafta for 98 (124).
New Zealand 214/4 (39.4)
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Double century partnership for Maddy Green & Brooke Halliday.
New Zealand 204/3 (38.3)
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Green & Halliday now have New Zealand women's highest partnership for any wicket in ODIs against South Africa, beating Bates & Satterthwaite's 174* at Kimberley in 2016.
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This is New Zealand women's highest partnership for the 4th wicket or lower in ODIs, beating Melie Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite's 172* against England at Dunedin in 2021.
177/3 (36.1)
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Maddy and Brooke have really dragged this innings back to something that could end up decent - with wickets in hand we could still launch in the last 10-12. Need to post 250+ from here, 280 would be great #NZvSA
150 partnership for Green & Halliday.
This is New Zealand women's second highest stand for any wicket in ODIs against South Africa.
153/3 (34.0)
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Brooke Halliday brings up her half-century (96 balls faced).
This is her tenth 50+ score in ODIs, two of which have been made against South Africa.
New Zealand 122/3 (30.3)
Partnership now 119*.
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69 ball fifty for Maddy Green. This is her second half-century of the series, and the thirteenth 50+ of her ODI career.
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Hundred partnership for Green & Halliday as New Zealand rebuild to 103/3 (25.2).
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On holibobs in NZ, of course I am watching cricket. Amazing day for it at the basin reserve #NZvSA
3/3 is New Zealand women's second lowest total at the fall of the 3rd wicket in an ODI, beaten only by 1/3 against Australia at the WACA in 2005.
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South Africa's dream start continues, as Melie Kerr is caught for a first ball duck by Bosch.
New Zealand slip to 3/3 (3.1)
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3/3 inside the first three overs. This is a bleak start for White Ferns 😭😭😭 #NZvSA
Hlubi bowls Plimmer off her inside edge for 1 (8).
New Zealand in early trouble at 3/2 (2.4)
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