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Australia women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25

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Australia women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25
Rose Bowl series (ODIs)[1]
Trans-Tasman series (T20Is)[2]
 
  New Zealand Australia
Dates 19 December 2024 – 26 March 2025
Captains Sophie Devine (ODIs)
Suzie Bates (T20Is)		 Alyssa Healy (ODIs)
Tahlia McGrath (T20Is)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Maddy Green (65) Annabel Sutherland (147)
Most wickets Amelia Kerr (4)
Rosemary Mair (4)
Molly Penfold (4)		 Kim Garth (3)
Alana King (3)
Annabel Sutherland (3)
Player of the series Annabel Sutherland (Aus)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Amelia Kerr (157) Beth Mooney (166)
Most wickets Sophie Devine (2)
Amelia Kerr (2)
Lea Tahuhu (2)		 Annabel Sutherland (8)
Player of the series Beth Mooney (Aus)

The Australia women's cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[3][4] The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[5][6] Later they returned in March 2025 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[7][8] In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[9]

Squads

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 New Zealand  Australia
ODIs[10] T20Is[11] ODIs[12] T20Is[13]

On 10 December, Australia added Georgia Voll to the ODI squad.[14][15] On 14 December, Sophie Molineux was ruled out of the ODI series with a knee injury, with Heather Graham named as her replacement.[16][17] Alyssa Healy played as a batter in the ODI series, a knee injury prevented her from keeping wicket.[18]

On 22 March, Ashleigh Gardner was ruled of the remainder of T20I series and was replaced by Charli Knott.[19][20] On 25 March, Darcie Brown was ruled out of the third T20I due to family reasons.[21]

ODI series

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1st ODI

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19 December 2024
11:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.[22]
  • Women's Championship points: New Zealand 1, Australia 1.

2nd ODI

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21 December 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Australia 
291/7 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
122/5 (30.1 overs)
Annabel Sutherland 105* (81)
Molly Penfold 4/42 (10 overs)
Amelia Kerr 38 (55)
Kim Garth 2/17 (6 overs)
Australia won by 65 runs (DLS method)
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Bella James (NZ) made her ODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, New Zealand 0.

3rd ODI

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23 December 2024
11:00
Scorecard
Australia 
290 (49 overs)
v
 New Zealand
215 (43.3 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 74 (62)
Amelia Kerr 4/54 (10 overs)
Suzie Bates 53 (59)
Alana King 3/34 (9 overs)
Australia won by 75 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, New Zealand 0.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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21 March 2025
14:45
Scorecard
New Zealand 
137/2 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
138/2 (13.3 overs)
Amelia Kerr 51* (46)
Darcie Brown 1/22 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 75* (42)
Lea Tahuhu 2/31 (3 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd T20I

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23 March 2025
14:45
Scorecard
Australia 
204/3 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
122 (16.1 overs)
Beth Mooney 70 (42)
Amelia Kerr 1/27 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 40 (36)
Annabel Sutherland 4/8 (2.1 overs)
Australia won by 82 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZ) and Tina Semmens (NZ)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

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26 March 2025
14:45
Scorecard
Australia 
180/4 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
172/8 (20 overs)
Georgia Voll 75 (57)
Suzie Bates 1/18 (2 overs)
Amelia Kerr 66 (47)
Annabel Sutherland 4/35 (4 overs)
Australia won by 8 runs
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Georgia Voll (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bella James (NZ) made her T20I debut.
  • Megan Schutt (Aus) became the first women's player to take 150 wickets in T20Is.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "FREE ENTRY for Rose Bowl". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Reunited spin twins set sights on trans-Tasman series sweep". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Women's 2024–25 Home International Summer Fixtures are out". Female Cricket. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Two new teams in next edition of ICC Women's Championship". International Cricket Council. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia locked in for New Zealand's home summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "White Ferns to host Australia twice in busy 2024–25 summer". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka, Pakistan visits confirmed as New Zealand reveal packed summer schedule". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Six inbound tours confirmed for 2024/25 international summer". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "James earns maiden WHITE FERNS call up | Tahuhu ruled out". New Zealand Cricket. 15 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Devine, Kerr & Tahuhu return for Australia T20I series". New Zealand Cricket. 19 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Georgia Voll bolts into Aussie squad as Healy replacement". Cricket Australia. 23 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Healy ruled out, Faltum called in for T20 tour of NZ". Cricket Australia. 26 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Voll added for New Zealand tour, Aussies expand coaching unit". Cricket Australia. 10 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Georgia Voll added to Australia squad for New Zealand tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Molineux out of NZ tour with knee issue, Graham to replace". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Molineux ruled out of New Zealand tour in Ashes concern". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Knee injury forces Healy to play as batter only against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Gardner ruled out of New Zealand tour, Knott called in". Cricket Australia. 22 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Fractured finger puts Gardner out of remainder of New Zealand T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. 25 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Darcie Brown to miss final T20I for family reasons". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  22. ^ "Wellington weather wins out as Women's Championship race remains open". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Aussies sweep series despite fast-finishing Kiwis". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  24. ^ "Megan Schutt Becomes First Women's Cricketer To Claim 150 T20I Wickets, Achieves Feat During NZ-W vs AUS-W 3rd T20I 2025". LatestLY. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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