New Zealand 309 for 4 (Satterthwaite 137*, Martin 65) beat Pakistan 142 for 4 (34.2 overs) (Abidi 45, Khan 33, Bates 2-21) by 60 runs (D/L)
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Amy Satterthwaite’s 137 was New Zealand’s fourth-highest individual score © Getty Images
Amy Satterthwaite‘s 117-ball 137 powered New Zealand women to 309 for 4 – their sixth highest total in ODIs – before Pakistan women’s chase was interrupted by rain in the 35th over to give the home side a victory by 60 runs in Lincoln, by the D/L method.
After New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat, captain Suzie Bates (34) and Rachel Priest (27) put on 53 for the first wicket. They were dismissed within 15 runs of each other, before Satterthwaite and Katey Martin put together a 150-run partnership, New Zealand’s highest for the third wicket. Martin’s 65 – her third half-century in four matches – was followed by Sophie Devine’s 29-ball 34 as New Zealand scored 91 runs in their last 10 overs.
Four Pakistan bowlers went for over six runs per over, and nine wides were conceded in the innings. Maham Tariq, Sana Mir and Sadia Yousuf took a wicket each.
Pakistan’s chase was pegged with Ayesha Zafar’s dismissal in the fourth over, before rain stopped play. After play resumed, Nahida Khan (33) and Nain Abidi (45) stitched together a 76-run partnership for the second wicket, before they were both dismissed in successive overs as Pakistan slumped from 85 for 1 to 85 for 3. Bates bowled Nida Dar soon after, to pick up her second victim, but rain intervened again in the 35th over bringing the game to a close with Pakistan on 142 for 4 – 61 runs behind the D/L-adjusted target of 203.
The win gave New Zealand a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The results of the next three matches will count towards points for the ICC Women’s Championship, in which New Zealand are fourth and Pakistan are seventh.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo