ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, Australia vs New Zealand: 5 Talking Points

#4 The Australian spinners did a great job

Jess Jonassen celebrating a wicket

The Australian spinners, especially Jess Jonassen, were at the top of their game in today’s match. Not only did they pick up important wickets but also ran through the overs quickly, thus giving New Zealand no time to recover.

After the pacers failed to provide the breakthrough, it was leggie Amanda Wellington who got the first wicket for Australia. Wellington was very impressive, throwing the ball up above the eyeline of the batswomen and getting it to rip past the edge on a couple of occasions.

Jonassen, the slow left-arm spinner, dried up the runs completely. She conceded just 33 runs off her 10 overs while picking up 3 wickets. The over in which she dismissed both Amy Satterthwaite and Katey Martin proved to be a turning point as New Zealand never really got back in the game.