Australia women vs New Zealand women: Annabel Sutherland sets new record with yet another smashing century
In her previous ODI in Perth, the third of the series against India recently, Sutherland had smashed a superb 110, rescuing Australia from a tricky position after Arundhati Reddy's superb spell of pace bowling resulted in four quick wickets.
With her match-winning 81-ball unbeaten 105 against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday, Sutherland became the first woman in ODI history to make back-to-back centuries batting at No 5 or lower in the order. (X/Australia Women's Cricket Team) Making the most of being asked to bat at No 5 for the mighty Australian batting line up, Annabel Sutherland continued her stunning form as she registered back-to-back ODI centuries. With her match-winning 81-ball unbeaten 105 against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday, Sutherland became the first woman in ODI history to make back-to-back centuries batting at No 5 or lower in the order.
In her previous ODI in Perth, the third of the series against India recently, she had smashed a superb 110, rescuing Australia from a tricky position after Arundhati Reddy’s superb spell of pace bowling resulted in four quick wickets. It wasn’t too dissimilar against New Zealand on Saturday either, as she came into bat at 107/3 after Ellyse Perry’s dismissal and soon saw Beth Mooney depart as well at 110/4. Sutherland brought up her century of just 78 balls at the start of the 50th over of Australia’s innings, with the second fifty runs taking just 23 deliveries for the star allrounder.
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