By Admin 
In the second ODI played today in Wellington, New Zealand women’s cricket team defeated South Africa by 2 wickets. Batting first, South Africa had scored 346 runs, while chasing the target, New Zealand captain Amelia Kerr played a brilliant inning of 179 runs. Apart from the captain, Isabella Charlie Gage played an important inning of 68 runs. This is the biggest successful run chase in women’s ODI cricket, last year India had made this record in its name.
New Zealand needed 17 runs from 12 balls to win, in the 19th over Ayabanga Khaka took 1 wicket and gave only 6 runs. South Africa’s hopes were raised by this brilliant over from Khaka. The last over was bowled by Nadine de Klerk, in which Amelia Kerr hit fours on the first two balls and leveled the score by scoring 1 run on the third ball. By hitting a four on the fourth ball, Kerr gave a historic victory to the New Zealand women’s team.
The biggest chase of women’s ODI
The successful chase of 347 has now become the biggest successful run chase in women’s ODI history. Earlier this record was in the name of the Indian team, which had achieved the target of 339 runs in October last year. Team India won this match against Australia.
Amelia Kerr made 179 not out
The most brilliant inning in this historically successful chase was of Amelia Kerr, who scored unbeaten 179 runs in 139 balls. In this innings the captain hit 23 fours and 1 six. Apart from her, Isabella Charlie Gage played an important half-century innings, she scored 68 runs in 48 balls with the help of 11 fours. Kerr has scored more than 150 runs for the second time in ODI cricket. The female cricketer who has scored the most runs in this format is Kerr, who scored 232 runs in 2018.
The South Africa vs New Zealand 3-match ODI series is now tied at 1-1. South Africa won the first match by 2 wickets. Now the decisive ODI of the series will be played on Saturday, April 4.