# New Zealand women's cricket team in Australia in 2018–19

The New Zealand women's cricket team toured to play against Australia women's cricket team between September 2018 and October 2018, and again between February 2019 and March 2019. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20I). Prior to the tour, Suzie Bates stepped down as captain of New Zealand Women and was replaced by Amy Satterthwaite.
Australia Women won the WT20I series 3–0. They also won the WODI series 3–0.

## Squads

| WODIs | WODIs | WT20Is | WT20Is |
| Australia | New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand |
| Meg Lanning (c) Nicola Carey Lauren Cheatle Ashleigh Gardner Rachael Haynes Alyssa Healy Jess Jonassen Delissa Kimmince Sophie Molineux Beth Mooney Ellyse Perry Megan Schutt Elyse Villani Georgia Wareham | Amy Satterthwaite (c) Suzie Bates Sophie Devine Lauren Down Maddy Green Hayley Jensen Leigh Kasperek Amelia Kerr Rosemary Mair Katey Martin Katie Perkins Anna Peterson Hannah Rowe Lea Tahuhu | Meg Lanning (c) Rachael Haynes (vc) Nicola Carey Ashleigh Gardner Alyssa Healy Delissa Kimmince Sophie Molineux Beth Mooney Ellyse Perry Megan Schutt Elyse Villani Tayla Vlaeminck Georgia Wareham | Amy Satterthwaite (c) Suzie Bates Bernadine Bezuidenhout Sophie Devine Kate Ebrahim Maddy Green Holly Huddleston Hayley Jensen Leigh Kasperek Amelia Kerr Katey Martin Lea Tahuhu Jess Watkin |
Sophie Molineux was ruled out of Australia's WODI squad due to injury and was replaced by Delissa Kimmince.

## Tour matches
### 1st 20 over match: Cricket Australia Women's XI vs Australia women

* 27 September 2018 10:00 Scorecard
| Cricket Australia Women's XI 5/124 (20 overs) | v | Australia 1/125 (13 overs) |
| Nicole Bolton 42 (39) Georgia Wareham 2/25 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 54* (38) Belinda Vakarewa 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 9 wickets Manly Oval, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd 20 over match: Cricket Australia Women's XI vs New Zealand women

* 27 September 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Cricket Australia Women's XI 9/149 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 5/152 (19.1 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 56 (35) Amelia Kerr 3/15 (3 overs) | | Maddy Green 36* (23) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/33 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets Manly Oval, Sydney Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Ben Treloar (Aus) Player of the match: Maddy Green (NZ)
* Cricket Australia Women's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50 over match: Governor General's XI v New Zealand Women

* 28 February 2019 13:50 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 7/323 (50 overs) | v | Governor General's XI 157 (38.2 overs) |
| Lauren Down 107 (134) Heather Graham 2/48 (7 overs) | | Annabel Sutherland 32 (46) Anna Peterson 3/28 (6.2 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 166 runs Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Ben Treloar (Aus) Player of the match: Lauren Down (NZ)
* Governor General's XI won the toss and elected to field.

## WT20I series
### 1st WT20I

* 29 September 2018 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 5/162 (20 overs) | v | Australia 4/164 (17.4 overs) |
| Katey Martin 56* (34) Ashleigh Gardner 2/22 (3 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 69* (40) Leigh Kasperek 2/28 (3 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 6 wickets North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Georgia Wareham (Aus) made her WT20I debut.
* This was Australia Women's highest successful run chase against New Zealand Women in WT20Is.
* Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning (Aus) set the highest fifth-wicket partnership in a WT20I match with 119 not out.

### 2nd WT20I

* 1 October 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| New Zealand 8/145 (20 overs) | v | Australia 4/149 (18.5 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 77 (52) Megan Schutt 3/15 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 57 (41) Amelia Kerr 1/23 (2.5 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 6 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match: Megan Schutt (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Alyssa Healy (Aus) scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.

### 3rd WT20I

* 5 October 2018 19:20 (N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 103 (19 overs) | v | Australia 1/105 (12.3 overs) |
| Katey Martin 35* (34) Ellyse Perry 4/21 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 67 (44) Sophie Devine 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 9 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Ellyse Perry (Aus) took her 250th wicket in international cricket.

## WODI series
### 1st WODI

* ICC Women's Championship 22 February 2019 10:20 Scorecard
| Australia 241 (49.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 9/236 (50 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 67 (80) Sophie Devine 3/32 (10 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 92 (123) Jess Jonassen 4/43 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 5 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Aus)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Rosemary Mair (NZ) made her WODI debut.
* Points: Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.

### 2nd WODI

* ICC Women's Championship 24 February 2019 10:20 Scorecard
| Australia 7/247 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 152 (37.5 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 107* (110) Amelia Kerr 3/30 (7 overs) | | Sophie Devine 47 (59) Jess Jonassen 5/27 (8 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 95 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus) Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Ellyse Perry (Aus) scored her first century in WODIs.
* Points: Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.

### 3rd WODI

* ICC Women's Championship 3 March 2019 10:50 Scorecard
| New Zealand 8/231 (50 overs) | v | Australia 3/233 (47.5 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 58 (90) Ashleigh Gardner 3/49 (9 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 54* (75) Leigh Kasperek 2/54 (9.5 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 7 wickets Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.