Last ball win to Australia

Jessica Cameron's 68 carried Australia to a two-wicket, last-ball, win over New Zealand's White Ferns in Queenstown on Wednesday.

New Zealand batted first after winning the toss and reached 228-6 despite a calamitous top-order display where only Victoria Lind achieved double figures in her 100-ball innings of 68 runs. She was the last of the New Zealanders to be dismissed at 159, the sixth wicket to fall, in the 41st over.

However, Sophie Devine and Nicola Browne added 69 unbroken runs to set a competitive total. Devine was 74 not out, from 82 balls with seven fours and two sixes while Browne was 26 not out from 24 balls.

Ellyse Perry was the pick of Australia's bowlers, taking 2-44 from her 10 overs while Julie Hunter was economical with 1-38 from her 10 overs.

Australia made a slight better start and managed several good partnerships to keep the momentum of its innings going. Shelley Nitschke hit 51 from 70 balls, Rachael Haynes 23, Ellyse Perry 27 to round out Cameron's effort.

However, there was high tension in the air with Cameron dismissed with nine balls left and 15 runs still required. It took Erin Osborne hit 13 runs from 10 balls, and Hunter six from three, to help the side to a fine win.