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Amelia Kerr not only became the youngest double centurion at the age of 17 but also smashed the highest individual score in Women’s ODI cricket history. The ferns are having a dream run offlate, if it was Suzie Bates against South Africa Women, it was the teenagers chance replicate the same.
Earlier in the day, the Ferns won the toss and opted to bat first on a placid Dublin strip. The Kiwis put up a mammoth 440 on board for the loss of 4 wickets. Young Amelia Kerr starred with the bat, she scored a breathtaking 232* off merely 145 balls. Her innings was laced with 31 fours and 2 sixes. Kasperek (113) too scored a century off 105 balls, but inevitably her innings got overshadowed by the Amelia Kerr epic.
Here are some of the records that were broken.
Amelia Kerr Score 234 *(145)| New Zealand vs Ireland Womens 3rd ODI: https://t.co/2VaiWgz798 via @YouTube
— pravin (@pravinkharche3) June 13, 2018
She became the youngest to a double century at the age of 17 years 243 days and the fourth youngest to a hundred runs. Mithali Raj is at the top of the list here, she was the youngest to score a hundred at the age of 16-years 205 days and coincidentally the opposition was the same Ireland.
WORLD RECORD for Amelia Kerr
Highest score in women’s ODI cricket!
145 balls, 31 FOURS and 2 SIXES. Carries her bat as WHITE FERNS post 440-3. Card | https://t.co/vLnDXjHzt1 … #IREvNZ pic.twitter.com/thCyASGh4A— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) June 13, 2018
Including Men’s cricket and Women’s cricket she is only second to Rohit Sharma, in terms of boundaries hit in a single innings. Kerr hit 31 boundaries whereas Rohit Sharma hit 33 fours.
Kasperek and Kerr’s partnership of 295 is the second highest partnership in Women’s cricket history.
The situation in Clontarf!
Card | https://t.co/vLnDXjZaRB #IREvNZ pic.twitter.com/yKc2IxcWgm— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) June 13, 2018
New Zealand Women team also became the first team ever to register three consecutive scores of 400+ in ODI’s. Their last three team totals are 490, 418, 440, which also includes the highest ever team total in Women’s and Men;s cricket of 490 runs.
Runs galore in the #NZvIre Women’s ODI series:
NZ’s scores – 490, 418, 440
– Highest total in ODIs
– First team to score 400+ in 3 consecutive ODIsAmelia Kerr 232*
– Highest individual score in WODIs
– Age of 17 years
– Shared the 2nd highest p’ship in WODIs— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 13, 2018
Meanwhile, Ireland Women have resumed chase and are in a deep hole at 107 for 6 in 31 overs.
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