The

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played against Australia women's cricket team in September 2020 and October 2020. The tour consisted of three

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(WODIs) and three

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s (WT20Is). On 21 August 2020,

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named a 18-member combined squad for the fixtures.

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confirmed their squad one week later, with their former captain

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returning to the side. Originally, the WT20I matches were scheduled to be played in

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, with the WODI matches taking place in

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. However, due to the

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, a revised schedule was issued, with all the matches taking place at

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, using biosecure protocols. The New Zealand team departed for the tour on 9 September 2020. Australia won the first two WT20I matches to take an unassailable series lead. It was also Australia's tenth consecutive bilateral series win against all teams in the format. New Zealand won the final WT20I match by five wickets, with Australia taking the series 2–1. It was New Zealand's first win in thirteen matches across all formats against Australia. Australia also won the first two WODI matches to win the series, with their captain

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scoring her 14th century in the format in the second match. Australia won the third WODI to win the series 3–0, equalling the winning streak in ODIs of 21 matches, set by

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's team of 2002–03.

Squads

Australia's

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was initially ruled out of the first game of the three-match T20I series, due to hamstring injury she suffered during the

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. On 29 September 2020,

confirmed that Perry had been ruled out of the series due to her ongoing injury. New Zealand's

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was ruled out of the final two WODI matches, due to shoulder injury.

Practice match

Prior to the international matches, the teams played a one-off 40 over warm-up, with Australia Women winning by 11 runs. Following the match, the teams also played a practice Super Over, with New Zealand Women winning by five runs.

WT20I series

1st WT20I

2nd WT20I

3rd WT20I

WODI series

1st WODI

2nd WODI

3rd WODI

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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