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New Zealand's Amelia Kerr hits 232 not out, breaks women's ODI batting record

New Zealand women's cricket team is on a record breaking spree.

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It seems like New Zealand women's cricket team is on a record breaking spree these days. Just days after the White Fens scored the biggest ODI score in world cricket, Amelia Kerr has shattered Belinda Clark's 21-year-old record for the highest score in women's ODI. 

Kerr smashed 232 not out in a match against Ireland. The 17-year-old Amelia, opening the New Zealand innings, hit a whopping 31 fours and two sixes in her 145-ball unbeaten knock that took her side to 440 for 3 after electing to bat first in the third ODI here.

The earlier record of 229 not out in the name former Australian captain Belinda was set when Amelia was not even born. Belinda had made 229 not out against Denmark in Mumbai in December 1997.

The Wellington-born Amelia, who made her debut in 2016 against Pakistan, has played 19 ODIs and nine T20Is before Wednesday's match. 

Kerr is now the second women and seventh overall cricketer to go past the 200-run mark in one-day international cricket.

After winning the toss New Zealand women opted to bat first. Amy Satterthwaite (61 off 45 balls) and Kerr provided the team with a perfect start, scoring 113 for the first wicket.

Post Amy's dismissal, Leigh Kasperek stepped up to the occasion slamming 113 off 105 balls. Both Kerr and Amy together stitched a 295-run partnership for the second wicket. Amelia who looked unstoppable batted throughout the inning that lasted for 195 minutes.

Interestingly, New Zealand (490 for four) in the first ODI of the series broke their own 21-year-old women's ODI record of 455 for five scoring, made against Pakistan at Christchurch in 1997.

(With Agencies Inputs)

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