New Zealand have beaten Australia by two runs in the opening Rose Bowl Twenty20 women's cricket match at Bellerive Oval in Tasmania today.
The three-match series continues tomorrow and Tuesday at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.
Scores:-
New Zealand 117-7 (Aimee Watkins 44, Sophie Devine 35, Sara McGlashan 22; Ellyse Perry 1-18, Shelley Nitschke 2-14) bt Australia 115-7 (Shelley Nitschke 46; Sophie Devine 2-22, Nicola Browne 2-23) by two runs.
