Fine knock ... Meg Lanning produced a great innings in a losing side. Source: Supplied
New Zealand captain Suzie Bates scored an unbeaten century to help her team end a three-year one-day international drought against Australia in the opening match of the Rose Bowl cricket series in Sydney on Wednesday.
A massive second wicket stand of 168 off 169 balls between opener Bates (122 not out off 131 balls) and Amy Satterthwaite (98 off 95) helped the White Ferns achieve their target of 249 with 5.1 overs to spare.
It was New Zealand's first ODI win over Australia in their past 13 completed games since March 2009. Bates, who struck 16 fours and a six, notched her fourth ODI ton.
Satterthwaite, who was dropped on nine by Australian captain and wicketkeeper Jodie Fields, also struck 16 fours.
Together they plundered an attack missing injured pace bowlers Ellyse Perry and Julie Hunter.
Satterthwaite was dismissed just two runs short of her maiden ODI century, when trapped lbw by part-time bowler Meg Lanning (1-30 off four overs).
Lanning (87 off 71 balls) and Fields (51 off 57) provided most of the substance during an Australian innings in which the Southern Stars scored quickly but lost wickets at regular intervals.
After winning the toss, Australia were dismissed for 248, with 11 balls of their allocation left.
Victorian Lanning smashed 13 fours and a six in a typically enterprising innings before being run out.
The innings subsided to 7-157 in the 32nd over before Fields and Erin Osborne (34 off 38) added 80 off 83 balls.
Fields struck seven boundaries and Osborne weighed in with three fours and a six, before the last three wickets fell for 11 runs.
Fast medium bowler Rachel Candy (4-35 off 9) was the most successful member of the New Zealand attack.
Left arm medium bowlers Sian Ruck (2-37 off 9.1) and Morna Nielsen (2-39 off 10) were the other main wicket takers.
The four-match series continues on Friday at North Sydney Oval.
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