White Ferns v Zimbabwe result: All-round Melie Kerr inspires New Zealand to victory on captaincy debut

The White Ferns have defeated Zimbabwe in their Twenty20 International series-opener in Hamilton.

The White Ferns posed an imposing score of 202/1, with captain Amelia Kerr top scoring with 101 - reaching her century in just 51 balls.

Isabella Gaze was also not out on 66 off 50 balls, while Georgia Plummer scored a rapid 32 runs.

After losing several early wickets, the Zimbabwe team were unable to lift the run rate and fell well short of NZ’s total, reaching 110/4. Beloved Biza top scored with 49 not out.

New Zealand are playing the tourists in three T20 matches - all in Waikato - before the three-match ODI series gets underway in Dunedin on 5 March.

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