Australia have slammed the brakes on New Zealand to claim their T20 series with a game in hand and inflict a ninth-straight loss on the Kiwis in the format.

Australia defeated New Zealand by 29 runs in the second T20I at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay to seal the three-match T20I series. Captain Alyssa Healy gave a cracking start as she made 38 runs off 25 deliveries.

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Highlights of the Women's Cricket Twenty20 International match between Australia and New Zealand which took place at Great Barrier Reef Arena Mackay

Australia 142 (Healy 38, Perry 34, Kerr 4-20) beat New Zealand 113 for 7 (Bates 34, Gardner 3-17) by 29 runs Ashleigh Gardner made a successful return from a concussion scare to claim three wickets and help Australia claim an untidy and unconvincing series-win over New Zealand after a stunning collapse with the bat in the second T20I in Mackay.