NZ vs AUS: Born in England, debut for New Zealand, this young player troubled the Australian batsmen
An ODI series is being played between the women's cricket teams of New Zealand and Australia. In the second ODI on Saturday, 21 December, New Zealand's fast bowler Molly Penfold troubled the Australian batsmen. Even players like Alyssa Healy and Alice Perry fell to her lethal bowling. She took 4 wickets for just 42 runs in 10 overs. You will be surprised to know that this 23-year-old player who troubled the Australian team was not born in New Zealand but in London, England.
Australian batsman thrashed by Penfold
New Zealand won the toss and asked Australia to bat first. The Kangaroo team had a good start. Captain Alyssa Healy scored 34 runs in 32 balls and the team's score reached 43 without any loss. Then Penfold started giving shocks to Australia. He first got his team the first success by dismissing the Australian captain. After this, he made Alice Perry, who is considered the backbone of the Kangaroo team, his victim. Then he also dismissed wicketkeeper-batsman Beth Mooney. Due to this, the Kangaroo team lost 4 wickets for just 110 runs and got into trouble.
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— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) December 21, 2024
The batsman was also surprised.
After Penfold's setbacks, Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland took charge of the team by making two partnerships. After this, she again broke Sutherland's half-century partnership with Tahlia McGrath. She bowled such a ball to Tahlia that even she could not understand and she was surprised. Penfold bowled a full-length ball, which swung with the angle and took Tahlia's wicket.
Penfold made her debut for New Zealand against England in 2021. A year later, in 2021, she made her T20 debut against the West Indies. She is famous for her pace and is one of the fastest bowlers in New Zealand. Born in Kingston, England, Penfold moved to Auckland, New Zealand with her family at a very young age. She has so far taken 5 wickets in 12 ODIs and 7 wickets in 10 T20 Internationals.