Aussies thrash NZ to retain Rose Bowl

Ellyse Perry's maiden one-day international century and a five-wicket haul to Jess Jonassen have ensured Australia continue their 20-year one-day dominance over New Zealand, sealing victory in the Commonwealth Bank ODI Series with a game to spare.

Defending what seemed a below-par 7-247 at Adelaide's Karen Rolton Oval, left-arm spinner Jonassen took a career-best 5-27 from eight overs to help bowl New Zealand out for 152, securing a 95-run win and the Rose Bowl Trophy with one match to play.

Earlier, Perry top-scored with 107no (110), executing the anchor role with aplomb as she steered Australia out of a spot of bother, sharing a vital and ultimately match-defining stand with Beth Mooney (42).

But what loomed as a much larger total for the hosts was thwarted by the efforts of the White Ferns' teenage leg-spinner Amelia Kerr (3-30), who captured three wickets in four balls to tear through Australia's middle order.

The hosts had made a positive start after being sent in to reach 0-47 at the end of the opening power play, but that quickly changed when Rachael Haynes departed on the first ball of the 11th over, with Suzie Bates holding on to a high catch at cover from the bowling of Sophie Devine.

Meg Lanning's time in the middle lasted just eight deliveries and yielded just three runs, before Alyssa Healy – who had been dropped on 15 and 44 – was bowled attempting to sweep Anna Peterson on 46 (75), leaving the hosts 3-85.

Perry and Mooney's 98-run stand steadied proceedings, but just as Australia were well-set for a final assault in the 42nd over at 3-183, it was 18-year-old leg-spinner Kerr who brought her side back in the contest via one thrilling over. First Mooney chipped a catch to Devine at mid-wicket, before Elyse Villani (0 off 2) and Ashleigh Gardner (0 off 1) were both bowled in consecutive deliveries.

Perry brought up her century from the second-last ball of the innings in dramatic circumstances, having been dropped on the rope by Anna Peterson, the ball then found the boundary, allowing the Australian to celebrate three figures in an ODI for the first time.

The star allrounder was again in the thick of the action following the change of innings, bowling Bates (11 off 26) in the sixth over, before Megan Schutt trapped No.3 Lauren Down on the pads for 4 (5).

Amy Satterthwaite joined Devine in the middle and the pair put on 67 to have New Zealand travelling nicely – but that changed swiftly when Jonassen entered the fray. The left-arm spinner trapped Devine lbw for 47 before leg-spinner Georgia Wareham had Katey Martin out for 5 in the same fashion.

Jonassen struck again with Katie Perkins (12) the next out lbw and as the required run rate rose, the pressure piled onto White Ferns skipper Satterthwaite, who couldn't replicate her 92 from the first game when she was run-out on 37.

Peterson (2) was bowled to give Jonassen a third, before Amelia Kerr (7) and Lea Tahuhu (0) became her fourth and fifth with back-to-back balls.

From 3-101, New Zealand lost 7-51 to be all out for 152 in 38 overs.

It was Jonassen's second five-wicket haul in ODIs, both coming against New Zealand, while Schutt collected 2-33 in front of her home crowd.

Australia were again without Nicola Carey for the match, who failed to pass a fitness test after suffering a back complaint, and the hosts will hope she recovers for next Sunday's third and final ODI at Melbourne's Junction Oval. 

CommBank ODIs v NZ 

Australia squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicola Carey, Lauren Cheatle, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Georgia Wareham

New Zealand squad: Amy Satterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

February 22: Australia won by five runs

February 24: Second ODI, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide

March 3: Third ODI, Junction Oval, Melbourne