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All-rounder Amelia Kerr played a key role for the Wellington Blaze in their elimination final win over the Auckland Hearts. Kerr made an unbeaten 54 off 44 balls and Devine made 33 off 29, while captain Green made 32 off 29 and said afterwards that redemption was “very sweet”. “Obviously the Hearts played really well last weekend, but the really pleasing thing is I think we learned a lot as a group, especially around our batting and putting together partnerships, particularly at the top of the order. “I thought Amelia Kerr paced her innings perfectly well and the way that Thamsyn Newton came in at the end and played a little cameo and ran really well too., that was great.
The Auckland Hearts beat the Canterbury Magicians in the Super Smash at Hagley Oval on Monday.
Bella Armstrong scored 39 off 29 balls before taking a crucial wicket as the Auckland Hearts moved to the top of Twenty20 Super Smash table with a 20-run win over the Canterbury Magicians on Monday. She shared in a vital partnership with her captain, Lauren Down, who made 33 off 39 balls, putting on 63 runs in 8.4 overs in the middle of their innings as they posted 138-4 from their 20 overs. Then with the match in the balance, she claimed the crucial wicket of Kate Ebrahim, who was on 31 off 35 balls and leading the way for the Magicians at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.