NZ W vs BAN W | Twitter in awe as Rosemary Mair bests Marufa Akter to give Bangladesh taste of own medicine

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Fast bowlers going through batters’ defence is a beautiful thing to witness, and Rosemary Mair showed exactly why during the ODI World Cup match against Bangladesh in Guwahati. The New Zealand pacer came up with a peach of a delivery, which seamed in a mile to disturb Sharmin Akhter’s timber.

‌Sophie Devine once again led New Zealand’s batting after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the Women’s ODI World Cup at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. The skipper came up with a fighting half-century, her third 50-plus score in the tournament, and along with Brooke Halliday (69), took the side to 227/9 on a slow and sluggish pitch.

With the return of Rosemary Mair from injury, the White Ferns boasted one of the best new-ball attacks in the tournament. She joined Jess Kerr to tighten the grip on the Bangladesh openers as runs came at a premium.

Mair conceded just six runs in her first two overs, while Kerr was impressive as she gave away a solitary run, including a maiden off her second. Both Sharmin Akhter and Rubya Haider felt the pressure as the scoreboard moved nowhere, and the bowlers were coming at them with inch-perfect consistency.

Mair started her third over with a jaffa that took Akhter by surprise and beat her all ends up. She pitched the ball on the seam at a good length outside off stump as the Kookaburra darted in viciously, going through the batter’s bat and pads, and crashed into the leg stump.

Mair was visibly chuffed with the dream delivery as the teammates came running to acknowledge her. However, Akhter was still standing in the middle, shell-shocked, as she tried to gauge the trajectory of the ball.

Twitter was in awe as Mair went one better than the Tigresses’ pacer Marufa Akter and gave them the taste of their own medicine.

Absolute Jaffa

An absolute jaffa from Rosemary Mair to get New Zealand's first wicket 😲

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Great one

An absolute jaffa from Rosemary Mair to get New Zealand's first wicket 😲

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Super

🚨 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 ⚡

Rosemary Mair with an early strike on return as Sharmin Akhter falls for 3, Bangladesh 7/1 (4.1)! 🏏
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket)

Poor

Tahuhu not batting ahead of Jess Kerr & Rosemary mair . That’s very poor . Tahuhu has the power
— Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan)

Crazy

Rosemary Mair Warra Bowling Girl 😻
— Harshit (@Smriti_Elegance)

Movement

Rosemary Mair gets some movement. We saw that in last year's T20 WC too.

In this WC, NZ haven't been able to generate much swing. In women's cricket, new-ball movement still plays a key role.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)

I see you!

Rosemary Mair! I see you.
— RedScouz (@2233Abhinav)

Shocking

Rosemary Mair with a shocking delivery for New Zealand's first wicket, 😲
— गुरु प्रसाद यादव, लखनऊ (@guruprasadyada5)

Beauty

What an absolute beauty! That jaffa from Rosemary Mair was pure class—ripping through the defense like a heat-seeking missile. Massive boost for the White Ferns early doors. Who's next in the firing line? Keep it coming, NZ! 🇳🇿
— 𝓢𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓱 (@SathishFirewall)

Great ball