The White Ferns have lost to Australia by 60 runs in game two of their T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Keeping Australia to 148-8, the New Zealand team was then dismissed for 88 in the final over.
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Australia's early batters gathered some runs with Aylyssa Healey 26, Beth Mooney 40 and Elyse Perry 30 but it was Amelia Kerr who slowed them down and then took wickets.
Kerr ended up with figures of 26-4 from her four overs while Rosemary Mair and Brooke Haliday took two each.
In reply the White Ferns batting effort stuttered from the top and continued through the order
Suzie Bates made 20 opening the innings but wickets fell around her with Georgia Plimmer making four, Sophie Devine seven, while Kerr looked good with 29 from 31 before Megan Schutt took her wicket and two others.
Lea Tahuhu was the only other player to make double figures. She managed 11 runs, but no other player could get anything more than five.
The next game for the White Ferns is Saturday against Sri Lanka.