{"id":4165,"date":"2025-03-21T14:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:17:47","slug":"new-zealand-women-vs-australia-women-gardner-injury-casts-shadow-over-mooneys-milestone-in-t20i-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/new-zealand-women-vs-australia-women-gardner-injury-casts-shadow-over-mooneys-milestone-in-t20i-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Women vs Australia Women: Gardner Injury Casts Shadow Over Mooney’s Milestone in T20I Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the New Zealand Women vs Australia Women<\/em> T20I opener kicked off in Auckland, fans were ready for sixes, wickets, and maybe even a few sheep cheering in the stands (it is New Zealand, after all). What they didn\u2019t expect was a bittersweet cocktail of celebration and concern \u2014 Beth Mooney smashing it in her 200th international game, and Ash Gardner possibly smashing her finger.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Australia flex their muscles in Auckland against the T20 world champions \ud83d\udcaa

\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/t.co\/Wyw8xpYqpC<\/a> | #NZvAUS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xIQ6c8QJ8R<\/a><\/p>— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>