Kerr’s unbeaten 179 powers New Zealand to record ODI chase against South Africa

[p]Chasing 347, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kerr-amelia/CYiOOqLn/"]Kerr[/a] hit ‌a six and 23 fours from ‌139 balls as her team surpassed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/pC4Vpx86/"]India[/a]'s feat of overhauling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OdGMnbwf/"]Australia[/a]'s total of ‌338 at last year's World ⁠Cup.[/p][p]It was ‌the second-highest score of Kerr's ODI career, ​behind her 232 not out against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/E11UqdQI/"]Ireland[/a] in 2018.[/p][p][b]"It's number ​one," Kerr said. "To get a big hundred like that in a ⁠big chase ​against a quality side is definitely number one."[/b][/p][p][b]"I was really calm out there and just was so focused on, ‌simplifying it to each over and where we needed to be to get the job done," she told reporters.[/b][/p][embed guid="f0bca5bd-0be3-4c54-8136-623028eb1af6" url="https://x.com/cricketontnt/status/2039310589080584357" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"When I did hit the winning runs, I was actually pretty fizzed. It shows how much it means to me. I'm a ‌pretty relaxed character with celebrations and ​all that stuff. But that ‌was special."[/b][/p][p]The 25-year-old guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/6L5RoIh0/"]New Zealand[/a] to a series-levelling victory with two balls to spare, and the teams meet again in the ⁠deciding match ⁠on Saturday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/new-zealand-6L5RoIh0/south-africa-A52vg00Q/?mid=2iVndkIr"]Check out the game summary with Flashscore.[/a][/p]