Opting to bat first, New Zealand rode on Kerr's unbeaten 30-ball 46 and Green's 37 not out in 25 balls to put up 148. They lost two early wickets, of Sophie Devine and Georgia Plimmer, inside the powerplay, both to medium-pacer Marufa Akter, but Suzie Bates and Rebecca Burns scored 20 each to steady the innings. They were both sent back after the halfway mark of the innings, before Kerr and Green played entertaining knocks in a 77-run stand for the fifth wicket. Kerr's innings had five fours, while Green's had four.