The timing is later for the Ferns' next World Cup fixture as they take on Singapore tomorrow evening from 9pm NZT - but we'll be here once again blogging the whole match for you netball diehards.
We hope to see you with us once again, ka kite!
The timing is later for the Ferns' next World Cup fixture as they take on Singapore tomorrow evening from 9pm NZT - but we'll be here once again blogging the whole match for you netball diehards.
We hope to see you with us once again, ka kite!
Phoenix Karaka earns the player of the match award after an impressive defensive effort. She says there's still plenty to work on for the side but "in the fourth quarter we were able to nail them."
The Silver Ferns seal their second victory of the World Cup, weathering a stern test from Uganda who came the closest they've ever come to beating NZ.
Interestingly, it was an Nweki-less lineup in the second half that sealed the deal for NZ in what was a great insight into how the team can attack without their star shooter.
Captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio says she was particularly happy with how the whole squad combined across different lineups to push for the victory against a tough opponent.
In the other match being played this evening in Cape Town Fiji lead Zimbabwe 51-42 with just under five minutes to play.
After a frentic start to this quarter from the Ferns, the match has settled into a simple back-and-forth between the sides as the margin hovers around the 9 or 10-point mark.
The intensity of the first three quarters seems to have taken its toll on the Ugandans as they fail to match the lifted energy levels of the Ferns who are looking to seal this match with an exclamation mark.
On the back of some slick defence, the Ferns extend their lead into double figures. Jury, Watson and Burger all impressive at the back for NZ.
Jury comes on at WD for the Ferns and Wilson slots in at GA for this final quarter.
It may be just after 10am in Cape Town but the crowd are on their feat singing and dancing as the third quarter ends with the Ferns leading by six points.
Yet another two-point margin in that stanza in favour of NZ but, with a six-point lead, victory seems much more secure for the favourites than it did at halftime.
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