New Zealand's ecstatic women cricketers have sealed a glorious weekend of sport for their country by lifting the T20 World Cup for the first time in Dubai, with Amelia Kerr taking pride of place as their hobbling matchwinner.
Player-of-the-tournament winner Kerr, brilliant with a top-scoring knock of 43 and then three key wickets while clearly struggling with painful cramp in the draining UAE conditions, starred under the lights as the White Ferns beat Australia's semi-final conquerors comprehensively by 32 runs on Sunday.
It completed a fantastic weekend for New Zealand sport, with the triumph coming hours after their men's cricket team earned their first Test triumph in India for 36 years and the day after their sailors had successfully defended their America's Cup title off Barcelona.
