Watch: Ellyse Perry falls to strangest run out ever as she loses track of ball

Australia Women's National Cricket Team all-rounder Ellyse Perry was involved in a bizarre dismissal during the game against New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team. The second match of the three-T20I between the teams is took at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay.

Ellyse Perry played a decent hand for her team and with the way she was going, it seemed that she would go and take her team to the big total. The right-hander hit some crisp shots in her innings as the Australian was all set for a big knock.

However, Ellyse Perry fell at the crucial juncture of the game. During the 12th over of Australia’s innings, Amelia Kerr bowled a full toss outside the leg stump to which the batter went for a sweep shot. She failed to keep an eye on the ball while moving forward.

New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team wicket-keeper Gaze collected the ball and dislodged the stumps. Ellyse Perry looked clueless as there was no chance for the Australia women's team to come back inside the crease. She had to take the long walk back to the pavilion.

Ellyse Perry gets out in a bizarre way

Here's the video:

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Ellyse Perry lost track of the ball! #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/vpaEgDGXR9

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) September 22, 2024

Ellyse Perry slammed 34 runs off 33 balls, with four boundaries. With her wicket, Australia Women's National Cricket Team lost their third wicket and were left at 91/3. However, after her wicket, things didn't go in their favor as they lost quick wickets and were under pressure.

New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team bowlers were all over the batters as they bundled out Australia for 142 runs. Amelia Kerr was the pick of the bowlers as she bagged a four-wicket haul and returned with the figures of 4/20 in her 4 overs and had an economy of 5 in her spell.

Apart from her, Brooke Halliday bagged two wickets, while Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, and Lea Tahuhu bagged one wicket each. Their staggering effort with the ball saw the New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team bundling out the opposition for a total of under 150 runs.

However, after that Australia Women's National Cricket Team came up with a better performance with the ball. They were top-notch with the ball as they kept picking wickets at regular intervals and were on top of the game right from the start of the chase.

Suzie Bates (34) played a vital knock for her team, but no one apart from that came up with a big contribution. Maddy Green, in the end, fought well for her side as she slammed 22 runs, but she too couldn't carry on and lost her wicket at the crucial juncture of the game as Australia restricted the opposition to 113 runs to win the game by 29 runs.

Ashleigh Gardner was the pick of the bowlers for the Australia Women's National Cricket Team. She picked three wickets and returned with the figures of 3/17. Apart from her, Darcie Brown, Georgia Wareham, and Annabel Sutherland bagged one wicket each as they won the second game of the series.