In women's ODI cricket, Amelia Kerr's record 179* helps New Zealand surpass India's world record.

In the second ODI against South Africa on Wednesday at Wellington's Basin Reserve, Amelia Kerr and the New Zealand Women were busy setting records. Following Kerr's incredible, undefeated 179-run knock, which broke India's world record set during the World Cup semifinal against Australia last year, they successfully chased down 347 runs.

At the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, India chased down 339 runs with an undefeated 127 with five wickets and nine balls in hand. Australia's record set earlier in the tournament was surpassed, making it the world record chase in Women's ODI cricket at the time.

But standards in women's cricket are also shifting quickly, with New Zealand needing to reach an enormous goal of 347 runs to tie the three-match series against South Africa, and even India's world record lasted only about five months. Their captain, Amelia Kerr, who led from the front and never lost, had to put in a tremendous effort to get her team over the finish line.

The White Ferns lost their seasoned opener, Suzie Bates, in the fifth over of the run chase, so Amelia Kerr came out to bat at number three. After that, she continued to score runs at a reasonable pace. She formed a crucial partnership with Georgia Plimmer, scoring 52 runs, and then added 120 runs for the fifth wicket with Isabelle Gaze. Kerr played some beautiful strokes to keep her team in the hunt despite the fact that wickets continued to fall at the other end.

In order to help New Zealand climb the mountain and set a world record, she raised the stakes in the final over and batted brilliantly with the tail. She achieved the second-highest individual score in run-chases in Women's ODIs by smashing an undefeated 179 off 139 deliveries with 23 fours and a six.