Amelia Kerr put up perhaps the greatest all-round performance in the history of ODI cricket, first slamming a world-record 232* and then returning 5-17 as New Zealand swept Ireland 3-0 in their three-match series.

Opening the innings, Kerr had left her career-best ODI score of 81 earlier in the series well behind when she scored the second double-century ever in women’s ODIs and then got past Belinda Clark’s 229*, the best in the format since 1997.

“No, I had no idea. I thought I heard them say stuff on the speaker but I didn’t hear them because everyone was clapping. I had no idea,” said 17-year-old Kerr afterwards.

And no, she had no idea who Clark was either. “I hadn’t heard of her (Clark), but I’ve heard now from the girls … women,” she admitted candidly.

Kerr hit 31 fours and two sixes in her 145-ball innings, and added 295 with Leigh Kasperek (113) for the second wicket.

“That’s hard. After my innings, I had a little nap. And went out to field. A bit sore, but it was a good day, so just embraced it and it was good to be out there with the team,” she said.

“I didn’t think I was actually going to bowl today, they would just let me have a rest in the field, standing at slip all day. But I got to have a bowl, which was nice. The pitch was turning, which usually helps me.”

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