• Australia 142; New Zealand 113-7 | Australia win by 29 runs
• Gardner returns with 3-16 after warm-up drill concussion

Australia have banned the pre-game activity that threatened to derail Ashleigh Gardner’s T20 World Cup as the allrounder challenged her side’s batters to fill their boots in Brisbane.

Gardner missed the series opener against New Zealand in Mackay on Thursday after colliding with teammate Georgia Wareham attempting to catch a soft ‘Vortex’ ball in a warm-up drill. The reigning Belinda Clark medallist initially laughed off the incident before leaving the ground in tears, fearing an eighth career concussion as she was ruled out of the contest.