All-rounder Amelia Kerr starred with bat and ball as New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to lift their maiden Women's Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday after runners-up finishes in 2009 and 2010.

The White Ferns are on top of the world. The New Zealand women’s side claimed their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title with a 32-run victory over South Africa in Dubai this morning

New Zealand veterans Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates are world champions at long last, as Amelia Kerr cements herself as the leader of the next generation of White Ferns with a match-winning all-round performance in the final.