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Amelia Kerr 'Had a wee nap' after smashing world record

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Teenage cricket sensation Amelia Kerr celebrated her stunning world batting record by having a snooze in the middle of the White Ferns' match against Ireland.The 17-year-old Wellingtonian blasted a world high 232 against the hapless Irish in Dublin, then took five for 17 with her leg spin after having a two minute kip on the physio's table.It is the third highest ODI total ever, beaten only by India's Rohit Sharma (264) and Kiwi Martin Guptill's 237 against the West Indies in 2015.Kerr, who made her ODI debut aged 16, told the Radio Sport Breakfast she was exhausted and exhilarated."It's pretty surreal. The day couldn't go any better. I can't really believe what happened," said Kerr, who was unaware of the record situation while she was batting."I had throw downs without a helmet, there was one short one I pulled which I had to watch really hard so my eye was in quite well."I didn't get off to a flyer, I had to work hard. But once I got through that it got a bit easier. I'm definitely going to use that bat ag