The Diamonds believe they are perfectly placed to end their Constellation Cup drought across the Tasman after steamrolling New Zealand with an emphatic 68-51 victory.

The Silver Ferns were desperate to clinch their first win of the four-match netball series after suffering an opening 69-52 defeat, but the defending Cup champions were outclassed on Wednesday.

A dominant Australian outfit led at every change and shot 21 goals to nine in the third quarter to all but kill the game in front of 9562 fans at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena.

Sophie Garbin starred in attack with 33 goals from 39 attempts, whileDiamonds captain Liz Watson marked her record 95th game by leading the game with 39 feeds and 24 goal assists as wing attack.

The midcourter passed Kathryn Harby-Williams as the outright sixth

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