The White Ferns cricketers have broken the record for the highest score in one-day history, both men's and women's, in their 346 run win over Ireland in Dublin.

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Captain Suzie Bates and batswoman Maddy Green struck centuries to help New Zealand post a massive 490-4, before bowling Ireland out for 144.

Bates blasted 151 runs from 94 balls while Green scored a career high 121.

Amelia Kerr (81*) and debutant Jess Watkin (62) helped boost the visitors past their own previous best team total of 455-5, set against Pakistan in 1997 in Christchurch.

"It's unbelievable really," Bates said following the innings.

"To set a world-record for men's and women's cricket is pretty special and it's going to take a bit to chase it down."

Bates' 10th ODI century helped her surpass the great Debbie Hockley (4,066) as the White Ferns all-time ODI leading runs scorer with 4,192 runs.

"When it happened and came over the loud speaker I did actually have a bit of a moment because you think about the hard work you have done and the people who have helped you get here.

"Debbie was a player that the team looked up to and that 2000 World Cup team was a real inspiration to us."

Bates' 94-ball innings featured a strike rate of 160.63, the second-highest in an innings of 100 or more in women's ODI cricket.

The White belted a whopping 64 fours and seven sixes, and produced century stands for the first two wickets - the first time a team has done this since 2000.

Bates and Watkin's 172-run opening stand was the sixth highest in the White Ferns history, and incredibly added to Bates' record of being involved in twenty-seven 100-run ODI partnerships for her country.

Game two of the three-match ODI series is at the same venue tomorrow night.

-RNZ