- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.3 cuts but doesn't ride the bounce - taken! Wyatt shows her frustration, looking to guide this up and over but she pics out Kerr at short third. Rowe breaks the stand and keeps England in check with the death overs looming 105/53.2 bowled 'er! Big inswinger and it hits leg stump. Pitched up and it hoops back inside the bat as Beaumont aims a heave over the leg side, poles rattled. Big wicket for NZ, having seen Beaumont wreak such havoc the other night 20/14.4 clubbed leg side, but well taken on the run! Devine gets her counterpart, the big wicket of Nat Sciver, caught in the deep without troubling the scorers overly. Heaved off a length but there was a boundary rider back at deep backward square and she judged the catch really well, made it look an easier chance than it was 25/24.5 full and driven, but snaffled low in the covers! Two in two for Devine, and somehow Jones has fallen to a wide half-volley. Great take by Thamsyn Newton, going low to her left and she comes up with the ball. England in trouble here 25/39.2 chipped back! Bit of flight and dip and Dunkley drives uppishly as she tries to get down - well taken to her right by Kasperek! Got a bit cramped as the ball drifted on to leg stump. She looked in good touch, but NZ have struck again at an important moment 61/415.5 Rowe's extra bounce does it again! Short and Bouchier attempts to cut, nicks to the keeper! Tried to come down and throw the hands through the ball but it kicks up and grazes the top edge through to Martin. Two in the over, NZ regaining some control 106/617.6 tossed up, Ecclestone picks out extra cover! Encouraged her to try and go over the off side but she didn't get the elevation and sent it straight to Bates, taken at head height inside the ring 113/7Extras7 (lb 2, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL127/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.35)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Tammy Beaumont, 3.2 ov), 2-25 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 4.4 ov), 3-25 (Amy Jones, 4.5 ov), 4-61 (Sophia Dunkley, 9.2 ov), 5-105 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 15.3 ov), 6-106 (Maia Bouchier, 15.5 ov), 7-113 (Sophie Ecclestone, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s WD NB LM Kasperek 4 0 20 2 5.00 12 0 0 JM Kerr 4 0 23 1 5.75 15 0 0 SFM Devine 4 0 28 2 7.00 9 0 2 AE Satterthwaite 2 0 11 0 5.50 7 2 0 HNK Jensen 4 0 31 0 7.75 6 0 0 HM Rowe 2 0 12 2 6.00 4 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 swung towards mid-on, Bates is struggling here... Fired in flat by Mady Villiers, catches her well short of her ground! Bates called for the run but was going towards the danger end, she almost hit it too well for a single and was done despite the full-length dive! Villiers provides the breakthrough after a tepid start from England 31/114.2 swatted down town... taken by the flying Villiers! Standing thrash towards long-on but never had enough on it, Villiers had to run in a long way and still had work to do. Superbly taken diving forwards. It was Farrant's knuckle ball that foxed Devine, no pace for her to work with. Now, can England exploit this opportunity? 100/39.6 bowled 'er, off stump flattened! Satterthwaite attempts a reverse-paddle but that shot it fraught with risk against a quick bowler aiming for the top of off. Just misses the ball and it skids on to knock out off and raise England hopes just a smidge 68/215.3 thumped back, but Villiers grabs another blinder! Off her feet again, the ball practically behind her as she clung on, but she was smiling mid-air as she realised it had stuck! Green connected well there but has to go. The NZ tremors deepen 107/416.6 Halliday looks for the big shot - picks out long-on! Villiers the woman, again. Tossed up by Glenn and Halliday got under it, she had enough to clear the rope, only for the fielder to intercept it. Taken above her head a couple of feet in front of the boundary. Villiers at the heart of everything for England right now 115/518.2 floats the knuckle ball down leg with Jensen sweeping, Jones makes a good grab and appeals... Martin Saggers gives a wide, but England review, and there's a feather on UltraEdge as the ball goes through! Just a tickle of glove, Jensen will have to go. England four wickets from burgling a win! 124/6Extras21 (lb 2, w 19)TOTAL128/6 (18.2 Overs, RR: 6.98)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Suzie Bates, 4.6 ov), 2-68 (Amy Satterthwaite, 9.6 ov), 3-100 (Sophie Devine, 14.2 ov), 4-107 (Maddy Green, 15.3 ov), 5-115 (Brooke Halliday, 16.6 ov), 6-124 (Hayley Jensen, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s WD NB Nat Sciver-Brunt 3 0 17 0 5.66 12 2 0 NE Farrant 3.2 0 32 2 9.60 11 4 0 FR Davies 3 0 25 1 8.33 9 3 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 20 0 5.00 12 1 0 S Glenn 4 0 24 1 6.00 9 0 0 MK Villiers 1 0 8 1 8.00 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
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Match days
04 September 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Women T20 debut
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