- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 Two in two for England and just like that NZ have lost both openers. Length ball on off stump, Kerr steps right across looking for the scoop, she misses and sees the ball clatter into off stump. 70/29.6 Straight down long-on's throat. Gaze backs away outside leg stump but Kemp follows her with an offcutter. She lofts this but only as far as Capsey who gobbles this up 70/115.4 Devine is pinned on the pads! Up goes the finger, Devine reviews... She had set up a long way across her stumps, and attempted the pick-up across the line. Bell aimed wicket-to-wicket, but is this going over the top? No it is not! Smashing the middle of middle, hitting in line too. Devine's work is done ... but how terminally? 126/510.3 Three wickets in four balls. My word, what's happening here! The ball doesn't get up as much as Sharp expected and Gibson has her second wicket of the over. Length ball outside off that skids through. Sharp pushes at it, gets a thick inside edge and sees her stumps in a mess 70/315.2 pounded into the off-side, Dean with the direct hit! That's wonderful work from the skipper at cover. She picked it up cleanly, unleashed decisively from inside the circle, beat Halliday's scamper by two metres! 124/419.6 superb bouncer, Bates is run-out! It was pace-on this time, well directed at the lid... Green had a swing, Bates took the bye, Jones' under-arm was on target! 163/6Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL163/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Isabella Gaze, 9.6 ov), 2-70 (Melie Kerr, 10.1 ov), 3-70 (Izzy Sharp, 10.3 ov), 4-124 (Brooke Halliday, 15.2 ov), 5-126 (Sophie Devine, 15.4 ov), 6-163 (Suzie Bates, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 Mistimed straight to mid-off and Patel picks up an important wicket. Floated on off stump, she shimmies down the track looking to go up and over the fielder. But she gets no timing on it, loses her shape and Melie Kerr does the rest 36/1Extras9 (w 9)TOTAL164/1 (17.2 Overs, RR: 9.46)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Amy Jones, 3.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BG Illing 4 0 36 0 9 13 6 0 3 0 JM Kerr 3 0 31 0 10.33 5 4 1 0 0 NH Patel 3 0 22 1 7.33 6 2 0 0 0 LMM Tahuhu 2.2 0 22 0 9.42 6 4 0 2 0 SFM Devine 2 0 21 0 10.5 3 4 0 0 0 AC Kerr 3 0 32 0 10.66 7 7 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
27 June 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England Women 2, New Zealand Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 0 wicket)
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 44/0 in 6.0 overs (AC Kerr 31, IC Gaze 13)
- New Zealand Women: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (AC Kerr 37, IC Gaze 14, Ex 0)
- Over 8.4: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JM Williams, Batter - IC Gaze (Struck down)
- New Zealand Women: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 113/3 in 14.0 overs (SFM Devine 21, BM Halliday 17)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (SFM Devine 27, BM Halliday 17, Ex 6)
- Over 15.4: Review by New Zealand Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gayathri V, Batter - SFM Devine (Struck down)
- New Zealand Women: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 6
- Over 18.4: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JM Williams, Batter - SW Bates (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: New Zealand Women - 163/6 in 20.0 overs (ML Green 17)
- England Women: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England Women - 57/1 in 6.0 overs (DN Wyatt 25, SIR Dunkley 10)
- Rain: England Women - 65/1 in 7.0 overs (DN Wyatt 25, SIR Dunkley 18)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (DN Wyatt 30, SIR Dunkley 23, Ex 0)
- DN Wyatt: 50 off 33 balls (9 x 4)
- England Women: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England Women - 127/1 in 14.0 overs (DN Wyatt 64, SIR Dunkley 38)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 65 balls (DN Wyatt 56, SIR Dunkley 43, Ex 3)
- England Women: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
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Saturday triple-header: West Indies, New Zealand chase semi-final spot
For Pakistan and Netherlands, it's one final opportunity to end their campaigns on a positive note




