ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, New Zealand vs England, Highlights: England Register Thrilling One-Wicket Win Over New Zealand
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Highlights, NZ-W vs ENG-W: England registered a thrilling one-wicket victory as they upstaged a late fightback from hosts New Zealand to secure two crucial points in the ongoing Women's World Cup.
New Zealand vs England, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, Highlights: England registered a thrilling one-wicket victory as they upstaged a late fightback from hosts New Zealand to secure two crucial points in the ongoing Women's World Cup. Chasing 204 runs to win, England were on track with Natalie Sciver playing a sublime knock of 61 runs. However, New Zealand bowlers fought back late in the game as they threatened to take the game away from England. But Charlotte Dean and Anya Shrubsole batted sensibly for the last wicket and took the team over the line. New Zealand had taken two early wickets of openers Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt before England recovered well. Captained by Heather Knight, England have lost their first three matches and then defeated India in their fourth fixture. England are also currently sixth in the table with two points. Meanwhile, New Zealand are fifth in the table with four points from five games. They lost their previous match to South Africa. (Scoreboard)
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NZ-W vs ENG-W, Women's World Cup, Live
We are back for the chase! The players stride out to the middle. Sophie Devine is not on the field and Amy Satterthwaite will be the stand-in captain. Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt will open the batting for England Women. Jess Kerr will begin with the ball. Here we go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then! England Women need to chase down a target of 204 runs, to win their second game of this tournament and grab two vital points. New Zealand Women do face a tough task but certainly not an impossible one. Can they defend this total? We will find out!
Kate Cross is down for a chat. She says that she enjoyed bowling in the wind and got the key wickets of Bates and Devine. Mentions that they wanted to improve their fielding after the first three games and they have done well in that department in this game. States that they have a strong batting line-up and they will look to chase this down.
England Women did not start well with the ball, but they fought back well and grabbed wickets at regular intervals. They made sure no batters go on and make a big score. They did not let any batters settle in and whenever New Zealand Women were trying to build a partnership, the bowlers stepped up and grabbed wickets. Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone grabbed 3 wickets each, while Charlotte Dean was impressive as well, she picked up 2 wickets and gave away just 36 runs in her spell. England Women do have a golden chance here to get their second win since the conditions are also favoring the batters.
New Zealand Women started the innings on a positive note and displayed their aggression straightaway. They were 52 for 0 in the first 10 overs. Suzie Bates was the first one to depart and Sophie Devine was sent back to the hut after being injured. Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite did try to rebuild and tried to steady the ship, but they failed to go on and perished in trying to up the ante. Wickets started to tumble from thereafter. If not for Maddy Green's half-century, New Zealand Women would not have been able to cross the 200-run mark. A tough task ahead for the bowlers and they need to put their best foot forward now.
End of an exceptional bowling performance! England Women picked up from where they left off in the last game. They put up a fine bowling performance against India Women in their previous game, and they have done the same here. All the bowlers justified their skipper's decision of bowling first and have bundled out the hosts for a below-par score. New Zealand Women will be disappointed with the score they have put up after getting off to a good start. They do face an uphill task ahead, as it is not going to be easy defending 204 on this batting-friendly wicket.
OUT! RUN OUT! Complete miscommunication and that ends New Zealand's innings. This was a length ball, on middle. Kerr nudges it through square leg and she looks to come back for the second run. Green though is not sure as at first, she calls for the second but denies it in the end. Kerr is halfway down the pitch when the throw comes in from the deep by Charlotte Dean at the bowler's end. Brunt collects the ball cleanly and whips the bails off. New Zealand Women are bowled out for 203!
FOUR! Clever from Kerr! Full and too wide, outside off. Kerr reaches out and slices it past point for yet another boundary. 200 comes up for New Zealand Women!
A full ball, on middle. Green digs it out to the leg side and rotates the strike.
Back of a length, on midde. Jess Kerr pulls it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! WHACKED! Short and wide, outside off. Kerr stands tall and caresses it through cover to bag a boundary.
Short of a length, just outside off. Jess Kerr guides it towards short third man and the batters cross ends.
Back of a length, on middle. Maddy Green swivels and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
On a length, around off. Kep out.
A short ball, on middle. Jess Kerr pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one run.
FIFTY for Green! What an innings this has been from here! Good-length ball, around off. Green defends it to point and takes a single.
A length ball, jagging back in from middle. Green misses her whip on the leg side and gets hit on her pad.
On off. Green taps it to point for a run.
Natalie Sciver (8-1-23-0) is brought back into the attack.