Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

A Capsey
74(51) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 14 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 8 7 15 13 0 11 20
SFM Devine
SFM Devine
45(22) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog sweep
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
1 4 0 1 0 1 9 29

Best performances - Bowlers

BG Illing
O4
M0
R19
W2
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
LK Bell
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

England Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

England Women led the 3-match series 1-0

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

20 May 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Vithushan Ehantharajah

9:27pm Right, that's all from us here. Join us on Saturday for the second T20I in Canterbury!

9:25pm And finally, here is England stand-in skipper Charlie Dean: "It's brilliant to start the series like that. It was a tricky surface to field on so to put in a fielding performance like that was great.

On Freya Kemp's two overs and unbeaten 31: "Her as a seam bowling allrounder brings so much to her team. For her to contribute with both to our team hopefully gives her a lot of confidence going forward."

9:22pm New Zealand skipper Melie Kerr: "I thought 140 would have given us a chance to get in the game. But that middle phase after Sopgie got out, it just looked hard to score for our group. Would have loved 150, 160. You don't want to play your best game now. But it obviously hurts.

On Suzie Bates batting at No.9: "We've got a long batting order with someone like her batting at 9. For us, we know that her experience and her overs she can bowl - in the powerplay and at the death. Today she didn't get the overs but on another day she might get four overs. She's willing to take on a new role for the group."

9:19pm A show of intent from England and Capsey as they build-up for the upcoming World Cup. Unsurprisingly, Alice Capsey is the player of the match...

"It's a completely new role. With this England team at the moment, there is so much competition for spots that when you get an opportunity, it's important to take it. It's always nice to get the first win out of the bag.

"There's been lots of hard work. That three-month block at the start of the year was really great to have, just to get some skill development which I haven't had for a couple of years. I've been amazingly supported by the staff here and to put it into practice here was really nice.

"It's the first go with that bat, so I think I'll be going with that for the rest of the series!"

17.2
4
Mair to Capsey, FOUR, Wins it with another boundary! Capsey's 10th boundary seals a comprehensive seven-wicket win for England. The Surrey allrounder finishes with 74 not out, aided at the end by Freya Kemp, a tidy foil with 31* from 20. New Zealand a little toothless but all credit to England for seeing off the defending T20I World Champions with ease
17.1
4
Mair to Capsey, FOUR, Smoked through cover! Scores level with a gorgeous drive through cover! This is now Capsey's highest T20I score, going past her 67* against New Zealand two years ago

Mair on for the last rites

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | ENG-W: 132/3 (5 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.76, RRR: 1.66)

  • Alice Capsey66 (49b)
  • Freya Kemp31 (20b)
  • Melie Kerr4-0-26-0
  • Sophie Devine2-0-21-0

Capsey keeps the strike...

16.6
1
AC Kerr to Capsey, 1 run, Full, drifting onto middle, punched down to long on
16.5
1
AC Kerr to Kemp, 1 run, Flighted full, dips on the toes, Kemp drives it out of the foot holes for a single down to long on
16.4
1
AC Kerr to Capsey, 1 run, Dug in short, sits up in front of off stump, pulled to deep midwicket
16.3
1
AC Kerr to Kemp, 1 run, Outside off, full, punched into cover where a bit of confusion between the two fielders in the ring allows a single

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10SIR DunkleyA Capsey
2nd23ME BouchierA Capsey
3rd43HC KnightA Capsey
4th64A CapseyFG Kemp