Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 bowled 'er first ball! Bell continues her form from the ODIs and NZ are 0 for 1! Perfect length around fourth stump and it's too good for Plimmer, who is half forward and up on her toes, only to angle the bat and chop down into the base of middle stump 0/1
    12
    19
    31
    2
    0
    63.15
    7.4 bowled on the charge! Having tied Gaze down, she went flat and straight at the stumps. Gaze came at her, but Dean found the right length with just enough turn to beat the bat and hit middle and leg. Three dots and then the wicket, England break the stand 56/3
    3.1 pumped down the ground - but she can't clear Lauren "High Tower" Bell! Jubilant celebrations for England as they take out the NZ skipper. They've been on it in the field so far, in contrast to the opening ODI, and that was a top grab. Kerr thought she'd done enough to get four over mid-off, but hadn't reckoned against Bell's reach 13/2
    45
    22
    23
    4
    4
    204.54
    8.6 skids on, Devine is scuppered! Shortish length ball stays slightly low and just kisses the bails on its way through to Jones! Devine was left on her knees, Jones seemed unsure what had happened. But Gibson knew. Huge wicket for England, with Devine ready to choose violence tonight 70/4
    13.2 Brilliantly taken by Bouchier! Flighted up, Halliday lofts down the ground and the wind sends it back and forth... but Bouchier, charging across from mid on, takes an excellent tumbling catch 94/5
    18.5 Gone! Short ball with the keeper up does the trick, Green pulls it away fine but straight to Ecclestone at short fine! Well taken 130/6
    not out
    26
    20
    23
    1
    1
    130
    19.6 Into the surface, advances and hammers to deep midwicket... they go for a second but the throw from Bell is on the money, taken by a back-tracking Jones who dislodges the bails! 136/7
    Extras
    3 (b 1, lb 2)
    TOTAL
    136/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.8)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Georgia Plimmer, 0.1 ov), 2-13 (Melie Kerr, 3.1 ov), 3-56 (Isabella Gaze, 7.4 ov), 4-70 (Sophie Devine, 8.6 ov), 5-94 (Brooke Halliday, 13.2 ov), 6-130 (Maddy Green, 18.5 ov), 7-136 (Jess Kerr, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    LK Bell402325.75123000
    LCN Smith411012.5150000
    DR Gibson30211763000
    S Ecclestone3034011.3352300
    FG Kemp20160822000
    CE Dean402927.25112200
  • BATSMEN
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    2.2 throws the bat again, sliced to point! Dunkley got away with one, but won't be so lucky second time around. Big wind up but loses her shape and the ball balloons into the off side, where Izzy Sharp circles from cover to take a solid catch. Breakthrough for NZ 10/1
    not out
    74
    51
    69
    7
    3
    145.09
    5.1 in-ducker, rattles middle! Illing immediately hits back with a wicket for NZ. Pitched up, inviting the drive from Bouchier, but she's slippery enough to bring it back right under her nose, inside the bat and thudding into the poles 33/2
    11.3 Edged to short third! And it's a bad misjudgment from Knight, who advances down to Illing, slightly misreads the length as it goes across. The thickest of edges flies to the Mair who makes no mistake 76/3
    not out
    31
    20
    22
    5
    0
    155
    Extras
    3 (lb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    140/3 (17.2 Overs, RR: 8.07)
    Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Sophia Dunkley, 2.2 ov), 2-33 (Maia Bouchier, 5.1 ov), 3-76 (Heather Knight, 11.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JM Kerr4046111.584300
    BG Illing401924.75132010
    SW Bates1040440000
    AC Kerr402606.542000
    RA Mair2.202309.8523000
    SFM Devine2021010.522010

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

Match Notes

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

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