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And Heather Knight, England’s skipper, has a go:
It was a very hard-fought win. I assumed they have been actually good in the present day. The best way Amy performed in partnership with Kate was excellent and obtained us to a complete we felt was defendable. We talked about 270 being a very good rating on that wicket. Amy simply seemed actually calm and actually calculated in her choices that she chooses for the time being, she places stress again on the bowlers, hits balls excessive once they’re there and once they’re not, performs it on advantage and it provides us a variety of confidence within the prime order that we’ve obtained her and gamers within the center order who can rating huge runs if they should. I’m actually happy with how we’ve gone right here. We’ve been examined, which has been very nice, we’ve been put below stress at sure factors, which is nice for us as a facet. To be put in these conditions is actually vital.
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Amelia Kerr, the New Zealand captain, has a chat:
One other powerful loss however I believe there was a variety of nice stuff. I believe they obtained to a reasonably good rating on a troublesome wicket, they usually bowled rather well initially once more. Though the scorecard doesn’t look so good that partnership [between Brooke Halliday and Izzy Gaze] gave us a shot at probably successful the sport and I assumed it was excellent. All through the sport there have been moments once we competed rather well, with completely different gamers standing up, and that’s been superior to see.
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Tammy Beaumont’s 96-ball 81 earns her the participant of the match award.
I believe one of the best time to bat was most likely with the brand new ball, however then it positively obtained more durable within the center and I believe at occasions I couldn’t work out if it was me or the wicket. I used to be getting a bit annoyed however I obtained to 50 after which kicked on a bit. My dad’s most likely sat at house telling me it was legal to get out for 81 and depart the staff with some work to do. I believe the way in which Amy Jones and Kate Cross shepherded the staff to a par complete was distinctive.
I believe Maia Bouchier and myself within the powerplay wish to take the bowlers on and hit robust photographs, and some got here off the center of the bat which is at all times good. There’s actual competitors for locations now and I believe that stress’s an excellent factor, to geep attempting to reinvent your self. There’s a lot extra I can do and the staff can do to maintain pushing on and problem each single staff.
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So England win the three-game collection with a recreation to spare. That English ninth-wicket partnership of 55 between Amy Jones and Kate Cross proved decisive ultimately. The ultimate match can be performed on Sunday, additionally in Hamilton, or the distinctly extra poetic Kirikiriroa because it’s identified in Maori, and it’ll deliver the curtain down on a profitable tour, with the T20 collection having been gained 4-1.
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It is throughout! England win by 56 runs!
Bezuidenhout was padded up and able to are available, however she clearly thought 56 runs was too many for her to assist with and decides towards – and with that the sport ends!
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WICKET! Jonas lbw b Ecclestone 0 (New Zealand 196-9)
Sophie Ecclestone will get her first wicket with the final ball of the over and the primary of Fran Jonas’s micro-innings, touchdown it on the large toe of the batter’s again foot. The umpire raises her finger, and New Zealand likelihood their arm with a evaluate that was certain to fail. Now, does Bernadine Bezuidenhout are available?
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WICKET! Rowe run out 16 (New Zealand 195-8)
Hesitation from Rowe after she pulls to Danny Wyatt at sq. leg, who whereas nonetheless on her knees returns the ball to Ecclestone, who catches, leans over and hits the stumps.
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forty fourth over: New Zealand 193-7 (Rowe 4, Tahuhu 0) Kate Cross’s first supply is delightfully biffed down the bottom by Hannah Rowe for 4, setting New Zealand on their strategy to 11 off the over. They’re left requiring exactly 60 off the final six overs, with successfully two wickets in hand.
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forty third over: New Zealand 182-7 (Rowe 4, Tahuhu 0) After a few dots Rowe connects with a brief ball, hammering it via midwicket, however Bouchier dives to cease it reaching the rope. Rowe comes again for 2 after which tries to slog-sweep the subsequent and fluffs it, however the top-edge loops up and lands protected. That enables her to run a single, and leaves Kerr on strike for the final. She additionally goes aerial, and she or he’s not so fortunate.
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WICKET! Jess Kerr c Ecclestone b Sciver-Brunt 1 (New Zealand 182-7)
New Zealand throw off the shackles, they usually don’t get rewarded! As an alternative Jess Kerr lifts it straight to mid-off off the toe of the bat.
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forty second over: New Zealand 179-6 (Rowe 4, J Kerr 1) Properly it was all occurring there. A second wicket within the over would have been disastrous for the house facet, however one and simply three runs isn’t precisely useful. They want 74 off 48 at 9.25 an over.
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NOT OUT! Catastrophe averted for New Zealand!
The ball was simply lacking leg stump, and Jess Kerr is reprieved!
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WICKET! Jess Kerr is out lbw – or is she?
Is Jess Kerr out first ball right here? The umpire definitely thinks so, nevertheless it’s price checking…
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WICKET! Halliday st Jones b Cross 57 (New Zealand 176-6)
Catastrophe for Halliday and New Zealand! She assaults Cross with such vim that, on unexpectedly making no contact with the ball, she lets go of her bat and sends it flying to midwicket whereas behind her Jones whips off the bails.
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forty first over: New Zealand 176-5 (Halliday 57, Rowe 3) Sciver-Brunt is again, and Halliday heaves a slower ball over cow nook for the primary six of the innings! New Zealand’s innings may unravel shortly from right here, however proper now the sport’s on a knife-edge, exactly the place you need it.
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fortieth over: New Zealand 166-5 (Halliday 50, Rowe 0) England miss one other half-chance: they need to most likely have run out Izzy Gaze as Halliday went for a pointy single to succeed in her half-century and her associate reacted late, however the throw to the keeper was poor. The very subsequent ball, nevertheless, Gaze is run out, nudging the ball to 3rd and reacting late to Halliday’s name.
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WICKET! Gaze run out 47 (New Zealand 166-5)
Izzy Gaze goes for a run that wasn’t there, and will get punished for it!
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thirty ninth over: New Zealand 163-4 (Halliday 48, Gaze 46) 5 dots and a single off the final. Certain, the attraction was a bit embarrassing, however that was England’s greatest over for some time and it sends the required run fee capturing above eight.
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No she is not!
Brooke Halliday was completely miles away from that. If she was holding two bats she’d nonetheless have missed it. Amy Jones led the attraction, however even she didn’t appear satisfied. However England want to interrupt this partnership, so chanced their arm.
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Is Halliday out right here? England ship it upstairs!
The batter seems fully nonplussed, however England are going to see if she nicked the ball on its approach via. The reply can be that she didn’t.
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thirty eighth over: New Zealand 162-4 (Halliday 47, Gaze 46) 4 balls into Cross’s over each batters are on 46, one candy strike from a half-century. They get collectively within the center for somewhat chat, presumably reminding one another to not get excited, to remain calm. And so they definitely try this: another run follows.
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thirty seventh over: New Zealand 158-4 (Halliday 46, Gaze 43) A few dots from Bell and Halliday assaults one, however the timing’s fully off and it loops over the top of additional cowl and drops protected. The subsequent is top-edged over the keeper for 4. Then Gaze chips one to midwicket, however once more it lands protected. One other seven runs within the financial institution, they usually’re dwelling a charmed life.
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thirty sixth over: New Zealand 151-4 (Halliday 45, Gaze 38) New Zealand let the required run fee climb to the mid-sevens however have dragged it again a bit from there, and in the previous couple of overs have been comfortably scoring at that form of pace. 32 off the final 4.
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thirty fifth over: New Zealand 144-4 (Halliday 42, Gaze 34) Lauren Bell is again, and New Zealand assault her aggressively. Gaze lastly will get the final ball away, hitting throughout the road and sending it previous a diving mid-on for 4.
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thirty fourth over: New Zealand 134-4 (Halliday 40, Gaze 27) Now Halliday sweeps, high-quality this time, and this goes for 4 as properly. She top-edges the final ball of Dean’s over, nevertheless it’s protected.
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thirty third over: New Zealand 127-4 (Halliday 33, Gaze 27) Gaze advances and sweeps Capsey via midwicket for 4. That’s sweetly timed, and honest rockets to the rope.
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thirty second over: New Zealand 119-4 (Halliday 31, Gaze 21) And 6 off Charlie Dean’s seventh. This partnership has been price 53, off 77 balls up to now, and is maintaining New Zealand on this recreation. The run fee is rising, nevertheless it isn’t unachievable, notably with a few set batters.
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thirty first over: New Zealand 113-4 (Halliday 29, Gaze 17) 4 singles. Capsey’s going at 6.33 an over, by a margin the costliest of England’s bowlers.
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thirtieth over: New Zealand 109-4 (Halliday 27, Gaze 15) A single off Dean’s first ball, confirmed solely after the umpires verify for a run-out, and almost a run-out additionally off the second – Gaze may need gone had Dean thrown the ball into the stumps relatively than leaning and reaching.
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twenty ninth over: New Zealand 103-4 (Halliday 26, Gaze 13) A slog sweep from Izzy Gaze lands safely between two fielders, after which Halliday hoists one straight down the bottom, one bounce and over the rope.
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twenty eighth over: New Zealand 94-4 (Halliday 20, Gaze 10) Halliday comes down the observe and misses Dean’s second supply, however will get a foot again earlier than Jones takes off the bails. Two off the over, and the required run fee is at 7.22.
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twenty seventh over: New Zealand 92-4 (Halliday 19, Gaze 9) Alice Capsey has a bowl for the primary time. She will get one to show properly away from Halliday, who pulls out of her shot and offers her a nod of acknowledgement, however that’s her solely dot ball.
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