Player of the Match
Player of the Match

9.20pm: England's imperious march through the 2024 summer continues. They have won 12 out of 13 limited-overs fixtures to date, and if they were a little sketchy at times against Pakistan, there has been a hard edge to their encounters with the luckless White Ferns. Anyway, Valkerie Baynes' report is in the slot, and we'll be back to wrap up the series from Lord's next week. Thanks for keeping us company, from Miller, Valkerie, Binoy and myself, it's good night. Bye!

9.10pm: Time for the presentations, starting with Sarah Glenn as Player of the Match: "Definitely, felt the girls backed me up in the field and we did really well as a bowling unit. [Ecclestone partnership] We're bowling really well in the middle, adapting well. We're two different personalities, so it's great. Feel like I haven't changed much technically, it's just the lines I bowl. I have a calm head and stay level. [Five-for?] Yeah, thought about it and then dragged it down. Maybe one day. If I don't know what I'm going to bowl, how do they?"

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "England are certainly giving us some honest hard lessons and we're not learning from them. Wickets in clumps, you can't do that against the best sides. [Why?] Not sure, but you can't do that if you're going to put a competitive score on the board. Powerplay was okay but losing four/five wickets in the space of a few overs is too much. Hopefully we can put out a bit more than we did tonight [in the fifth T20I]. Fantastic crowds, disappointing we couldn't give them more of a show. [Lord's] Really important when we pull on the Silver Fern so we want to show what we can put on."

England's Heather Knight: "I think we played really well. The crowd were great, gave us great energy. We were slick with the ball and the two at the top got the bulk of the innings done. [Ruthlessness] We've worked hard, worked on our skills to repeat consistently. Even today, Dani Gibson has come back having done a bit of work with her stride. We were ruthless again, which was really pleasing to see. Next game, we want to continue and finish on a high. A few selection problems, the girls are making it tough for us. Competition for places is driving us forward and that's a good place to be. We want to take momentum into the World Cup. [Crowd] We love the support, trying to entertain and inspire. So to see lots of boys and girls here, enjoying the cricket is great to see. Hopefully another good crowd at Lord's."

9pm: England have stomped all over NZ in south London, like Godzilla laying waste to 1950s Tokyo. Sarah Glenn's four-for highlighted a constricting display with the ball before the openers cut the target in half inside the powerplay. NZ prevented them running away with it, but three quick wickets provided only a veneer of respectability, as Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt finished things off to pump the tires further ahead of England's World Cup campaign. NZ, meanwhile, have lost seven in a row on tour, and Sophie Devine will have to pick them up off the floor before Wednesday's final T20I commitment at Lord's

11.3
4
AC Kerr to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, shapes for another reverse, muscled past point - England win by seven wickets! NSB didn't want to be out there a ball longer, another dominant performance from England puts them 4-0 up
11.2
4
AC Kerr to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, tossed up outside off, NSB goes for a big reverse-wipe... did she hit it? Runs are signalled. Yes, came off the glove and defeated Gaze before trundling away. That's the England 100 up
11.1
0
AC Kerr to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, touch short outside off, clumped to extra cover

Amelia Kerr again. England need eight to win

END OF OVER:
11 | 6 Runs | ENG-W: 96/3 (8 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 0.88)

  • Heather Knight14 (14b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt9 (9b)
  • Jess Kerr2-0-18-0
  • Eden Carson2-0-11-1
10.6
0
JM Kerr to Knight, no run, blocked back down the track
10.5
4
JM Kerr to Knight, FOUR, full and launched over point! She opens the face and gets plenty through the shot for four more
10.4
2
JM Kerr to Knight, 2 runs, heaved away into the leg side, picks up a couple
10.3
0
JM Kerr to Knight, no run, full and punched into the covers, there's a bit of shall we, shan't we, caused by Bates misfielding but recovering quickly. In the end, NSB has to scamper back to her ground
10.2
0
JM Kerr to Knight, no run, length ball, coming back in the channel, Knight defends towards cover
10.1
0
JM Kerr to Knight, no run, lovely line, beats Knight on the outside, just misses off stump!

Well, NZ have kept the chase "alive" going past halfway, which is something... Jess Kerr is back, keeper up to the stumps

END OF OVER:
10 | 8 Runs | ENG-W: 90/3 (14 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 1.40)

  • Nat Sciver-Brunt9 (9b)
  • Heather Knight8 (8b)
  • Eden Carson2-0-11-1
  • Amelia Kerr2-0-15-1

Time for drinks

9.6
0
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, full, dipping outside off, NSB powers a drive to mid-off
9.5
1
Carson to Knight, 1 run, into the pitch, 55mph and Knight also reverse-paddles, picks up one towards point
9.4
1
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, quicker ball, flat outside off, punched into the covers
9.3
2
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 2 runs, pushed through on middle and leg, NSB again reverses the hands and dabs a couple through third
9.2
0
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run, straighter line and clipped to midwicket
9.1
4
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, lobbed full and pounded down the ground! Sciver-Brunt gets on to the front dog and woofs it back past mid-off

END OF OVER:
9 | 6 Runs | ENG-W: 82/3 (22 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 9.11, RRR: 2.00)

  • Heather Knight7 (7b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt2 (4b)
  • Amelia Kerr2-0-15-1
  • Eden Carson1-0-3-1
8.6
0
AC Kerr to Knight, no run, floated up outside off and Knight picks out extra cover
8.5
1
AC Kerr to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, loopy, 48mph on the stumps, tapped to long-on
8.4
1
AC Kerr to Knight, 1 run, dabbed into the covers for one

Odinlass isn't giving up on this: "Right, a few wickets down. Can NZ do something here?"

8.3
4
AC Kerr to Knight, FOUR, reverse-slapped through point! Almost a flat pull as she moved across and picked the gap
8.2
0
AC Kerr to Knight, no run, Knight props forward, hit on the pads... Kerr appeals, not given, but Devine asks for the review. No bat involved, but looks close to being outside the line of off stump. And it is umpire's all on both impact and hitting the wickets - so stays not out
8.1
0
AC Kerr to Knight, no run, tossed up and punched to cover

END OF OVER:
8 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 76/3 (28 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 9.50, RRR: 2.33)

  • Heather Knight2 (2b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt1 (3b)
  • Eden Carson1-0-3-1
  • Amelia Kerr1-0-9-1

That, I think, is the first over the England innings without a boundary...

7.6
1
Carson to Knight, 1 run, dragged down, 61mph/98kph and Knight flat-bats it out to deep midwicket for one
7.5
1
Carson to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, shoveled into the leg side

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st54DN WyattSIR Dunkley
2nd19DN WyattA Capsey
3rd0DN WyattNat Sciver-Brunt
4th31HC KnightNat Sciver-Brunt