Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ-W: 135/8 (21 runs required, RR: 6.75)

  • Lea Tahuhu9 (5b)
  • Eden Carson1 (1b)
  • Lauren Bell4-0-21-3
  • Freya Kemp4-0-31-2

England players now pose behind the banner that says "Winners 2024". Lots of smiles in that camp after a really successful summer, evidenced by this stat from Hypocaust: "This is the first time England women have won 13 matches in a home summer. Their previous best was 12 in both 2008 and 2012." England have really warmed up well for the T20 World Cup, but now disperse for the Hundred. That brings us to the end of our coverage of this tour. Do keep an eye out for Valkerie Baynes' report and post-series copies. Till the next time, take care. Ciao!

9:18pm Time for the presentation

Sarah Glenn, Player of the Series: "I am really enjoying out there. We are playing fearless cricket, that's bringing the best out of me. It is the communication, about what works against certain players on certain pitches. Always trying to work on building variations, different plans in the powerplay, in the middle overs."

Sophie Devine, New Zealand captain: "We played with a smile on the field. The way Fran Jonas bowled was outstanding. We leaked a few in the back end. Disappointed with the finish. We have learnt a few things, dealt with a strong England side. Have key events coming up. Was a long tour, hard one for us. Need to look in the mirror and learn. We as individuals need to work hard and see what we can do to win big games. We spoke about soaking in the atmosphere. It is one of my last, not always you get to play at Lord's."

Heather Knight, England captain and Player of the Match: "It's a situation I was in in few times. Want to be aggressive. Lord's can be a tricky surface. Charlie came and did well. Feels nice to contribute and finish off the summer with a win. Against Pakistan we were good, but we felt we can be better. Throughout the New Zealand series, we played how we wanted to. We played hard, we played smart, were ruthless. Pleasure to play here at Lord's and fed off that energy and wanted to entertain the people who paid to come and watch us. The girls coped with a few changes, that has been pleasing. Changing the team has been deliberate, things can go wrong in tournament cricket, so preparing for that. Picking the World Cup XI is going to be hard. We are pretty close, it is on us to keep improving. We are in a good spot, need to keep building. Seeing development is a cool thing to see."

9:06pm It is the first time New Zealand have failed to win a single game in a five-T20I series. And these are worrying signs for them ahead of the T20 World Cup in October. Their bowlers had things under control till the Knight-Dean partnership. And then with the bat, they were yet again left wanting. The middle order failed to get them over the line and their chase frittered away quite meekly eventually. They faced 52 dots in their innings, something they can't afford to chasing a total in excess of 150. Lots of smiles and hugs in the England camp, as they have notched up a clinical win in their 200th T20I.

Ecclestone remained wicketless for the first time in 34 international innings across formats. But that did not spell trouble for England. Bell chipped in with three wickets, Kemp contributed with a couple while Dean also chipped in with two. It is a bowling unit that is firing in unison unlike their opposition's batting unit.

19.6
2
Bell to Tahuhu, 2 runs, Full and outside off, drilled to mid-off, where Knight parries it away. Tahuhu takes two to reduce New Zealand's margin of defeat to 20 runs. England win the T20I series 5-0
19.5
0
Bell to Tahuhu, no run, Banged in but sliding down leg, Tahuhu misses the pull
19.4
2
Bell to Tahuhu, 2 runs, Another slower one that is mistimed through mid-on. Tahuhu takes on Bouchier's arm and makes it for the second
19.3
1
Bell to Carson, 1 run, Slower length ball outside off, slaps it towards cover for a quick run

Eden Carson is the penultimate batter for New Zealand

19.2
W
Bell to Gaze, OUT, Gaze misses, Bell hits. The slower one again, on a length, Gaze swipes across the line but misses. Her off stump is disturbed. It was the back-of-the-hand slower one

IC Gaze b Bell 5 (9m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.1
2
Bell to Gaze, 2 runs, Slower one, full outside off, slogs it wide of deep midwicket for a brace

Bell to finish things off

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ-W: 128/7 (28 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 28.00)

  • Lea Tahuhu5 (2b)
  • Isabella Gaze3 (3b)
  • Freya Kemp4-0-31-2
  • Charlie Dean4-0-29-2
18.6
4
Kemp to Tahuhu, FOUR, Full and wide outside off, Tahuhu lofts it over cover. Middles it and it skips away to the ropes
18.5
1
Kemp to Gaze, 1 run, Full and wide again, slapped through covers
18.4
1
Kemp to Tahuhu, 1 run, Full and wide outside off, slices it off the toe end towards short third, where Bell throws herself around and half-stops that somehow

Lea Tahuhu in for a bat now

18.3
W
Kemp to JM Kerr, OUT, Wyatt clings on safely. Another slower one, in the slot on off, Kerr swings across the line and finds deep midwicket to perfection

JM Kerr c Wyatt b Kemp 8 (3m 4b 2x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

18.2
4
Kemp to JM Kerr, FOUR, Slog-sweeps it to beat deep midwicket. Slower one from around the wicket, on a length on middle and leg, she makes good contact
18.1
1
Kemp to Gaze, 1 run, Length ball outside off, punched through covers

Kemp's last over is the game's penultimate

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ-W: 117/6 (39 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 19.50)

  • Jess Kerr4 (2b)
  • Isabella Gaze1 (1b)
  • Charlie Dean4-0-29-2
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-30-0
17.6
0
Dean to JM Kerr, no run, Goes back to heave it away but misses and is hit on her leg. Superb spell from Dean
17.5
4
Dean to JM Kerr, FOUR, Bouchier's double-mindedness costs England a boundary. Tossed up full outside off, Kerr slog sweeps it towards long-on. Bouchier charges forward and then realises she won't get there. Pauses but ends up slipping and the ball bounces over her

Jess Kerr has the bat in hand now

17.4
W
Dean to Green, OUT, Bowled her! Green makes room to go over the off side. Dean tosses it up and lands it on a length, gets it to spin in a touch. But she is bowling with the slope, and so Green was undone by the skid on that

ML Green b Dean 4 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

17.3
1
Dean to Gaze, 1 run, Fuller on off, whipped away through midwicket

Izzy Gaze is the new batter in

17.2
W
Dean to AC Kerr, OUT, Stumped within a blink of an eye! Tossed up outside off, Kerr dances down to go over the off side but ends up yorking herself. Fails to squeeze it out and loses her balance in the process. Jones whips off the bails in a flash

AC Kerr st †Jones b Dean 43 (58m 36b 3x4 1x6) SR: 119.44

KJ: "I think 20 runs off the powerplay says a lot about where NZ are at. Plimmer us a 4 or nothing player and has not developed her game. Similar to Finn Allen in a way." It's actually being harsh on Plimmer. She started off as a middle-order batter, had a lot of success and then broke through into the NZ setup. She was then asked to do the job at the top of the order, so went back to domestic cricket and batted in the top order and is back again. So had to adjust her game, that - I felt - was suited more to the middle/lower order

17.1
1
Dean to Green, 1 run, Tossed up outside off, she dances down and hits it to long-off

Dean for her last over

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | NZ-W: 111/4 (45 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 15.00)

  • Maddy Green3 (5b)
  • Amelia Kerr43 (35b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-30-0
  • Lauren Bell3-0-14-2

Ecclestone ends wicketless for the first time in 34 international innings across formats for England

16.6
1b
Ecclestone to Green, 1 bye, Quicker and fuller outside off, Green for the reverse sweep but misses. They cross over for a bye
16.5
1
Ecclestone to AC Kerr, 1 run, Charge down and hacks it to long-off
16.4
2
Ecclestone to AC Kerr, 2 runs, Through covers. Sciver-Brunt the fielder. Kerr goes back and slaps it through cover. Should have been a dot, goes through her legs and gets a couple
16.3
1
Ecclestone to Green, 1 run, Floated on off, drills it down to long-on

NZ Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13SW BatesGE Plimmer
2nd18SW BatesAC Kerr
3rd32SFM DevineAC Kerr
4th40BM HallidayAC Kerr
5th9ML GreenAC Kerr
6th1ML GreenIC Gaze
7th9JM KerrIC Gaze
8th8LMM TahuhuIC Gaze
9th5LMM TahuhuEJ Carson