Key occasions
And with that the protection swiftly departs. England can blow the chalk mud from their fingers with some finesse, a cheerful first outing for the group on this loveliest of excursions . A cracking half-century by Knight and whereas Glenn and Dean stored it tight, Bell eliminated the damaging Bates. Throw in a few run-outs and Bob’s your uncle. Apologies at this finish for the double entries every now and then and moments of sleepiness. We’ll be again for the subsequent recreation on Friday at simply earlier than midnight, until then, goodbye!
Heather Knight collects the plaudits: “We learn the floor rather well, a number of areas we will tidy up on however as a primary run ou we did fairly properly.
An e-mail finally! “There was some stat that prompt that Bates, Melie Kerr and Devine rating like 80% of the White Ferns runs.” writes Paul Cockburn. “They only don’t have the massive hitters.” True, particularly when two of them are WPL ing.
England win by 27 runs!
twentieth over: New Zealand 133-5 (Halliday 27, Kerr 8 ) Gibson will get the privilege of the ultimate over – blond bun glinting within the solar. She’s cautious, and it’s all a activity too far for New Zealand who fall brief by 27 runs. Handshakes all spherical.
nineteenth over: New Zealand 124-5 (Halliday 20, Kerr 6, ) Miracle wanted for New Zealand now.
18th over: New Zealand 109-4 (Halliday 11) Halliday picks up 4 off Dean, however the wicket of Greig greater than makes up for it.
WICKET! Greig run-out 0 (New Zealand 114-5)
Aw, what a sham on debut, sure, no sure and out by a mile.
WICKET! Bates c Dunkley b Bell 65 (New Zealand 109-4)
seventeenth over: New Zealand 109-4 (Halliday 11) Oh pricey, mid-on flicks the ball over the boundary for 4 to offer Bates what she needs. However she throws herself at one too many and the ball is collected safely by Dunkley. Foremost girl gone, England can almost loosen up.
fifteenth over: New Zealand 102-3 (Bates 60, Halliday 9) Bates breaks the shackles! Two successive fours off Gibson.
sixteenth over: New Zealand 102-3 (Bates 60, Halliday 9) Bates breaks the shackles! Two successive fours off Gibson.
Fifty for Susie Bates!
fifteenth over: New Zealand 90-3 (Bates 51, Halliday 6) A twenty eighth T20 worldwide century for Suzie Bates, and her first fifty in opposition to England since July 2010. She’ll must get a wriggle on right here although if she needs to take New Zealand over the road.
14th over: New Zealand 84-3 (Bates 49, Halliday 2) New Zealand want 78 off 36 balls.
WICKET! Inexperienced run out (Dean) (New Zealand 77-3)
thirteenth over: New Zealand 77-3 (Bates 42,) Nonetheless singles, when New Zealand want huge bounty after which I make the error of resting my eyes for actually 5 seconds and Inexperienced is out. Ah, on replay, she advances down the wicket, hits straight and the ball passes by way of the palms of Dean and hits the non-striker’s stumps.
twelfth over: New Zealand 72-2 (Bates 42, Inexperienced 4) Tremendous tempo variation by Gibson. On comms they are saying that understanding speed up by way of the center overs has been an issue for New Zealand not too long ago.
eleventh over: New Zealand 68-2 (Bates 40, Inexperienced 3) 5 singles off the economical Glenn, and New Zealand now want ten an over – in addition to the best rating ever made in girls’s T20 internationals in New Zealand.
Raf once more – as she is the professional and, let’s face it, no-one else is awake. “ This exhibits England’s weak point in seam bowling,” she says. “A number of accidents (Kemp and many others), poor kind (Wong dropped) & questionable choices (Davies dropped).”
tenth over: New Zealand 63-2 (Bates 37, Inexperienced 1) Knight brings herself on: three dots, three singles.
ninth over: New Zealand 60-2 (Bates 35) Glenn, so close to, to this point, to zipping into Bates’s stumps – however picks up her sweeties with the final ball as Plimmer fails to make sufficient contact to evade the fielder.
WICKET! Plimmer c Bell. Glenn 21 (NEw Zealand 60-2)
Good attempt, however no cigar for Plimmer, who makes house however can solely usher the ball excessive and into the palms of the ready Bell
eighth over: New Zealand 56-1 (Bates 33, Plimmer 19) Filer tumbles to the bottom with the primary ball of her second over – simply as she did in her first over. And once more within the comply with by way of of her second supply. Third ball she stays upright and Bates throws the bat, an edge that simply evades the gloves of a diving Jones. She does it once more subsequent ball and an out of doors edge picks up 4 .
seventh over: New Zealand 46-1 (Bates 26, Plimmer 17) It’s wrist spin from Sarah Glenn. Bates picks up a single, however Plimmer, who’s up for assault, will get stranded for 3 dots, earlier than choosing up a single with a sweep.
sixth over: New Zealand 44-1 (Bates 25, Plimmer 16) There’s a bit hill on the aspect of the boundary, the place spectators lounge within the solar. A second over for Charlie Dean, properly labored away by New Zealand.
fifth over: New Zealand 38-1 (Bates 23, Plimmer 12) Lauren Filer’s first ball in T20’s is briskly dispatched by Bates by way of mid-on for 4. Had forgotten about her Charlie Chaplain 50km stroll method to the crease. 4 extra from a flying outdoors edge. And wow, Bates flat-bats her for 4 extra – completely not within the temper to let Filer settle right here.
4th over: New Zealand 26-1 (Bates 11, Plimmer 12) Charlie Dean wiht her trademark sunnies. Plimmer averages six in opposition to off-sinners apparently, let’s see how this goes. She will get off strike asap, however just for a ball as she and Bates rotate the strike. The canine snores subsequent to me.
third over: New Zealand 22-1 (Bates 9, Plimmer 10) Bell together with her excessive=kneed method. The newborn confronted Plimmer picks up a single, later 4 down the bottom.Bates, in her 310th worldwide recreation, simply behind Mithali Raj, doles out encouragement.
2nd over: New Zealand 13-1 (Bates 7, Plimmer 4) Gibson opens the bowling on the different finish. An excellent little bit of fielding on the rope cuts off a 4, however Bates picks up a boundary with a sometimes trendy reduce.
1st over: New Zealand 4-1 (Bates 2, Plimmer 1) Tremendous over from Bell, nervy begin from the White Ferns. “No means are New Zealand chasing this,” says Raf, from a settee on the different finish of the nation.
WICKET! Gaze c Heath b Bell 0 (New Zealand 1-1)
Not the most effective begin. Gaze simply avoids being run out off the second ball, solely to fall to the subsequent, getting a vanguard to Heath who has to trot backwards.
New Zealand want 161 to win
twentieth over: England 160-4 (Bouchier 43, Gibson 1) A full toss evades Plimmer at midwicket, then the runout and only a handful of singles in an excellent final over from Mair. England will likely be pleased with that I’d assume – “a superb rating,” says Bouchier, “ we had been considering 150 plus, a pleasant pitch.” I’m simply off to douse my face with water at this extraordinarily unkind hour.
England 160-4 in 20 overs.
twentieth over: England 160-4 (Bouchier 43, Gibson 1) A full toss evades Plimmer at midwicket, then the runout and only a handful of singles in an excellent final over from Mair. England will likely be pleased with that I’d assume – “a superb rating,” says Bouchier, “ we had been considering 150 plus, a pleasant pitch.” I’m simply off to douse my face with water at this extraordinarily unkind hour.
WICKET! Jones run out (Plimmer) 2 (England 157-4)
requires assessment however the cameras ship her on her means regardless of a heroic dive
nineteenth over: England 154-3 (Bouchier 38, Jones 2) One other catch goes a-missing, as Suzie Bates of all folks can’t maintain on, however Knight should be on her means shortly afterwards. Candy gem of an innings.
WICKET! Knight stumped Gaze b Kerr (England 152-3)
Knight wanders out to Kerr, is crushed, and Gaze flicks off the bails.
18th over: England 149-2 (Bouchier 37, Knight 61) Knight pulls Tahuhu behind for 4. Reaches fifty subsequent ball with a smile and a wristy look – off simply 33 balls, extremely her first fifty in opposition to New Zealand. Polishes the over off with a six, eggs over simple.
18th over: England 149-2 (Bouchier 37, Knight 61) Knight pulls Tahuhu behind for 4. Reaches fifty subsequent ball with a smile and a wristy look – off simply 33 balls, extremely her first fifty in opposition to New Zealand. Polishes the over off with a six, eggs over simple.
seventeenth over: England 131-2 (Bouchier 36, Knight 44)
sixteenth over: England 124-2 (Bouchier 32, Knight 41) Susie Bates brings herself on and almost makes a direct breakthrough – an lbw given out on the sphere however Knight seems assured and appeals right away. The cameras present she’s proper, bat in on the motion. Picks up 4 after her reprieve, ain’t that at all times the way in which. Bates almost will get her reward when Bouchier is crushed, however the stumping is missed. Knight taking part in with actual aplomb right here.
sixteenth over: England 124-2 (Bouchier 32, Knight 41) Susie Bates brings herself on and almost makes a direct breakthrough – an lbw given out on the sphere however Knight seems assured and appeals right away. The cameras present she’s proper, bat in on the motion. Picks up 4 after her reprieve, ain’t that at all times the way in which. Bates almost will get her reward when Bouchier is crushed, however the stumping is missed. Knight taking part in with actual aplomb right here.
fifteenth over: England 114-2 (Bouchier 29, Knight 35) Three dots from Jonas, who is healthier capable of flip the screw this over however can’t hold Knight quiet.
fifteenth over: England 114-2 (Bouchier 29, Knight 35) Three dots from Jonas, who is healthier capable of flip the screw this over however can’t hold Knight quiet.
fifteenth over: England 114-2 (Bouchier 29, Knight 35) Three dots from Jonas, who is healthier capable of flip the screw this over however can’t hold Knight quiet.