157/1 (21.2)
CR : 7.36
156/10 (33.3)
CR : 4.66
England Women won by 9 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
4/38
21.1
0
B Halliday to H Knight
Halliday from over the wicket. Length delivery around the off stump. Knight taps it to the pitch for no run.
21.2
4
B Halliday to H Knight
Skipper with the winning runs for England and that's a glorious shot to end the game! Halliday bowls it on full length at the outside off stump line. Knight drives it crisply through the deep covers for a boundary.
ENGW won by 9 wickets
21:39 IST and 17:09 Local Time: All over! England won by 9 wickets. They have completely outplayed the visitors in this game and have kickstarted the series with a win.
Opting to bat first, the Black Caps were pretty ordinary with the bat and were bundled out for just 156 runs. They will be disappointed with how their top and middle order performed today. Brooke Halliday played an impressive knock of 51 runs and helped her team cross the 150-mark.
With the ball, the English bowlers were spot on and picked up wickets at regular intervals. Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone were the top picks from the bowlers and picked up 4 and 2 wickets respectively.
Coming to the chase, it was a walk in the park for the home side as they chased the down the total in just 21.2 overs and played with an attacking intent. Tammy Beaumont and Maia Bouchier were the top scorers and scored 76* and 67 runs respectively.
With the ball, it was never going to be easy to defend such a low total and the New Zealand bowlers looked clueless from the ball one. Brooke Halliday was the only wicket taker who picked up Bouchier.
So, England will go with 1-0 lead heading into the second WODI of the series which is scheduled on Sunday. New Zealand are a tough team and will look to bounce back strong. Stay around for the presentations.
Player of the Match- Charlie Dean
Charlie Dean(Player of the Match)- "Tammy and Maia batted really well and it is a really good team performance today. I think my lengths are working more consistently. I try to mix-up my pace to be more effective. I like to bowl the tricky overs.
I think presence of Sophie and Glenn helps me to recover. I enjoy going out in the middle every time."
I think presence of Sophie and Glenn helps me to recover. I enjoy going out in the middle every time."
Sophie Devine (New Zealand Women Captain): "We are really disappointed with our performance. We started well with the bat but played poor after that. We need to quickly move on from this. We do have some positives to take from this game. Halliday was excellent with both bat and ball. We should take these positives and move forward.
We need to score 250-260 in this format and need to build partnerships and that should be our focus in the upcoming games."
We need to score 250-260 in this format and need to build partnerships and that should be our focus in the upcoming games."
Heather Knight(England Women Captain)- "It is really pleasing. We got wickets right from the start and we kept on attacking. We bowled in the right areas to restrict them to a low score. It is very pleasing.
Maia and Tammy knew that they had to be positive and they took the advantage when they got underway. Obviously it is a good way to start the series. The pitch was lovely to face. Tammy and Maia got the opportunity to bat in a good time. Our bowlers were outstanding. Dean was specially outstanding. It is a very good day.
The great thing in this squad is that everyone is trying to improve everyday. So, we can perform consistently. The communication is good within us. Really a good day."
Maia and Tammy knew that they had to be positive and they took the advantage when they got underway. Obviously it is a good way to start the series. The pitch was lovely to face. Tammy and Maia got the opportunity to bat in a good time. Our bowlers were outstanding. Dean was specially outstanding. It is a very good day.
The great thing in this squad is that everyone is trying to improve everyday. So, we can perform consistently. The communication is good within us. Really a good day."
So, that also brings an end to our coverage of the 1st ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women. For now, this is me Hiren Kumar signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Deepak Prakash, Saptak and Ninand Dixit and scorer/analyst Ashok. CHEERS!!