135/8 (20.0)
CR : 6.75
155/7 (20.0)
CR : 7.75
England Women won by 20 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Heather Knight
46(31)
1:36 AM IST, 9:06 PM Local Time: The England Women's side script history defeating New Zealand by 20 runs and whitewashing the 5-match series winning every single match with the grand finale at Lord's resulting in another convincing win.
New Zealand won the toss, elected to bowl with the spinners Fran Jonas (4/22) and Eden Carson (2/35) joining forces to put the hosts on the backfoot. Skipper Heather Knight's unbeaten 46 in 31 deliveries helped the hosts put a defendable 155/7 on the board.
The seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer started off well for England removing the openers inside the powerplay to reduce the score to 31/2 at the end of 6 overs. Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine took matters in their hands to take New Zealand to 62/2 at the halfway stage.
The duo added 32 for the 3rd wicket with Devine falling in the 11th over. Brooke Halliday then scored 25 in 20 balls adding a further 40 with Amelia for the 4th wicket but the bowlers kept the scoring rate in check.
Lauren Bell struck in the 16th over to send Halliday back in the hut. The wicket initiated another mini collapse with no other batter scoring into double digits. Amelia Kerr was next to depart with a fighting 43 in 36 deliveries, finishing as the top scorer for New Zealand tonight.
After the spinners inflicted damage in the first innings, it was time for the pacers to shine in the second innings as Lauren Bell (3/21) was the pick of the bowlers with Charlie Dean (2/29), Freya Kemp (2/31) and Lauren Filer (1/22) the other perpetrators. Sophie Ecclestone had an off-day as she finished wicketless with 0/30.
Despite finishing wicketless, Ecclestone finished as the joint leading wicket taker this series with Sarah Glenn (8). Alice Capsey topping the run scoring charts with 129 runs in 4 innings.
New Zealand won the toss, elected to bowl with the spinners Fran Jonas (4/22) and Eden Carson (2/35) joining forces to put the hosts on the backfoot. Skipper Heather Knight's unbeaten 46 in 31 deliveries helped the hosts put a defendable 155/7 on the board.
The seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer started off well for England removing the openers inside the powerplay to reduce the score to 31/2 at the end of 6 overs. Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine took matters in their hands to take New Zealand to 62/2 at the halfway stage.
The duo added 32 for the 3rd wicket with Devine falling in the 11th over. Brooke Halliday then scored 25 in 20 balls adding a further 40 with Amelia for the 4th wicket but the bowlers kept the scoring rate in check.
Lauren Bell struck in the 16th over to send Halliday back in the hut. The wicket initiated another mini collapse with no other batter scoring into double digits. Amelia Kerr was next to depart with a fighting 43 in 36 deliveries, finishing as the top scorer for New Zealand tonight.
After the spinners inflicted damage in the first innings, it was time for the pacers to shine in the second innings as Lauren Bell (3/21) was the pick of the bowlers with Charlie Dean (2/29), Freya Kemp (2/31) and Lauren Filer (1/22) the other perpetrators. Sophie Ecclestone had an off-day as she finished wicketless with 0/30.
Despite finishing wicketless, Ecclestone finished as the joint leading wicket taker this series with Sarah Glenn (8). Alice Capsey topping the run scoring charts with 129 runs in 4 innings.
England Women have won 13 home games in this summer, the most number of wins by them in a single home season.
This is the first time that the New Zealand Women have failed to win a single game in a five-match T20I series.
Player of the Series: Sarah Glenn
Sarah Glenn (Player of the Series): "I'm really enjoying playing cricket with the girls. We are playing fearless cricket and that is helping us. Just trying play with a smile on our face.
I'm trying to build in some variations while bowling and keeping myself in the game.
This means a lot. But it's a build-up of the hard work from the girls and we would like to carry it forward."
I'm trying to build in some variations while bowling and keeping myself in the game.
This means a lot. But it's a build-up of the hard work from the girls and we would like to carry it forward."
Sophie Devine (New Zealand Women Captain): "The way Fran Jonas bowled was fantastic. Plenty of positives in the fielding effort but disappointing to finish the way we did.
We played against a strong England side. We will take those learnings and learn from our mistakes. There are some key events coming up. Its been a long tour and a hard one for us. We will look as individuals how to do better and what we need to do differently to compete against these strong teams in the World Cup.
It is about soaking in the atmosphere and making the most of the opportunities. At the end of the day its cricket."
We played against a strong England side. We will take those learnings and learn from our mistakes. There are some key events coming up. Its been a long tour and a hard one for us. We will look as individuals how to do better and what we need to do differently to compete against these strong teams in the World Cup.
It is about soaking in the atmosphere and making the most of the opportunities. At the end of the day its cricket."
Player of the Match: Heather Knight
Heather Knight (POTM and England Women Captain): "I guess that's the situation I have been in plenty of times. Lord's can be a funny surface sometimes. You can't be free-flowing always. But Charlie played really well. Played a good energy and it was nice to contribute because the girls have been outstanding throughout the summer. Happy to finish it with a win.
Just the way we played. We were good against Pakistan but we thought we could be better. We have done it brilliantly in this series against New Zealand. We have come out hard and been smart. We wanted to finish on a high and we have done it. The crowd in London has been great. It was great to play in front of them.
We have made a lot of changes and the girls have adapted brilliantly. Jon was trying to disrupt the combination. But the girls have been ready for anything and that will help us in tournaments. This is a good place to be and picking up a World Cup squad will be hard.
We are pretty close. It's just keep going and keep improving as a side and as players. It's great to get those players. Freya has been great. As a captain, just seeing them and thrive on the bigger stage is great."
Just the way we played. We were good against Pakistan but we thought we could be better. We have done it brilliantly in this series against New Zealand. We have come out hard and been smart. We wanted to finish on a high and we have done it. The crowd in London has been great. It was great to play in front of them.
We have made a lot of changes and the girls have adapted brilliantly. Jon was trying to disrupt the combination. But the girls have been ready for anything and that will help us in tournaments. This is a good place to be and picking up a World Cup squad will be hard.
We are pretty close. It's just keep going and keep improving as a side and as players. It's great to get those players. Freya has been great. As a captain, just seeing them and thrive on the bigger stage is great."
That's it from our coverage of the 5th and final T20 international of the series. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.