ENG Women vs NZ Women, 2nd ODI at Worcester, NZ-W in ENG, Sep 19 2021 - Match Result

6.25pm So that's the end of that. Another gripping encounter. From Miller and Valkerie, thanks and goodnight!

The Player of the Match is Danni Wyatt: "What a win, showed a lot of fight with the bat and Charlie Dean exceptional with the ball. I had 35 overs to bat, so get my head down, take low risks, enjoyed batting out there. I went and gave Lauren a hug for the run-out, I'm really sorry!"

Sophie Devine: "We're extremely disappointed, bowled England out for a sub-par total, we back ourselves to win those, rain-break or not, it was never run-rate pressure that would get us, it was wickets. You can't lose them in clumps against a strong English side. Got to go back to the drawing board, we tried too hard to get the lower-order out. Have another crack on Tuesday. Got to have a bit of mongrel about us, winning is a habit and we haven't won much of late. Got to back ourselves, and tip it over the line."

Heather Knight: "A bit of a steal wasn't it? What character, Danni and Tash Farrant played a brilliant hand, they were on top until the rain-break then Charlie Dean came in and bowled like that, my plans for the bowlers changed about 20 times. I'm really chuffed for Danni in her 200th game. We won a game we shouldn't really win. In tournament cricket, like Ashes and World Cup, we might have to defend 200 in the World Cup, they are the worst to lose and the best to win. We've been tested, which is really pleasing."

6.11pm That's a gutsy effort from England. They were undoubtedly helped by the rain break, but they needed to make their regroup count as they picked off the remaining six wickets for victory. Charlie Dean takes the plaudits for her four wickets, in only her second ODI, but fittingly it is Farrant who claims the final wicket, seeing as her defiant 22 at No.11 was instrumental in England's revival. Without that, Danni Wyatt would have run out of partners before she could compile a matchwinning half-century.

As for New Zealand, another tale of what might have been. They had England at their mercy at 118 for 6, following the run out of Winfield-Hill, and even at 145 for 9. And they were in control of the chase too at 61 for 1. But Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone broke through before the rain, and then after the DLS readjustment, they never got going.

Celine : "With due credit to Eng-W, it's the NZ-W batters who did not deliver. The NZ-W bowlers had done a good job!"

Back comes Farrant with a game to win

Stunning work from Dean, tight lines, lovely flight, good composure

Ben: ""Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again" is well known to be the song that Duckworth, Lewis and the new guy play before they open their meetings in which they discuss their 'systems'"

Michael Rutter: "England lost eight overs that they could have used to bowl out New Zealand. DLS tries to account for this as well. Since it is impossible to randomly give a NZ batter out, you have to compensate by making the run rate higher." This is also true, the shorter the game, the more licence to swing for glory