full toss, dispatched through midwicket! Slam Dunkley at the death! She smashes it beyond the despairing dive of Jensen on the boundary - and England win by four wickets, taking the series 2-1
144/4
(19.5/20 ov, T:145) 145/6
ENG WMN won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
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Scorecard summary
New Zealand Women • 144/4(20 overs)
Sophie Devine 35 (33)
Sarah Glenn1/20 (4)
Suzie Bates 34 (30)
Nat Sciver-Brunt1/29 (4)
England Women • 145/6(19.5 overs)
Heather Knight 42 (36)
Leigh Kasperek3/25 (4)
Danni Wyatt 35 (23)
Jess Kerr1/27 (4)
9.40pm: Time for the presentations, New Zealand captain Sophie Devine is Player of the Series: "Great game of cricket, credit to England, they held their nerve. Disappointing not to win but we'll take a lot of learnings from it. [Satterthwaite 20th over] It was a mid-pitch conversation between half a dozen of us but Amy's got the experience, we thought pace off the ball and trying to get them to hit to the bigger boundary, but it didn't come off."
England's captain Heather Knight is Player of the Match: "Lovely night. Bit rusty, to be honest, but New Zealand were fantastic. Great to get over the line. We weren't perfect but lots of good performances, different people contributing at different times. [50 runs from last four] We're always trying to be better, times we've been brilliant at the death. Got off to a good start, didn't take wickets but reined them in. [Dunkley] What a summer, really important for her to soak up the pressure and get us over the line."
Right, that's a wrap for the T20Is. The teams move on play five ODIs that will form a big part of World Cup planning. We'll be back for that next week. Until then, thanks for your comments as always. Cheerio!
9.30pm: What a finish, England scraping home with one ball to spare! Always a tough ask to defend single figures from the last over, but Amy Satterthwaite seemed up to the task until she finally gave up a boundary ball. Heather Knight got England most of the way there, but it required a nerveless contribution from Sophia Dunkley to ice the chase, another match-winning knock in her breakthrough summer. Credit to NZ, after a heavy defeat in the opener, they've pushed England all the way to keep the series alive right to the very end
19.5
4
AE Satterthwaite to Dunkley, FOUR runs
19.4
2
AE Satterthwaite to Dunkley, 2 runs
full and flighted, driven firmly and they push for two... think Satterthwaite got a fingertip on it, the ball trickling towards long-on, which enabled them to come back
19.3
1
AE Satterthwaite to K Sciver-Brunt, 1 run
Brunt comes down, doesn't get much on it but scurries up the other end. Satterthwaite happy to concede one
19.2
•
AE Satterthwaite to K Sciver-Brunt, no run
round the wicket, looped up full outside off stump, swing and a miss from Brunt!
Katherine Brunt marches out
19.1
W
AE Satterthwaite to Bouchier, OUT
hits leg stump! Tossed up and Bouchier aims a heave across the line, nowhere near connecting as it skids through and hits the target! Tips the balance back towards NZ
Maia Bouchier b Satterthwaite 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
Bouchier retains the strike, then. England need 7 from 6... and the experienced Satterthwaite is going to bowl the final over
end of over 199 runs • 1 wicket
ENG-W: 138/5CRR: 7.26 • RRR: 7.00 • Need 7 from 6b
Maia Bouchier1 (1b)
Sophia Dunkley16 (19b)
Sophie Devine 4-0-29-1
Amy Satterthwaite 3-0-21-0
18.6
1
Devine to Bouchier, 1 run
full and Bouchier plays a lofted straight drive, bounces short of long-off
Maia Bouchier, in only her second T20I, heads out
18.5
W
Devine to Knight, OUT
Knight picks out mid-off! Looking for the boundary to finish the over and ease England nerves going into the last... but she couldn't quite get enough elevation on it and Bates holds the catch! Is there another twist to come?!
Heather Knight c Bates b Devine 42 (36b 5x4 0x6 52m) SR: 116.66
18.5
1w
Devine to Knight, 1 wide
shuffles to leg, Devine tries to follow her but sends it behind the pads for a wide
18.4
1
Devine to Dunkley, 1 run
full, 67mph and swept off the pads, just a single to Newton at deep backward square
18.3
1
Devine to Knight, 1 run
full on off, punched down to long-on
18.2
4
Devine to Knight, FOUR runs
pitched up and nailed! Knight plants the front leg and swings a powerful slog-sweep into the gap at midwicket!
18.1
1
Devine to Dunkley, 1 run
short and miscued, in the air but bouncing down to long-on
Sophie Devine for the penultimate over
end of over 183 runs
ENG-W: 129/4CRR: 7.16 • RRR: 8.00 • Need 16 from 12b
Heather Knight37 (33b 4x4)
Sophia Dunkley14 (17b)
Amy Satterthwaite 3-0-21-0
Leigh Kasperek 4-0-25-3
Three off the over, and the RRR goes back up to 8 for England
17.6
•
AE Satterthwaite to Knight, no run
finishes with a full toss, but Knight can only bunt it to cover for a dot!
17.5
1
AE Satterthwaite to Dunkley, 1 run
punched back down the ground, in the air but wide of the diving Satterthwaite
17.4
1
AE Satterthwaite to Knight, 1 run
floated up and driven to mid-off, they scamper the single
17.3
•
AE Satterthwaite to Knight, no run
Knight reverse-sweeps but sends the ball to backward point
17.2
1
AE Satterthwaite to Dunkley, 1 run
tossed up from round the wicket, swept in front of square
17.1
•
AE Satterthwaite to Dunkley, no run
picks out the cover fielder
Satterthwaite back for the 18th
end of over 179 runs
ENG-W: 126/4CRR: 7.41 • RRR: 6.33 • Need 19 from 18b
Sophia Dunkley12 (14b)
Heather Knight36 (30b 4x4)
Leigh Kasperek 4-0-25-3
Hayley Jensen 2-0-21-0
16.6
1
Kasperek to Dunkley, 1 run
shovelled down to long-on, the rate nearly down to a run a ball for England
16.5
1
Kasperek to Knight, 1 run
Match details
| The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Toss | England Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2021 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England Women won the 3-match series 2-1 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 952 |
| Match days | 09 September 2021 - night (20-over match) |
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| Match Referee | |
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