RESULT
3rd ODI, Lincoln, March 05, 2012, England Women tour of New Zealand
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(42.4/50 ov, T:221) 222/4

ENG Women won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
109* (113)
sarah-taylor
Player Of The Series
4 wkts
anya-shrubsole
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Taylor hits ton in England whitewash

A 201-run partnership helped England Women to a 14th consecutive victory and a 3-0 series whitewash over New Zealand Women in Lincoln.

ESPNcricinfo staff
05-Mar-2012
England Women 222 for 4 (Taylor 109*, Greenway 84) beat New Zealand Women 220 (Satterthwaite 58, Marsh 3-28) by six wickets
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A 201-run partnership helped England Women to a 14th consecutive victory and a 3-0 series whitewash over New Zealand Women in Lincoln. Sarah Taylor's unbeaten 109 was the mainstay of the stand as England chased 221 inside 43 overs to win by six wickets.
It was Taylor's fourth ODI century and came in with England at 15 for 2, having lost captain Charlotte Edwards and Tamsin Beaumont both lbw to Rachel Candy for single-figure scores. Taylor, who became the youngest female to 2,000 international runs in the second ODI, struck nine fours in her 113-ball innings. Her partnership with Lydia Greenway came in 36.3 overs and guided England to another easy victory.
Greenway also faced 113 balls, making 84 with six fours before being stumped with her side within a stroke of the target. It was left to Taylor to score the winning runs and keep England's unbeaten run going, which stretches back to July 2011.
New Zealand had looked on course to set a competitive total but having been 202 for 5, their innings collapsed for 18 more runs. After a solid start, Laura Marsh struck to remove Katey Martin for 38, then picked up wickets in successive overs, removing Suzie Bates and Anna Peterson on her way to 3 for 28.
Amy Satterthwaite tried to rebuild the innings with a 69-ball 58 but after she fell to Arran Brindle, Danni Wyatt's 3 for 36 ran through the lower order and England were faced with only a modest chase.
"It was a fantastic team performance today," Sarah Taylor said. "The bowlers bowled well to restrict New Zealand and I was delighted to contribute and get a big score. I think that was one of my best innings.
"Lydia batted really well. It was great to share a partnership with her on such a fantastic wicket. Once we got in we just looked accumulate and build the runs. We knew that if we just batted the runs would come."

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