England Women v New Zealand Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, New Zealand Women tour of England, 2026

New Zealand Women tour of England 2nd T20I: England Women v New Zealand Women at Canterbury, May 23, 2026
England Women
ENG-W
156/6 (20)
New Zealand Women
NZ-W
170/5 (20)
Finished
NZ-W won by 14 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Amy Jones1100100.00
Issy Wong8301266.67
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Lea Tahuhu403218.00
Bree Illing402716.75
Current Partnership: 8 run (0.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Freya Kemp 14 (14) | Fall of Wicket: 148/6 (19.3 ov)
CRR: 7.80 | Last Ten Overs: 80/4 7.74
Recent: 62·W1··1·4·1W·42·1

Commentary

End of over 20 (9 runs)
Issy Wong 8 (3)
Amy Jones 1 (1)
England Women 156/6
Lea Tahuhu 4-0-32-1
Bree Illing 4-0-27-1
6
19.6
Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Issy Wong goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
2
19.5
Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, 2 runs, Issy Wong goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 2 runs.
0
19.4
Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Issy Wong goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
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19.3
Freya Kemp c G Plimmer b LMM Tahuhu 14 (14) Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, c G Plimmer b LMM Tahuhu, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to hit inside out shot to long off but it resulted in a catch taken by Georgia Plimmer. Freya Kemp is dismissed.
1wd
19.3
Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger yorker, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Freya Kemp no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
19.2
Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
19.1
Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 19 (6 runs)
Freya Kemp 14 (11)
Amy Jones 1 (1)
England Women 147/5
Bree Illing 4-0-27-1
Amelia Kerr 4-0-28-1
1
18.6
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.
0
18.5
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
4
18.4
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
18.3
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1
18.2
Bree Illing to Amy Jones, 1 run, Amy Jones goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
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18.1
Danielle Gibson b B Illing 12 (9) Bree Illing to Danielle Gibson, no run, b B Illing, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
End of over 18 (7 runs)
Freya Kemp 9 (7)
Danielle Gibson 12 (8)
England Women 141/4
Amelia Kerr 4-0-28-1
Sophie Devine 2-0-19-0
0
17.6
Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
4
17.5
Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
2
17.4
Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, 2 runs, Freya Kemp goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 2 runs.
0
17.3
Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
1
17.2
Amelia Kerr to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
0
17.1
Amelia Kerr to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 17 (14 runs)
Freya Kemp 3 (3)
Danielle Gibson 11 (6)
England Women 134/4
Sophie Devine 2-0-19-0
Nensi Patel 4-0-25-2
2
16.6
Sophie Devine to Freya Kemp, 2 runs, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
1
16.5
Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
4
16.4
Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
4
16.3
Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
16.2
Sophie Devine to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
16.1
Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Sophie Devine delivers fast ball at good length, Danielle Gibson goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1wd
16.1
Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Danielle Gibson with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
End of over 16 (4 runs)
Freya Kemp 0 (1)
Danielle Gibson 1 (2)
England Women 120/4
Nensi Patel 4-0-25-2
Lea Tahuhu 3-0-23-0