England Women v New Zealand Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 3rd T20I, New Zealand Women tour of England, 2026

New Zealand Women tour of England 3rd T20I: England Women v New Zealand Women at Brighton, Yesterday
England Women
ENG-W
81/3 (13.5)
New Zealand Women
NZ-W
80/10 (19.1)
Finished
ENG-W won by 7 wickets
New Zealand Women InningNZ-W Inning80/10 (19.1 ov)
England Women InningENG-W Inning81/3 (13.5 ov)

Commentary

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0.1
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, 2 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, slams flick shot, sending the ball towards the short mid wicket, umpire calls a no ball as Rosemary Mair overstepped the crease.
1
0.1
Rosemary Mair to Alice Capsey, 1 run, Alice Capsey goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
0
0.2
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
1
0.3
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, Sophia Dunkley goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards square leg for 1 run.
1lb
0.4
Rosemary Mair to Alice Capsey, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Alice Capsey goes forward, swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
0
0.5
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
0
0.6
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Sophia Dunkley 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 1 (5 runs)
Sophia Dunkley 2 (5)
Alice Capsey 1 (2)
England Women 5/0
Rosemary Mair 1-0-4-0
1
1.1
Bree Illing to Alice Capsey, 1 run, Alice Capsey goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1wd
1.2
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Sophia Dunkley with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
1.2
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, Sophia Dunkley goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
0
1.3
Bree Illing to Alice Capsey, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Alice Capsey goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
1lb
1.4
Bree Illing to Alice Capsey, 1 leg bye, Alice Capsey goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short fine leg for 1 run.
1
1.5
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, Sophia Dunkley hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident hook that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
1.6
Bree Illing to Alice Capsey, 1 run, Alice Capsey goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 2 (6 runs)
Alice Capsey 3 (6)
Sophia Dunkley 4 (7)
England Women 11/0
Bree Illing 1-0-5-0
Rosemary Mair 1-0-4-0
w
2.1
Alice Capsey lbw b NH Patel 3 (7) Nensi Patel to Alice Capsey, no run, lbw b NH Patel, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Alice Capsey goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Nensi Patel, and Umpire gives it out ! Alice Capsey has to depart.
0
2.2
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
0
2.3
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
1
2.4
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.
4
2.5
Nensi Patel to Sophia Dunkley, Four, Four !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
2.6
Nensi Patel to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
End of over 3 (5 runs)
Sophia Dunkley 8 (9)
Maia Bouchier 1 (3)
England Women 16/1
Nensi Patel 1-0-5-1
Bree Illing 1-0-5-0
0
3.1
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
1
3.2
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.
4
3.3
Jess Kerr to Sophia Dunkley, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, plays ramp shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
3.4
Jess Kerr to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
0
3.5
Jess Kerr to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
2wd
3.6
Jess Kerr to Sophia Dunkley, 2 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Sophia Dunkley's head, It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 2 runs, Umpire Calls it wide.
2
3.6
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 2 runs, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
End of over 4 (9 runs)
Maia Bouchier 4 (6)
Sophia Dunkley 12 (12)
England Women 25/1
Jess Kerr 1-0-9-0
Nensi Patel 1-0-5-1
0
4.1
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley 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
4.2
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
0
4.3
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
4
4.4
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
4.5
Rosemary Mair to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, Sophia Dunkley goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
0
4.6
Rosemary Mair to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 5 (5 runs)
Maia Bouchier 4 (7)
Sophia Dunkley 17 (17)
England Women 30/1
Rosemary Mair 2-0-9-0
Jess Kerr 1-0-9-0
0
5.1
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
4
5.2
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
5.3
Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, 1 run, Sophia Dunkley goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1
5.4
Bree Illing to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
w
5.5
Sophia Dunkley c R Mair b B Illing 22 (21) Bree Illing to Sophia Dunkley, no run, c R Mair b B Illing, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophia Dunkley goes forward to hit sloge sweep to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Rosemary Mair. Sophia Dunkley is dismissed.
0
5.6
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 6 (6 runs)
Heather Knight 0 (1)
Maia Bouchier 5 (8)
England Women 36/2
Bree Illing 2-0-11-1
Rosemary Mair 2-0-9-0
1
6.1
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
6.2
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
1
6.3
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
1
6.4
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
0
6.5
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
6.6
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
End of over 7 (4 runs)
Maia Bouchier 7 (12)
Heather Knight 2 (3)
England Women 40/2
Amelia Kerr 1-0-4-0
Bree Illing 2-0-11-1
0
7.1
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Heather Knight 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
7.2
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Heather Knight 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
7.3
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Heather Knight 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
7.4
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Heather Knight goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
7.5
Bree Illing to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
0
7.6
Bree Illing to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
End of over 8 (1 runs)
Maia Bouchier 7 (13)
Heather Knight 3 (8)
England Women 41/2
Bree Illing 3-0-12-1
Amelia Kerr 1-0-4-0
0
8.1
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
8.2
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1wd
8.3
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Maia Bouchier with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
8.3
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Amelia Kerr delivers legbreak at good length, Maia Bouchier goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
1
8.4
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1wd
8.5
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak yorker on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Maia Bouchier with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
2
8.5
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 2 runs, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
8.6
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Amelia Kerr delivers legbreak at good length, Maia Bouchier goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
End of over 9 (8 runs)
Maia Bouchier 11 (16)
Heather Knight 5 (11)
England Women 49/2
Amelia Kerr 2-0-12-0
Bree Illing 3-0-12-1
4
9.1
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
9.2
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier 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 1 run.
2
9.3
Jess Kerr to Heather Knight, 2 runs, Heather Knight goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.
1wd
9.4
Jess Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball yorker, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Heather Knight no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
1
9.4
Jess Kerr to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
0
9.5
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
1
9.6
Jess Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Maia Bouchier 17 (20)
Heather Knight 8 (13)
England Women 59/2
Jess Kerr 2-0-19-0
Amelia Kerr 2-0-12-0
0
10.1
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
10.2
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
1
10.3
Nensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
0
10.4
Nensi Patel to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, tucks reverse sweep toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.
0
10.5
Nensi Patel to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
1
10.6
Nensi Patel to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 11 (2 runs)
Heather Knight 9 (16)
Maia Bouchier 18 (23)
England Women 61/2
Nensi Patel 2-0-7-1
Jess Kerr 2-0-19-0
0
11.1
Rosemary Mair to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward and tucks cut toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
11.2
Rosemary Mair to Heather Knight, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Heather Knight 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
11.3
Rosemary Mair to Heather Knight, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
11.4
Rosemary Mair to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
0
11.5
Rosemary Mair to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
1wd
11.6
Rosemary Mair to Maia Bouchier, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Maia Bouchier no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
11.6
Rosemary Mair to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Maia Bouchier 18 (25)
Heather Knight 14 (20)
England Women 67/2
Rosemary Mair 3-0-15-0
Nensi Patel 2-0-7-1
4
12.1
Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, Four, Four !! legbreak, fulltoss, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
w
12.2
Heather Knight c NH Patel b AC Kerr 18 (22) Amelia Kerr to Heather Knight, no run, c NH Patel b AC Kerr, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward to hit sloge sweep to square leg but it resulted in a catch taken by Nensi Patel. Heather Knight is dismissed.
1
12.3
Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1wd
12.4
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length, on the leg stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Maia Bouchier no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
0
12.4
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
0
12.5
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Maia Bouchier goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
0
12.6
Amelia Kerr to Maia Bouchier, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier 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 13 (6 runs)
Maia Bouchier 18 (28)
Freya Kemp 1 (1)
England Women 73/3
Amelia Kerr 3-0-18-1
Rosemary Mair 3-0-15-0
1
13.1
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1
13.2
Bree Illing to Maia Bouchier, 1 run, Maia Bouchier goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
4
13.3
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1wd
13.4
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball back of length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Freya Kemp with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
0
13.4
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of 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
13.5
Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.