EN-W vs NZ-W Live Score - England Women vs New Zealand Women Live Score & Commentary

3rd ODI • Grace Road • Leicester

England Women

178/10 (48.3)

New Zealand Women

181/7 (45.5)

NZ-W won by 3 wickets

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Player of the Match Lea Tahuhu

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ENG-W s

NZ-W s

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England Women s

178/10 (48.3)

Batters

Lauren Winfield Hill

30.77

lbw b LMM Tahuhu

Tammy Beaumont

10.00

lbw b LMM Tahuhu

Heather Knight

(C)

120.00

c KJ Martin b LMM Tahuhu

Amy Jones

63.64

b M Penfold

Sophia Dunkley

37.50

b LMM Tahuhu

Danielle Wyatt

50.00

c LR Down b M Penfold

Charlotte Dean

40.00

b LMM Tahuhu

Katherine Brunt

50.00

Not out

Sophie Ecclestone

50.00

lbw b L Kasperek

Kate Cross

72.50

runout (L Kasperek)

Tash Farrant

66.66

lbw b HNK Jensen

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 3, W: 14)

TOTAL

(48.3 Ov, RR: 3.67)

178/10

Bowlers

EXT

Lea Tahuhu

3.70

Sophie Devine

2.89

Molly Penfold

4.20

Hayley Jensen

9.3

4.21

Leigh Kasperek

2.80

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tammy Beaumont

lbw b LMM Tahuhu

1-6

2.4

Lauren Winfield Hill

lbw b LMM Tahuhu

2-11

4.2

Heather Knight

c KJ Martin b LMM Tahuhu

3-20

6.1

Sophia Dunkley

b LMM Tahuhu

4-27

8.6

Amy Jones

b M Penfold

5-48

14.1

Danielle Wyatt

c LR Down b M Penfold

6-59

16.6

Charlotte Dean

b LMM Tahuhu

7-78

22.2

Sophie Ecclestone

lbw b L Kasperek

8-101

29.1

Kate Cross

runout (L Kasperek)

9-154

41.3

Tash Farrant

lbw b HNK Jensen

10-178

48.3

New Zealand Women s

181/7 (45.5)

Batters

Suzie Bates

26.32

b KS Brunt

Lauren Down

53.85

c TT Beaumont b KS Brunt

Maddy Green

106

66.04

Not out

Amy Satterthwaite

61.11

c S Ecclestone b CE Dean

Sophie Devine

(C)

25.00

b KS Brunt

Brooke Halliday

65.79

b NE Farrant

Katey Martin

40.00

b S Ecclestone

Hayley Jensen

15.38

lbw b KS Brunt

Lea Tahuhu *

126.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 12)

TOTAL

(45.5 Ov, RR: 3.95)

181/7

Did not Bat

Leigh Kasperek, Molly Penfold

Bowlers

EXT

Katherine Brunt

2.20

Tash Farrant

7.5

5.74

Kate Cross

4.00

Sophie Ecclestone

4.10

Charlotte Dean

3.80

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Suzie Bates

b KS Brunt

1-12

4.4

Lauren Down

c TT Beaumont b KS Brunt

2-13

6.3

Amy Satterthwaite

c S Ecclestone b CE Dean

3-85

23.1

Sophie Devine

b KS Brunt

4-94

26.4

Brooke Halliday

b NE Farrant

5-146

37.3

Katey Martin

b S Ecclestone

6-149

38.4

Hayley Jensen

lbw b KS Brunt

7-158

42.2

Match Info

Date & Time

21 Sep, 05:30 PM IST

Venue

Grace Road, Leicester

Match

3rd ODI,

New Zealand Women tour of England 2021 2021

Umpires

Paul Pollard (England), Sue Redfern (England), David Millns (England, TV)

Referee

Phil Whitticase (England)

Toss

New Zealand Women elected to bowl

Player of the Match Lea Tahuhu

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Commentary

That will be all for tonight. This is me Raghav Tikmany alongside my co-commentator Dwijesh Reddy signing off. Stay tuned on Sportskeeda for more live-action!

Maddy Green, Player of the Match: We spoke about going in and finishing the match the past couple of games. It was all about being present at the back end, and it was wonderful to have Lea slam a couple to relieve some of the strain. We've talked about the top order stepping up, taking responsibility, and batting through as the bowling department hasn't been something to worry about.

Sophie Devine, New Zealand's skipper: Really nice to finally get over the line, very relieved. We know the tail can perform, and some of Lea Tahuhu's striking was very impressive. It's relaxing to sit back and watch the girls get the job done. It's great to see her bowl again after she's been like a caged beast. She's improved her precision; she's not as swift as she used to be, but it's all about intelligence. We're aware that we're narrowing the gap on England and that we're on the right track coming into the World Cup.

Heather Knight, England's skipper: Just not enough runs on the board for us. The bowlers have been fantastic; they are eager to be aggressive, and we have pushed New Zealand to the edge. Katherine was unlucky to miss out on a five-wicket haul, while Charlie Dean is beginning to appear at ease in international cricket. It's more a case of us getting ourselves out at times, but we still have two games to put in great showings.

What a win, what a win for New Zealand! After being contained for the first two matches, this has been a perfect response from the visitors. They win this tie by 3 wickets with 25 balls to spare. The series is alive and New Zealand finally taste some victory after a series of defeats in the 50-over format.

Right then, it was a very good toss to win for the White Ferns. They managed to restrict England to 78/7 and it looked like we were in for a quick finish. However, horrors of the last game had kicked in and England ended up adding 100 more runs from there to set up a tricky 179 run-chase for the visitors.

Chasing 179, New Zealand were off to a poor start. Their openers yet again failed to give them a good start as Katherine Brunt got rid of them in the powerplay itself. It was the 72 run stand between Amy Satterthwaite and Maddy Green that laid the foundation. The game looked out of England's control until Satterthwaite skied one straight to mid-off off Charlotte Dean's bowling. Sophie Devine followed instantly which brought Brooke Halliday to the crease.

Halliday and Green added 52 runs for the 5th wicket which pretty much assured a victory for New Zealand. Only 33 runs were required when Halliday had departed which also led to a flurry of two more wickets. New Zealand were almost going to lose the grip again but a small little cameo from Lea Tahuhu in the back end brought relief to the camp as she made things easier for Maddy Green.

46.0

45.5 Natasha Farrant to Lea Tahuhu, SIX! TAHUHU FINISHES IT IN STYLE! New Zealand win by 3 wickets to keep the series alive! It was a full ball bowled on middle stump, Tahuhu hits it straight over the bowler for a wonderful maximum, the first of the innings and the match to seal a famous win for the White Ferns!

45.4 Natasha Farrant to Lea Tahuhu, a yorker on the off-stump, Tahuhu digs it out to the cover region for no runs

45.3 Natasha Farrant to Lea Tahuhu, FOUR MORE! A slower ball bowled at a length outside off, Tahuhu crunches it past the cover fielder for a boundary! Surely, the game is over!

8 runs needed now for New Zealand! They are in touching distance and every run from here will be a countdown for them.

45.2 Natasha Farrant to Lea Tahuhu, FOUR! Tahuhu is winning the game for NZ! A full ball bowled on off-stump, Tahuhu waits and lofts it over the mid-off region for a boundary!

45.1 Natasha Farrant to Maddy Green, a full ball bowled on the pads, Green tucks it into the leg-side for a single. Brings Tahuhu back on strike

Natasha Farrant [7.0-0-30-1] is back into the attack.

The perfect end to the over for New Zealand. After Lea Tahuhu getting a boundary in the beginning, Maddy Green has retained the strike for the next over with 13 runs left to be scored off the last 5 overs.

overs

166 /7 score

1lb

runs

Maddy Green *

69 (105)

Lea Tahuhu

5 (11)

Kate Cross

0 /32

44.6 Kate Cross to Maddy Green, a length ball bowled outside off, Green makes room and guides it towards backward point for a single

44.5 Kate Cross to Maddy Green, a full ball bowled on middle and off, Green drills it to the mid-on region for no runs

44.4 Kate Cross to Maddy Green, a yorker on the stumps, Green pushes it to the covers for no runs

44.3 Kate Cross to Lea Tahuhu, MORE RUNS! A length ball bowled down the leg-side, Tahuhu gets some pad on it towards fine-leg for a single

There it is! Over the top of mid-off and Tahuhu picks up a boundary! This will bring a lot of relief to the batters as their burden is reduced by about 20%.