Key occasions
fifteenth over: New Zealand 84-5 (Halliday 28, Gaze 10) Erm, I used to be daydreaming throughout that over, sorry. I do know Charlie Dean bowled it, and Brooke Halliday went previous her earlier T2oI-best rating of 27, however that’s about it.
14th over: New Zealand 79-5 (Halliday 25, Gaze 8) Lauren Filer ends a luckless spell with one other sharp over that features a false stroke from Gaze and a play-and-miss from Halliday. She finishes with affordable figures of 4-0-22-0, however they’re a goshdarn lie – she bowled very well.
thirteenth over: New Zealand 76-5 (Halliday 24, Gaze 6) Now Ecclestone has her palms on her head, questioning how she hasn’t bowled Izzy Gaze. It was textbook stuff, a faster ball that skidded on to the right-hander and would have hit the leg bail however for the thinnest inside-edge from Gaze. As a substitute of getting her third wicket, Ecclestone conceded 4 runs.
WICKET! New Zealand 69-5 (Inexperienced ct and b Ecclestone 10)
Sophie Ecclestone has taken a blinder off her personal bowling. Maddy Inexperienced danced down the monitor and walloped the ball again at Ecclestone, who reached instinctively to her left to take a marvellous two-handed catch. She places her hand over her mouth, stunned by her personal brilliance.
twelfth over: New Zealand 69-4 (Inexperienced 10, Halliday 23) Heather Knight continues to shuffle her bowlers. Gibson is timed stylishly over additional cowl for 3 by Halliday, who continues to look in glorious contact.
Inexperienced has a little bit of fortune later within the over when a vanguard loops to security on the off facet.
eleventh over: New Zealand 63-4 (Inexperienced 9, Halliday 18) Ecclestone off, Dean on. Halliday blasts her first authentic supply straight to lengthy off, the place Gibson drops a pointy however comparatively easy catch. To compound her frustration, the ball disappears over her shoulder for 4. A big serving to of singles, wides and twos make it a superb over for New Zealand, 13 from it.
This fifth-wicket pair have now doubled the rating, a nice effort within the circumstances. New Zealand had been in all types once they got here collectively.
tenth over: New Zealand 50-4 (Inexperienced 8, Halliday 10) Filer returns to the assault. She’s troubled all of the batters as we speak, with a median pace of 74mph, and he or she nearly will get a deserved wicket off the final ball of the over. Inexperienced, crushed for tempo, looped the ball tantalisingly on the off facet. Filer ran throughout and dived ahead however couldn’t fairly attain it.
ninth over: New Zealand 46-4 (Inexperienced 7, Halliday 8) Halliday, who has began with a busy authority, drives Ecclestone over the covers for a pair. Then Inexperienced will get the primary boundary of this partnership with a deceptively well-timed push via the covers.
eighth over: New Zealand 37-4 (Inexperienced 1, Halliday 5) Having taken two catches in as many overs, Dani Gibson comes into the assault. A quiet over, sensibly milked for 5 runs. That is no time for large photographs.
seventh over: New Zealand 32-4 (Inexperienced 0, Halliday 1)
WICKET! New Zealand 31-4 (Plimmer c Gibson b Ecclestone 12)
England are working riot. Sophie Ecclestone, on for Nat Sciver-Brunt, sees Charlie Dean’s fifth-ball wicket and raises it by putting together with her second. Plimmer comes down the monitor, extra in hope than expectation, and picks out Gibson at deep mid-on.
sixth over: New Zealand 29-3 (Bates 10, Inexperienced 0) That’s the top of an excellent Powerplay for England, their greatest within the discipline all collection.
WICKET! New Zealand 29-3 (Bates c Gibson b Dean 11)
Charlie Dean, who took 4 wickets within the fourth T2oI, strikes together with her fifth ball. Suzie Bates got here down the monitor and dragged straight to mid-on, the place Dani Gibson took a snug catch. That’s a hammer blow for New Zealand.
fifth over: New Zealand 22-2 (Bates 10, Plimmer 4) Sciver-Brunt continues. Wyatt misses a run-out probability from midwicket, with Bates effectively brief after being known as via for an iffy single by Plimmer.
That single is the one run from one other terrific over by Sciver-Brunt, who has figures of 3-0-7-2. She may as effectively bowl straight via.
4th over: New Zealand 21-2 (Bates 10, Plimmer 3) A Filer no-ball means a free hit for New Zealand, although Bates can solely membership it over the bowler’s head for a single.
Plimmer doesn’t look too snug towards Filer. She’s crushed, slices a pair over the duvet after which wears a brief ball on the physique. Bates takes a extra aggressive choice, charging down the monitor to belt successive deliveries for 4 and two.
third over: New Zealand 10-2 (Bates 3, Plimmer 0) Heather Knight mentioned she would have bowled first had she gained the toss; you may see why. The brand new ball is doing a bit and England have began fantastically.
WICKET! New Zealand 10-2 (A Kerr c Capsey b Sciver-Brunt 5)
Two for Nat Sciver-Brunt. Amelia Kerr, caught within the crease as a result of Amy Jones has come as much as the stumps, mistimes a lofted straight drive excessive within the air. Alice Capsey runs spherical from mid-on to take a snug catch.
2nd over: New Zealand 9-1 (Bates 2, A Kerr 5) Lauren Filer shares the brand new ball. Her additional tempo takes a little bit of adjustment; after lacking a few attacking strokes outdoors off stump, Kerr premeditates a ramp for 4. A terrific over from Filer ends with an enormous inswinger that Kerr inside-edges onto the pad.
1st over: New Zealand 5-1 (Bates 2, A Kerr 1) The captain Amelia Kerr is the brand new batter.
WICKET! New Zealand 4-1 (Bezuidenhout c Jones b Sciver-Brunt 1)
An early wicket for England. Nat Sciver-Brunt, who nearly bowled Suzie Bates with the primary ball of the match, has Bernadine Bezuidenhout caught behind later within the over. Bezuidenhout tried to chop a ball that cramped her for room and took a skinny edge via to Amy Jones. The top.
Right here come the gamers. It’s a windy day in Wellington – who knew – though the solar is shining brightly. Suzie Bates and Bernardine Bezuidenhout will open the batting.
Crew information
One change for England: Lauren Filer replaces Lauren Bell, who’s being rested forward of the ODI collection.
New Zealand make two adjustments: Georgia Plimmer and Lea Tahuhu are available in for Hannah Rowe and the injured Sophie Devine.
New Zealand Bates, Bezuidenhout, A Kerr (c), Plimmer, Inexperienced, Halliday, Gaze (wk), J Kerr, Tahuhu, Mair, Jonas.
England Wyatt, Bouchier, Capsey, Sciver-Brunt, Knight (c), Jones (wk), Dunley, Gibson, Ecclestone, Dean, Filer.
New Zealand win the toss and bat
Amelia Kerr, who’s captaining New Zealand on her dwelling floor within the absence of Sophie Devine, says it seems to be an honest pitch and highlights that every one 4 video games have been gained the crew batting first.
Heather Knight isn’t too disappointing after dropping yet one more toss – she says England would have bowled first.
Preamble
Look, there are not any useless rubbers, not in a World Cup yr. Positive, England have an unassailable 3-1 lead going intotoday’s fifth and ultimate T20I, however this collection was solely ever partly about successful. Each New Zealand and England are nonetheless understanding their squads and XIs for the T20 World Cup in September, and this match ought to give them extra protein for the noggin.
Maia Bouchier has already taken the quick lane into the England squad, and maybe the primary XI, with two performances of coruscating brilliance in Nelson and Wellington. A 3rd successive fifty would make her undroppable, if she isn’t already, going into the house summer time.
England could determine to take a look at a few of their fringe gamers, together with Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Filer specifically. There are eight extra T20Is this summer time, so this isn’t the be-all and end-all for this gamers, however life can transfer fairly quick when a World Cup is on the horizon.
Sophie Devine’s quad harm means New Zealand must make at the very least one change as effectively. We’ll have the toss and crew information shortly.
The match begins at midnight GMT, 1pm in Wellington.