England Women v New Zealand - June 26th - July 17th 2024

Wednesday 3rd July - Women's 3rd One Day International - Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol - England Women won the toss and decided to field.

New Zealand - 211-8 (42 overs) Kerr 57, Devine 43, Halliday 31, Bell 5-37

England - 212-5 (38.4 overs) N.Sciver-Brunt 76, Jones 50, Capsey 35 not out

England Women win by 5 wickets and series 3-0

England captain Heather Knight: "I'm really happy. We were put under pressure today. We had to find a way to claw back momentum and we did that brilliantly.
"We have evolved as a team, trying to dominate when we can but when conditions aren't right making sure we adapt, wrestle back momentum and put the pressure back on. So that is a really pleasing thing."

Player of the match Lauren Bell: "I have made a few changes to the mental side of the game. The skill is there, it is just applying it in a game which I managed to do today.
"With Sophie [Ecclestone] having a rest today meant a few of us had a big job to do. But we came together and it was a group effort."

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "I thought we showed a bit of resilience, we've been absolutely trounced the last two matches and we came back with a bit of ticker.
"I think T20 brings teams closer together. We're looking forward to parking this ODI series and moving into the T20s."

Tuesday 9th July - 2nd T20 international - The 1st Central County Ground, Hove - New Zealand Women won the toss and decided to field

England - 89-6 (9 overs) Capsey 28, Bouchier 23, Knight 15, Kerr 2-21

New Zealand - 42-5 (6.4 overs) Halliday 14, Devine 9, Dean 2-3

England Women win by 23 runs (DLS Method)


Match report by Tom Mallows, BBC Sport journalist
England beat New Zealand by 23 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-curtailed second T20 at Hove to take a 2-0 series lead.
After the game was reduced to nine overs a side because of a two-hour rain delay, Alice Capsey hit 28 from just 15 balls to help England reach 89-6.
New Zealand slumped to 42-5 in reply when a further spell of heavy rain brought an early end to the contest.
Charlie Dean was the pick of the bowlers taking 2-3 from one over, while Lauren Bell, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone all taking a wicket.
The third T20 takes place in Canterbury on Thursday.


Player of the match Charlie Dean: "[The award] is a bit of burglary, but I'll take it. Capsey and Bouch [Maia Bouchier] set the platform, and Heather at the end.
"It's really clear I'm trying to take wickets and play with attacking fields. I'm really enjoying it."

England captain Heather Knight: "It is practice of being under pressure and having a bit of chaos.
"You have to stay calm and make quick decisions and I thought we did that brilliantly today. Those wickets we took really killed the game."

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "We've got to keep finding the positives, we've got a quick turnaround to Canterbury. I don't think we have time for training, it's probably about looking at footage and having some conversations."

Saturday 13th July - 4th T20 international, The Kia Oval - New Zealand Women won the toss and decided to bat

New Zealand - 103-8 (20 overs) Gaze 25, Green 24, Plimmer 17, Bates 16, Glenn 4-19

England - 104-3 (11.3 overs) Wyatt 26, Dunkley 26, N.Sciver-Brunt 17 not out

England won by seven wickets and lead five-match series 4-0


Match report by Mike Peter, BBC Sport journalist.
England chased down New Zealand's target of 104 for the loss of just three wickets in the fourth T20 at The Kia Oval to continue their unbeaten summer.
Having opted to bat, New Zealand failed to set a defendable total, posting only 103-8, with England spinners Sarah Glenn (4-19) and Sophie Ecclestone (2-16) tearing through their batting line-up after the powerplay.
The tourists reached 33-0 without loss, but Glenn dismissed Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr in the seventh over, starting a collapse that saw New Zealand slip to 52-5.
Izzy Gaze and Maddy Green put on 28 for the sixth wicket, before Glenn broke their partnership with her second two-wicket over, before the White Ferns managed just 19 runs from their final three overs to limp past the hundred mark.
England raced to 54-0 after five overs in reply, but lost Sophia Dunkley (26 off 16 balls) in the powerplay after she skied to Suzie Bates, and then Danni Wyatt and Alice Capsey to successive balls to fall to 73-3.
But the experienced pair of Nat Sciver-Brunt and captain Heather Knight, who added 31 in 26 balls, saw England home in the 12th over.
They now lead the T20 series 4-0, having already beaten their opponents 3-0 in the preceding ODIs, after they won all five completed matches without reply against Pakistan in May.
The final match of the series takes place at Lord's on Wednesday at 18:00 BST, and will be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer.


England captain Heather Knight: "We fed off the crowd, we wanted to put on a performance that entertained and we did that. We were attacking and taking wickets. The two at the top did the bulk of the innings and it was nice to finish it off.
"A few selection problems as well - the girls are making it really tough for us. Having that depth is driving us forward. Any team we pick can do a job for England and that is a great place to be. The competition is driving that at the moment.
"We were ruthless today, but we want to go this summer unbeaten and finish off Lord's on Wednesday with a win."

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "England are certainly dealing us some honest, hard lessons and, at the moment, we are not learning from them.
"We are losing wickets in clumps and you can't do that against the best sides. You can't do that in international cricket because you won't post competitive scores. It is too big a hill to climb at the moment."