ENG Women vs NZ Women, 1st T20I at Chelmsford, NZ-W in ENG, Sep 01 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
1st T20I (N), Chelmsford, September 01, 2021, New Zealand Women tour of England
(18.5/20 ov, T:185) 138

ENG Women won by 46 runs

Player Of The Match
97 (65)
tammy-beaumont
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Scorecard summary
England Women 184/4(20 overs)
New Zealand Women 138/10(18.5 overs)

"It felt really good," Tammy Beaumont tells the BBC. "We knew that New Zealand were going to come really hard at us but it was just a case of assessing the conditions and sticking to our strengths. It was more the timing to take [Kasperek] down. It wasn't necessarily a predetermined plan but on the night that was working. [Opening] I've probably been under pressure for my spot over the last few years so I really wanted to put in a good performance. I've been wanting to do this for a while. [Depth] You look at Emma Lamb who has been brilliant for a number of years and you have so much pressure on you but that's a challenge to push yourself and continually improve."

That's all from us tonight. Thanks for joining us - we'll be back on Saturday for the second T20I at Hove.

Satterthwaite the only batter to get going for New Zealand, whose chances of chasing that mammoth total down were effectively over when the Smash Sisters managed only 3 off 12 between them. Clinical by England after Tammy Beaumont's excellent 97 set things up. Amy Jones brilliant too, first with the bat and then with the gloves.

18.5
W
Ecclestone to Kasperek, OUT

all over red rover! More impressive glovework from the exceptional Jones. Kasperek skips down but is beaten by the quicker one which flies between bat and body. Jones is unsighted but whips the bails off for a sharp stumping, and England win by 46

Leigh Kasperek st †Jones b Ecclestone 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
18.4
Ecclestone to Kasperek, no run

punched to cover

18.3
1
Ecclestone to Jess Kerr, 1 run

cramped for room, and they squeeze a single out towards straight midwicket as Ecclestone scrambles round to her right

18.2
4
Ecclestone to Jess Kerr, FOUR runs

hacked over the infield for four more! Ecclestone drops too short and Kerr frees the arms, nailing it up and over extra cover

18.1
Ecclestone to Jess Kerr, no run

mistimed to extra cover

end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
NZ-W: 133/9CRR: 7.38 RRR: 26.00 • Need 52 from 12b
Jess Kerr7 (5b 1x6)
Tash Farrant 4-1-24-1
Nat Sciver-Brunt 3-0-31-1
17.6
W
Farrant to Jess Kerr, OUT

thumped straight to Sciver on the edge of the ring at extra cover, who throws at the keeper's end while down on her knees. Jones whips the bails off, lightning-fast as ever, and Newton is short of her ground

Thamsyn Newton run out (Sciver) 14 (12b 1x4 0x6 23m) SR: 116.66
17.5
1
Farrant to Newton, 1 run

hacked out to wide long-on

17.4
4
Farrant to Newton, FOUR runs

slower ball down the leg side, Newton waits for it, and pulls it away over backward square

17.3
1
Farrant to Jess Kerr, 1 run

another slowie, wide on the crease and thumped out to long-off

17.2
1
Farrant to Newton, 1 run

slower ball, mistimed down the ground to long-on

17.1
4b
Farrant to Newton, 4 byes

wide on the crease but angled down the leg side, past Newton's pull. Beats Jones and harshly given as byes rather than wides

end of over 1714 runs • 1 wicket
NZ-W: 122/8CRR: 7.17 RRR: 21.00 • Need 63 from 18b
Jess Kerr6 (3b 1x6)
Thamsyn Newton8 (8b)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 3-0-31-1
Tash Farrant 3-1-17-1
16.6
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jess Kerr, no run

swing and a miss outside off

16.5
6
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jess Kerr, SIX runs

slower ball, mistimed straight back down the ground... for six! Didn't get it out of the middle by any means but it flew away. Back-of-the-hander, moosed over Sciver's head

16.4
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jess Kerr, no run

back-of-the-hand slowie, inside-edged into the crease

16.3
W
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Rowe, OUT

thickish edge, blinding take by Jones up to the stumps! Brilliant keeping. Rowe threw the kitchen sink at this, looking to go over the leg side, but got a thick outside edge, low on the bat, and Jones make a very difficult chance look simple

Hannah Rowe c †Jones b Sciver 11 (8b 2x4 0x6 9m) SR: 137.5
16.2
4
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Rowe, FOUR runs

banged in short, top-edged pull, Lamb is running in from the boundary at fine leg... but can't get in quickly enough and it scoots under her for four

16.1
4
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Rowe, FOUR runs

thumped back down the ground and beats Villiers, diving to her left at long-on

end of over 168 runs
NZ-W: 108/7CRR: 6.75 RRR: 19.25 • Need 77 from 24b
Hannah Rowe3 (5b)
Thamsyn Newton8 (8b)
Tash Farrant 3-1-17-1
Sarah Glenn 3-0-24-2
15.6
1
Farrant to Rowe, 1 run

wide on the crease, slower ball, chipped down to long-off on the bounce

15.5
Farrant to Rowe, no run

another slower ball, punched back to the bowler

15.4
1
Farrant to Newton, 1 run

punched down to long-on

Match details
County Ground, Chelmsford
TossNew Zealand Women, elected to field first
Series
Season2021
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland Women led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberWT20I no. 944
Match days01 September 2021 - night (20-over match)
WT20I debut
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Language
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