The NZ women needed victory to keep their tournament semi-final hopes alive.
England lose five for 20 before winning by one wicket · NZ's leading wicket-taker Lea Tahuhu struck by injury.
Wayward opening spells from Brunt and Shrubsole had earlier seen New Zealand off to a flyer as Devine and Suzie Bates put on 44 in the first seven overs, with Knight forced to rotate both bowlers out of the attack early. But when New Zealand lost four wickets for 11 runs, sinking to 155 for six in the 39th over, back she came. Bates was clearly affected and sent a leading edge to Beaumont at mid-off, trying to loft one over the top. With rain steadily falling, a 70-run partnership between Sciver and Dunkley did enough to ensure England remained ahead of DRS, but the last-minute collapse almost put paid to their efforts. The main thing is we’ve got the win on the board and we’ve got the points that we needed.” The run-out of Katherine Brunt, who inexplicably called for a second run after pulling straight to deep midwicket, left England nine down with eight runs still needed.
Despite losing four out of six games at the World Cup, the White Ferns still – technically – have an outside shot at making the semifinals, ...
England, the defending world champions, have their final two matches against Pakistan and Bangladesh, who only have one win over Pakistan. England will be strong favourites to take both victories to move to eight points. If today's clash gets washed out, which is currently delayed due to rain, then both West Indies and Pakistan will share a point each, putting the Windies beyond New Zealand at seven points. As it stands, the White Ferns sit in sixth on the table on four points, with the top four advancing to the semifinals.
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Group B Runner-up We have a lot to do before that so we are excited for that challenge and for the big summer ahead.” The players showed a lot of character throughout the tournament.
Amelia Kerr was within touching distance of the World Cup trophy in an unlikely setting on Friday. But standing on the Eden Park roof alongside Kate Cross.
"There's been a lot of good sporting moments here at Eden Park so hopefully we can add to that." "Essentially it's like a quarter-final so we're looking forward to it," Kerr said. Kerr and the White Ferns need all the good luck they can get.
Medical staff treated Devine for a back injury on the side of the pitch, before the White Ferns skipper hobbled off the ground to the applause of the crowd.
Vice Captain, Amy Satterthwaite will lead the side in her absence 🏏#NZvENG #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/g3WCX5EjGk— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) March 20, 2022 Vice Captain, Amy Satterthwaite will lead the side in her absence." The White Ferns later tweeted, “UPDATE: WHITE FERNS Captain, Sophie Devine, won’t return to the field for the second innings.
Match preview: England bowler Katherine Brunt insists all the pressure is on New Zealand ahead of what is a must-win match for both sides at Eden Park in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022. Heather Knight's defending champions lost their first three ...
She explained: “I mean, we've had 10 weeks of our backs against the wall. “It may not be what you want but that's just the reality of it. “So we know we’re a good side and we know we've got things to improve on and must-win games are exciting and it's a good chance to step up.” She said: “It's exciting when sport is all on the line, when there's a bit of pressure and it's a must-win game. It's been great to watch all the other nations and be a part of games like that and put on exciting games of cricket.” “And I have no doubt there will be a very good outpouring of people for that game to support their country so 100 per cent that will add to the pressure on them.”