England defeated New Zealand by bowling them out for 80. New Zealand collapsed early, reaching 33 for six within nine overs, and Sophie Devine was dismissed for a duck. England’s bowling attack was led by Dani Gibson, who took three for 14, including key wickets in the same over. Charlie Dean also contributed with three wickets, using DRS effectively to overturn a denied lbw appeal as the ball drifted toward leg stump. England chased the low target calmly, with wickets falling only when they deviated from the plan. Maia Bouchier and Heather Knight added a third-wicket partnership of 35 off 39 balls, but England finished the chase with Freya Kemp.
"England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare to secure the series 2-1. The win was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six in the first nine overs. A Thomas Becket-esque miracle had saved them at Canterbury, but a second one was unlikely to materialise, especially as the in-form Sophie Devine was dismissed for a duck."
"Dani Gibson stepped up with figures of three for 14, including the big wickets of Devine and Melie Kerr in the same over. Kerr once again chipped up an easy catch on the ring and her form going into the World Cup must now be something of a concern after scores of 1, 8 and 0 in this series. The England captain, Charlie Dean, also shouldered some of the bowling load, both in the powerplay and at the death, picking up three wickets."
"Her astute use of DRS again came in handy: she chose to send a denied lbw appeal against Brooke Halliday upstairs and reviews showed the ball was drifting in to leg stump. With such a low target England could afford to be sensible and wickets fell only whenever they deviated from that strategy: Capsey was trapped leg-before by Nensi Pateland Sophia Dunkley was caught at mid-on trying to loft the ball down the ground."
"New Zealand could have made even further inroads had Halliday clung on to a tricky catch in the deep when Heather Knight was in single figures. Instead, a painstaking partnership for the third wicket between Maia Bouchier and Knight of 35 off 39 balls took England within 10 runs of their target. Knight reverse-swept Kerr to backward point leaving Freya Kemp to finish things off."
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