New Zealand collapsed early to 11 for four in the second T20 at Canterbury. Sophie Devine and Maddy Green then built a 159-run partnership from 98 balls, setting a record against England in T20 internationals. The rapid scoring caused scoreboard delays in 28C heat. New Zealand set 171 to win. England’s chase faltered as openers made only minor contributions and a third-wicket partnership between Maia Bouchier and Heather Knight ended when Knight was run out after being sent back. Bouchier was unsettled and England required 52 from 27 balls. Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson were unable to finish, Gibson was bowled, and Kemp’s late hitting came too late. The series is level 1-1 with the decider at Hove.
"New Zealand staged a miraculous comeback to win the second T20 at Canterbury having begun the game by collapsing to 11 for four. Their recovery came by virtue of a 159-run partnership from 98 balls between Sophie Devine and Maddy Green a record against England in T20 internationals. The partnership rollicked along so quickly that the scorebox operators struggled to keep up, with the numbers repeatedly getting stuck due to the 28C heat."
"Set 171 to win, England's nerves got the better of them: openers Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey could only manage bits-and-pieces contributions, while a promising 42-run partnership between Maia Bouchier and Heather Knight for the third wicket ended in disaster when Knight ran halfway down the pitch, was sent back by her partner and fell victim to a throw-in by Sophie Devine from midwicket. Bouchier, clearly unsettled, chipped the next ball up to long-on leaving England still needing 52 from 27 balls."
"Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson have both been touted by head coach Charlotte Edwards as aggressive finishers in T20 but it proved too big an ask, and with scoreboard pressure telling, Gibson swung at a straight one from Bree Illing in the 19th and was bowled. Kemp smashed two sixes in the final over, taking on Lea Tahuhu, but it was all too little, too late."
"Devine and Green had reached half-centuries within consecutive overs, but Devine accelerated rapidly at the death as the last four overs cost England 56, including 16-run overs apiece from Gibson and Kemp in the 17th and 18th. Devine's intense desire to accumulate runs, combined with the heat, led to contortions at the crease so acute that she fell over multiple times. She was run out from the final ballwith her six-striking was as effortless a"
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