England beat New Zealand by seven wickets to win T20 series
White Ferns bowled out for 80 after winning toss and opting to bat
Impressive Gibson takes career-best 3-14, while Dean claims 3-13 and Smith 2-15
Cautious England take 13.5 overs to chase down target of 81
Kerr c Bouchier b Gibson 5 (NZ 29-3)
The captain departs!
Dani Gibson has a wicket with the second ball outside of the powerplay, as Melie Kerr pulls straight to Maia Bouchier at mid-on.
The ball was probably a little too low for the shot.
Image source, BBC Sport/CricVizWinViz has England on top after the powerplay...
But, when New Zealand were 11-4 on Saturday in the second T20, WinViz had England with a 96% chance of winning.
So it isn't done yet.
A quiet start for Sophie Devine, facing three balls from Charlie Dean without scoring.
That's the end of the powerplay.
Sophie Devine was the difference maker for New Zealand on Saturday, dragging them away for their position of 11-4 with a 57-ball 87.
The 36-year-old hit six sixes in her innings, collectively England's batters managed two in their reply.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Charlie Dean kept the stumps in play and you have got to know as a batter that it will skid on a little bit more down the hill at Hove. Dean only bowled the one over in the previous game which went for 14 but a much better return for her so far today.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesReverse sweep is attempted and Charlie Dean gets through! Izzy Gaze was threatening but has to go attempting the inventive shot.
Gaze b Dean 17 (NZ 29-2)
A second wicket attempting a reverse!
Izzy Gaze falls to Charlie Dean's third ball, trying to turn the ball round the corner and losing her bails.
Another poor wicket for New Zealand, but here comes the dangerous Sophie Devine...
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
That was a little edge from Amelia Kerr to pick up four off Sophie Ecclestone. New Zealand needed that because they have been a bit stop-start so far in their innings.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Izzy Gaze loves to play the scoop shot striking at 192 with the shot across her T20I career.
Gaze with the scoop in T20Is:
No third powerplay over for Linsey Smith, with Sophie Ecclestone coming into the attack.
She sends down five successive dot balls to Melie Kerr, but the New Zealand skipper gets her first four off the final delivery, with a padel shot down to fine leg.
Two thirds of the way through the powerplay, a reminder that on Saturday England had New Zealand 11-4 in the fourth over.
Here's how the first three of those wickets fell, with Linsey Smith in the thick of it.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesAcross her T20I career, Issy Wong has been used in different roles with the ball.
Since her debut in 2022 until 2024 in T20Is, she bowled 46% of her overs in the powerplay, 35% in the middle overs and 19% in the final overs.
In the five T20Is she played in 2025, she was used more as a middle overs enforcer with only 16% overs in the powerplay, 47% in the middle overs and 37% in the final overs.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
A litle bit too full from Issy Wong for that six and it was in Izzy Gaze's slot.
Tidy from Issy Wong, swinging the ball into Izzy Gaze for three consecutive dot balls.
Gaze hits back though, ramping four over the keeper and then striking confidently over long-on for the game's first six.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Linsey Smith has good tactical knowledge. Knowing she can't bowl the same ball more than once in a row. I'd bowl her for a third over here.
A first four for New Zealand as Izzy Gaze slog sweeps Linsey Smith over backward square.
Smith recovers with two dot balls to end the over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesNew Zealand just haven't learned. Linsey Smith is such a hard player to sweep. Suzie Bates was looking for the reverse sweep which is exactly what Linsey wants.
It's well bowled by Linsey, cramping her for space and getting that breakthrough for England.
The easy option is to knock the ball down the ground, with mid-on out of the circle. New Zealand have to get better at facing spin if they are going to win this World Cup.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator
The plan by New Zealand to drop Georgia Plimmer and restore Suzie Bates to the top of the order has not worked.
Bates c Dunkley b Smith 5 (NZ 7-1)
Linsey Smith's golden arm strikes again!
It's a soft dismissal for Suzie Bates, she goes early to try and play a dinked standing reverse and gets cramped for room, only managing to scoop the ball to Sophia Dunkley at point.
In comes Melie Kerr.
Image source, Getty ImagesIssy Wong takes the ball at the other end.
Six runs come from it, including a Suzie Bates two down to fine leg.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bates,caught Dunkley, bowled Smith Bates, caught Dunkley, bowled Smith | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27.27 |
Gaze,bowled Dean Gaze, bowled Dean | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 130.77 |
M Kerr,caught Bouchier, bowled Gibson M Kerr, caught Bouchier, bowled Gibson | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 45.45 |
Devine,caught Ecclestone, bowled Gibson Devine, caught Ecclestone, bowled Gibson | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Halliday,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Halliday, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
Green,caught Bouchier, bowled Gibson Green, caught Bouchier, bowled Gibson | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 77.78 |
Sharp,bowled Ecclestone Sharp, bowled Ecclestone | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
J Kerr,bowled Wong J Kerr, bowled Wong | 20 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 74.07 |
Patel,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Patel, leg before wicket, bowled Smith | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.00 |
Mair,not out Mair, not out | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 57.14 |
Illing,caught Jones, bowled Dean Illing, caught Jones, bowled Dean | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.50 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 10 | |||||||
Total,80 all out 19.1 overs Total,80 all out 19.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 |
Wong | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 |
Dean | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.10 |
Gibson | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
7 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Bates |
29 for 2 (5.3 overs) | Gaze |
29 for 3 (6.2 overs) | M Kerr |
30 for 4 (6.6 overs) | Devine |
32 for 5 (7.6 overs) | Halliday |
33 for 6 (8.4 overs) | Sharp |
58 for 7 (14.3 overs) | Green |
65 for 8 (15.5 overs) | Patel |
69 for 9 (17.1 overs) | J Kerr |
80 for 10 (19.1 overs) | Illing |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Mair, bowled Illing Dunkley, caught Mair, bowled Illing | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 104.76 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Patel Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Patel | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 42.86 |
Bouchier,not out Bouchier, not out | 19 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 65.52 |
Knight,caught Patel, bowled M Kerr Knight, caught Patel, bowled M Kerr | 18 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 81.82 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 140.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 12 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 12 | |||||||
Total,81 for 3 13.5 overs Total,81 for 3 13.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mair | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
Illing | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.21 |
Patel | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 |
J Kerr | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.50 |
M Kerr | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Capsey |
36 for 2 (5.5 overs) | Dunkley |
71 for 3 (12.2 overs) | Knight |