Summary

  • England race into semi-finals with 100% record - report

  • Wyatt-Hodge breaks record for most runs in a Womens T20 World Cup

  • Opener clubs 89* off 53, Dunkley adds 49* (38)

  • New Zealand restricted to 163-6, despite 70-run opening stand

  • Kerr 42, Devine 30, Gibson 2-30

  • England through as group winners; NZ eliminated

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  3. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    And the covers are now coming off.

  4. They did bring the full covers out though, so it'll take a little longer to get them all cleared up.

  5. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    I reckon the rain has just about stopped.

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    Chris: You always want to chase at The Oval - fast scoring and the ball comes on nicely especially under the lights, I cannot fathom NZ decision to bat first. If you are going to bat first, you must score 200 or over to have a chance.

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    Sigh.

    Hopefully it won't be too long a delay. England are comfortably ahead of DLS, regardless.

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    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Danni Wyatt-Hodge's terrific form in this T20 World Cup continues. She's now scored 218 runs in five innings, the leading run-scorer in the tournament. With this innings and semi-final and possibly the final yet to go, Wyatt-Hodge is in a great position to go past the record of Beth Mooney's 259 runs in 2020, the most runs by a batter in a single edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

  9. Eng 65-1

    Target 164

    I wonder if it is the rain that is making Melie Kerr struggle to grip the ball.

    Another horrible loopy delivery is struck to the boundary by Dunkley.

  10. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    It's proper rain now. I'm surprised they haven't gone off. There's a rainbow above the pavilion.

  11. Eng 61-1

    Melie Kerr needs to drag back some control so she turns to herself.

    Unfortunately, the first ball is wide and loopy and Sophia Dunkley whacks it down the ground for four.

  12. That's not the news we wanted or needed, Matt.

  13. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at The Oval

    It's raining quite steadily here.

  14. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is the powerplay England wanted and needed.

  15. Annesha Ghosh
    India cricket journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I don't understand this tactic from New Zealand. Danni Wyatt-Hodge will feast on anything short.

  16. Eng 57-1

    Target 164

    Eeek, that is not a good opening over from Sophie Devine.

    She bowls short and wide, and Dunkley and Wyatt-Hodge help themselves to a boundary each.

    Dunkley then sweeps the last ball just past short fine leg for another, which concludes a productive powerplay for England.

  17. Annesha Ghosh
    India cricket journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Danni Wyatt-Hodge cleared her front leg to go leg side and realised it had been speared in wide so she adjusted and gave it momentum to the boundary.

  18. Eng 43-1

    Target 164

    Not quite.

    More lovely timing from Wyatt-Hodge, this time guiding the ball between point and short third for another boundary.

    But Tahuhu closes the over well with a yorker to Sophia Dunkley, who just manages to dig it out.

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    Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates made an impact with their bat in what is potentially their final New Zealand appearance.

    Can Lea Tahuhu do the same with the ball?

  20. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Amy Jones would have liked to kick on but she's put England in a strong position alongside Danni Wyatt-Hodge.