Summary

  • First ODI, Chester-le-Street - England win toss and bowl

  • Hosts secure nervy one-wicket win

  • Dean dropped on 27 - NZ would have won match if catch taken

  • Bouchier falls for 59 to NZ captain M Kerr

  • NZ collapse from 147-2 to 210 all out: Green 88 (107), Kerr 55 (82); Corteen-Coleman takes 2-49 on England debut

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by Timothy Abraham & Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 63-3

    Target 211

    Nensi Patel is only playing her fifth ODI here but is showing impressive control. She's yet to bowl a bad ball.

    There were two boundaries to Kemp in that previous over but this one returns to normality.

  2. Eng 59-3

    Target 211

    Maia Bouchier is struggling here. Shortly after that edge she drives the ball in the air towards mid-off. Luckily for her it bounces a few yards short.

    The right-hander has four from 14 balls.

    There is, of course, no need to panic with a low target such as this.

  3. Eng 54-3

    Edged... just short of the keeper! There's no appeal anyway.

    I don't think it carried but Maia Bouchier gets a bit of a life.

  4. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    The back-to-back wickets of Knight and Lamb have flipped WinViz into New Zealand's favour.

    • Before Heather Knight's wicket: England 65% New Zealand 35%
    • After Heather Knight's wicket: England 50% New Zealand 50%
    • After Emma Lamb's wicket: England 30% New Zealand 70%

  5. Eng 54-3

    That's four too.

    Four driven along the ground through the covers this time by Kemp.

    That's a useful counter punch and Nensi Patel has something to think about for the first time.

  6. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    We were talking about the lack of scoreboard pressure 25 minutes ago but there is scoreboard pressure now.

  7. Eng 50-3

    That's a better shot. Freya Kemp comes down the pitch again and this time middles it back over the bowler's head. Four runs.

  8. Eng 46-3

    Freya Kemp tries to use her feet and almost misses. It's tense.

  9. Eng 46-3

    Maia Bouchier struggles to find the middle of her bat through this over and when she does the ball is saved by the static presence of the stumps at the non-striker's end.

    England are now behind the scoring rate and where New Zealand were at this stage.

  10. Eng 44-3

    Target 211

    England have pushed Freya Kemp up to number five on her return to the side. She's another left-hander but right now England need runs in whatever form they come.

    Kemp and Bouchier get themselves off the mark to at least get the scoreboard moving again.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    The pressure from New Zealand, dot ball after dot ball.

    Emma Lamb using her feet, hitting down the ground, it's one of her strengths but it wasn't the right time for it.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Lamb c J Kerr b Patel 15 (NZ 42-3)

    Problems!

    Three balls after the dismissal of Heather Knight, Emma Lamb comes down the pitch and has a swipe. She's aiming towards the Wear but only manages to sky the ball into the hands of mid-off.

    England haven't scored a run for almost three overs and have lost two wickets.

  13. Eng 42-2

    Target 211

    Next in is Maia Bouchier. She is one of those looking to press her case amid the injury absentees.

    That was a wicket maiden by the way.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight lbw b Mair 19 (Eng 42-2)

    Hitting the top of leg stump! It's actually only umpire's call on impact, with Knight almost getting herself outside the line of off stump, but having been given out on the field the former skipper has to go.

    New Zealand are right in this now.

  15. Hmmm. It's hit Knight on the knee roll. She may be struggling. Rosemary Mair is tall but isn't going to get massive bounce.

  16. England review

    Heather Knight is given lbw!

    This looked high to me and she reviews.

  17. Eng 42-1

    Lamb 15, Knight 19

    Off-spinner Nensi Patel, hiding her eyes beyond some green-framed sunglasses, begins with an accurate maiden to squeeze the pressure on England just a touch.

    It's 21 balls since the last boundary...

  18. Eng 42-1

    Target 211

    The impressive Bree Illing concludes the powerplay with a flurry of dots. England are matching the required run-rate to this point.

  19. Eng 41-1

    Target 211

    What is it Heather Knight likes so much about the Kerrs then? An excellent stat from Srini to start the new season.

  20. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Heather Knight has an excellent record against both Kerr sisters in ODIs.

    • v Jess Kerr - 11 innings, 78 runs, 2 dismissals, 103 balls, 75.7 strike rate
    • v Melie Kerr - 10 innings, 80 runs, 1 dismissals, 99 balls, 80.8 strike rate