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2nd over: England 11-0 (Jones 8, Beaumont 2) I feel England’s finest guess is to try to haul this goal down shortly and never let expensive outdated stress come into it. Simpler stated than accomplished, Jess Kerr is on the mark and the keeper is as much as the stumps. However England rotate strike properly to choose up 5 runs off the over.
Hi there all and thanks Tanya. An eventful first over from Rosemary Mair as she pins Amy Jones on the pad and there’s an enormous enchantment! The umpire says no however we go upstairs… NOT OUT! Clipping the bails so stays umpire’s name. Fortunate Jonesy. She clips for 2 to get off the mark after which crashes a full ball by the covers for 4!
1st over: England 6-0 (Jones 6, Beaumont 0)
Right here come the gamers, time for me handy over to Jim Wallace – thanks to your firm – bye!
A cracking little interview with New Zealand queens Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, recorded with Ian Ward pre-game.
“It’s been the very best of highs to the bottom of lows,” says Devine, “however that’s cricket. After we gained the World Cup we obtained momentum and each little factor went our method. We obtained on the curler coaster and it felt prefer it was meant to be. I feel on this event it has felt prefer it hasn’t meant to be! “
“Profitable the World Cup is one thing that you just all the time dream of while you play for practically 20 years, it’s the second that you just play for, and nice to expertise that at the very least as soon as, the precise sport was fearless. Suz and Georgia on the market, a sense of calmness. Within the ultimate over, me and Suz caught one another’s eye a couple of occasions, nice to have the ability to share that.”
How do you are feeling about no Check caps in 20 years of enjoying. Devine: “Depends upon the day, most likely would have been over in a day and a half however we’d have had a bloody good time. Unlucky that it hasn’t occurred in our careers however perhaps in the future for the opposite women within the workforce. So cool to see females enjoying in that format.”
Bates: There are an increasing number of alternatives, the very best factor we’ve had is the A workforce. We discuss extra cricket on a regular basis and the distinction in NZ is {that a} 15 yr outdated boy and a 15 yr outdated woman, the amount of cricket they’ve performed – you’ll be able to’t even examine.”
Such clever ladies – would like to see them on the ICC board – although they most likely have higher issues to do with their lives put up cricket.
An fascinating nugget from Hussain, who says that England have been practising for bowling with the dew by dipping their palms in buckets of water and bowling with a moist slippy ball. They should practise that for sweaty situations like at present too.
Effectively that was…not probably the most enthralling cricket of the event.
Nasser sums it up: “England obtained higher as they went by that innings. An error strew innings by each side. Wickets from full tosses, a catch put down, New Zealand gave their wickets away, didn’t bat their overs. In the event that they try this in opposition to Australia or England they gained’t bowl them out. Fortunately for England, New Zealand had been much more underneath par.”
Alice Capsey: “Good to get a ball in hand, we’ve accomplished properly to limit them to a lowish whole. My second wicket was from a full toss. Appears like there was slightly little bit of flip once I was bowling so much slower, felt like a bit more durable to hit straight. Something that was focusing on the stumps seemed onerous to hit. No chase is simple however fingers crossed.”
WICKET! Tahuhu c Dean b SMith 2 (New Zealand 168 all out)
A hopeful chip caught by Capsey working backwards over her shoulder from mid off. Cracking catch, finish to a sorry innings.
thirty eighth over: New Zealand 168-9 (Tahuhu 2, Carson 1) Can New Zealand limp to 200?
WICKET! Kerr run out (Dean) 10 (New Zealand 166-9)
New Zealand’s innings whimpers in direction of a detailed after Kerr is run-out, late out of the blocks and wanting the crease on the striker’s finish. Given out on evaluate.
thirty seventh over: New Zealand 165-8 (Kerr 9, Tahuhu 1) Three singles from Smith’s ninth.
thirty sixth over: New Zealand 162-8 (Kerr 7, Tahuhu 0) NSB picks away on the tail – her eighth World Cup wicket.
WICKET! Mair lbw Sciver-Brunt 0 (New Zealand 162-8)
Not the very best determination the umpire will ever make. Mair appears very out as NSB thumps into her pads and ball-tracking agrees. Resolution overturned with a flourish.
thirty fifth over: New Zealand 157-7 (Mair 0, Kerr 2) This innings slipping by New Zealand’s grasp now.
WICKET! Gaze b Smith 14 (New Zealand 157-5)
And one other one! Carried out by the drift and loses her off stump.
thirty fourth over: New Zealand 156-6 (Gaze 14, Kerr 1) NSB replaces Bell. Scrapes her hair again within the warmth and makes the break by. Farewell Sophie Devine, all time nice. And thanks.
Devine c Jones b Sciver-Brunt 23 (NEw Zealand 155-6)
A top-notch off cutter. Jones whips the bails off however NSB fancies a catch and requires a evaluate. Good ears! A kiss off an inside edge and Devine walks off for one final time, a fast march, with out ceremony.
thirty third over: New Zealand 154-5 (Devine 23, Gaze 13) Smith. One other England full toss goes unpunished and New Zealand milk only one from the over. Hopefully that is England’s off sport, and so they’ll be all button again up for the semi-final in opposition to South Africa on Wednesday.
thirty second over: New Zealand 153-5 (Devine 23, Gaze 12) Bell struggling slightly together with her radar – a large, then a slower ball wafting down leg facet which Devine shovels behind for 4. Gaze then wildly high edges a brief ball for 4 extra. The gamers take drinks.
thirty first over: New Zealand 142-5 (Devine 18, Gaze 7) Smith, extra bounce in her boots now. Dries her palms on the soil of Visakhapatnam. Simply three singles.
A stat from the Guardian’s ladies’s cricket queen Raf Nicholson: “Dunkley has solely bowled two overs throughout the three home comps final season. So not precisely bowling match!”
Ecclestone will not bowl once more at present
thirtieth over: New Zealand 139-5 (Devine 16, Gaze 6) Bell will get a change of ends too, three from the over.
Information on Ecclestone – she is having extra therapy on her shoulder after feeling discomfort when bowling, and gained’t bowl once more at present.
twenty ninth over: New Zealand 136-5 (Devine 14, Gaze 6) Smith returns after her uneasy first spell. A special finish, an older ball, and altogether a neater over. Only one from it.
twenty eighth over: New Zealand 135-5 (Devine 13, Gaze 6)…and I communicate too quickly as Gaze dollies her first ball again to Casey, who makes a Horlicks of a pat-a-cake catch. The top of the over… no it isn’t… because the no-ball sign goes off and a free hit is splayed over lengthy on for 4 by Gaze.
WICKET! Inexperienced c and b Capsey 18 (NEw Zealand 128-5)
A cracking catch by Capsey as Inexperienced toe-ends a low-full toss again and Capsey, well picks up by her boots. The sort of catch that may not have been taken through the Ashes.
twenty seventh over: New Zealand 124-4 (Devine 11, Inexperienced 17) Dunkley has an fascinating motion, a sort of lurching camel. Her first ball is reduce off the again foot for 4 and New Zealand have their boundary.
twenty sixth over: New Zealand 118-4 (Devine 10, Inexperienced 12) A candy candy 4 by the covers by Inexperienced, enjoying in her two hundredth worldwide match.
twenty fifth over: New Zealand 111-4 (Devine 9, Inexperienced 6) Dunkley wasn’t only a fill-in – she goes once more together with her leggies. New Zealand milk 5 singles and we’re midway by the innings.
twenty fourth over: New Zealand 106-4 (Devine 7, Inexperienced 3) Devine, now in a cap, chewing gum. Now we’re so used to helmets, there’s one thing superb about seeing a human face. New Zealand don’t take advantage of Capsey’s allsorts – there have been “six or seven horrendous balls that haven’t made it to the boundary this innings” tuts Isha Guha on the radio.
Ecclestone off
twenty third over: New Zealand 102-4 (Devine 6, Inexperienced 1) Ecclestone for the primary time. It appears painful, she grimaces after every supply. A dialogue with NSB after two balls, however she continues. A large, a wicket, then she’s off once more – that shoulder nonetheless not proper. Dunkley continues the over.
WICKET! Halliday c Dunkley b Ecclestone 4 (New Zealand 101-4)
A slightly determined slog sweep from Halliday, properly caught by a retreating Dunkley on the rope, backwards over her head. Ecclestone, in ache, breaks by right away.
twenty second over: New Zealand 97-3 (Devine 5, Halliday 3) Dean once more for her seventh over in a row. Asks for a slip, will get one. Nice to see Wyatt-Hodge racing about within the subject, an agile duracell bunny. Singles, tick, tock.
twenty first over: New Zealand 94-3 (Devine 3, Halliday 2) Three mild singles off Capsey.
twentieth over: New Zealand 91-3 (Devine 1, Halliday 1) England proper again on high once more, and Ecclestone hasn’t even bowled. The fabulous Sophie Devine within the center for the final time in ODIs and probably the final time ever in a New Zealand shirt.
WICKET! Plimmer lbw Dean 43 (New Zealand 89-3)
Two in two! Dean floats one in, clonks the retreating Plimmer on the knee roll and he or she doesn’t hassle to evaluate.
WICKET! Kerr c Dean b Capsey 35 (New Zealand 89-2)
Kerr licks her lips, tries to smash Capsey down the bottom however as an alternative picks out Dean, who plucks it out of the air. with one hand.
nineteenth over: New Zealand 89-2 ( Plimmer 43)
Ecclestone again on the sector
18th over: New Zealand 85-1 ( Plimmer 41, Kerr 33) Not too many within the floor at present, and fairly a wind whistling throughout. A scorching wind. Dean continues – Kerr slog sweeps however can’t attain the rope and one other first rate over.
seventeenth over: New Zealand 81-1 ( Plimmer 39, Kerr 31) The cameras spot Ecclestone on the boundary, wrinkling her nostril as she rolls her left over. Capsey replaces NSB, her first ball is edged for 4. And, to everybody’s aid, they take DRINKS.
sixteenth over: New Zealand 76-1 ( Plimmer 34, Kerr 31) Dean, elegantly dishevelled as all the time, aviator shades, wayward bun, whistles by a tidy over – quick arm, on the cash.
fifteenth over: New Zealand 75-1 ( Plimmer 33, Kerr 31) The fifty partnership come up as Plimmer, bat hovering as she waits, tonks NSB straight into the bluebell blue sky for 4. An in any other case neat over.
14th over: New Zealand 70-1 ( Plimmer 28, Kerr 31) Dean stems the boundaries, finds her rhythm. My nephews, visiting from London, have joined me on the couch.
thirteenth over: New Zealand 67-1 ( Plimmer 26, Kerr 30) On the rope, England put ice packs spherical their necks, gulp at frozen water. A reasonably good over from NSB until the penultimate supply, a drag down, and Plimmer tucks in, pulled to the boundary.
twelfth over: New Zealand 61-1 ( Plimmer 21, Kerr 29) Dean finds her line too, simply three singles dabbed .
eleventh over: New Zealand 58-1 ( Plimmer 20, Kerr 27) Higher from Sciver-Brunt, only a single from it. It’s scorching, scorching, scorching on the market – 40 levels within the center.
tenth over: New Zealand 57-1 ( Plimmer 20, Kerr 26) Charlie Dean replaces the struggling Smith, and Kerr sweeps her instantly and with gumption for 4. Eccleston remains to be off the sector after hurting her left shoulder fielding on the rope earlier within the innings.
ninth over: New Zealand 52-1 ( Plimmer 20, Kerr 21) Nat Sciver-Brunt replaces Bell and likewise struggles to hit her straps, Plimmer slams her final two balls to the rope.
eighth over: New Zealand 43-1 ( Plimmer 12, Kerr 3) Smith has probably the most wickets within the energy play, however one thing is amiss at present. Kerr cracks her second ball to the rope, her third is a large full toss that Kerr plonks behind sq. additionally for 4, the free hit is spatulated by additional cowl for 4, and the following purred by cowl for 4 extra. Positively time for a break.
seventh over: New Zealand 25-1 ( Plimmer 12, Kerr 3) A handful of singles off Bell.
sixth over: New Zealand 22-1 ( Plimmer 11, Kerr 1) Smith pockets a wicket regardless of probably not discovering her rhythm and the majestic Bates leaves the crease for probably the ultimate time.
WICKET! Bates c Lamb (sub) b Smith 10 (New Zealand 21-1)
A waist excessive full toss does for Bates who muscle tissue it to mid off. The umpires examine for a no ball – the gamers have their waist measurements checked earlier than the event began – who knew? – however the ball is nice. A pie, however good.
fifth over: New Zealand 21-0 (Bates 10, Plimmer 11) Bell will get clonked for 2 fours by Plimmer.
New Zealand win the toss and bat – Wyatt-Hodge in
Argghgh I obtained my occasions completely fallacious there, accomplished by the clocks going again. Apologies. Danni Wyatt-Hodge performs for Emma Lamb. New Zealand unchanged.
Preamble
Good early morning and whats up GMT for an additional yr. It’s nonetheless black right here, however not in broiling Visakhapatnam the place England will probably be in high spirits – South Africa, their opponents in Wednesday’s semi-final, bundled out for 97 by Australia.
This can be a useless sport for each England and New Zealand – although England can leapfrog South Africa to complete second behind Australia within the group stage – an ego-boost, however no extra. New Zealand, who’ve had a disappointing event, stalked by rain and only one win, in opposition to Bangladesh, say farewell to trustworthy captain Sophie Devine who performs her ultimate ODI of a stonking profession of 158 matches, 4,256 runs and 110 wickets.
On paper, this additionally appears probability for England to present a sport to a number of the drinks carriers – to Danni Wyatt Hodges, mysterious bench hotter as the center order implodes, or Lauren Filer. However Charlotte Edwards has not been moved to this point.
Play begins at 5.30am GMT, seize an early morning brew and be a part of us.