Gibson takes three wickets, Dean two as New Zealand slip to 58-7
New Zealand won toss and bat in Hove
Series level at 1-1 going into third and final T20
Ecclestone replaces rested Bell for England
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Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
England's pace bowlers after the powerplay bowled a lot of pace off deliveries in the 2nd T20I in Canterbury with poor returns.
They've learnt from the previous game and are yet to bowl a delivery slower than 62mph (100 kph) today.
England's quicks after the powerplay, deliveriesslower than 62mph (100 kph):
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
New Zealand were brilliant at Canterbury but today has really highlighted how much they rely on Sophie Devine and Maddy Green.
Nensi Patel is next out of the dugout for New Zealand.
She attempts a scoop from her first delivery and gets a touch of glove on it - had Amy Jones got to that it would have been a remarkable catch.
Dani Gibson wasn't so far from bowling her there either.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Another soft dismissal.
Dani Gibson used the short ball well to force Maddy Green to try and do something different. That's the partnership that New Zealand needed to stay together until the end.
Green c Bouchier b Gibson 14 (NZ 58-7)
Strong catch at deep mid-wicket!
Dani Gibson bangs one into the pitch and Maddy Green takes it on, getting a lot of air on the ball.
Maia Bouchier is the fielder out there, she runs to the left and completes a smart grab.
A 25-run partnership comes to an end.
Hey, consecutive boundaries.
Jess Kerr follows-up Maddy Green's effort, cracking Charlie Dean's first ball between two fielders to find four through mid-wicket.
That's fifty up for New Zealand, and the two batters crack on with five singles.
A slight uptick in tempo from the tourists.
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
We've spoken a lot about England's selection for when Nat Sciver-Brunt returns and I think when it comes down to Alice Capsey, Dani Gibson and Freya Kemp, you can probably only pick two of them.
Hey, there's a boundary!
Maddy Green lifts the final ball of Dani Gibson's over through long-on for four.
She scored an unbeaten 56 from 48 balls at Canterbury on Saturday and realistically all of New Zealand's hopes rest on her shoulders.
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Charlie Dean is a very proactive and positive leader. She looks like she is growing in confidence after every game.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesCharlotte Edwards has been asking England to be more ruthless when they are on top, and they didn't do that in the previous game.
They want to be doing it consistently going into the World Cup.
And just three singles off Linsey Smith's third over as well.
New Zealand are in desperate need of a boundary here - it's been seven overs now.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
New Zealand's lowest total in their T20I history came at the hands of England, 60 all out, back in February 2015 in Whangarei.
They were 37-6 after 10 overs in this game, will they go past that 60-run mark?
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There are definitely question marks around certain positions in this New Zealand side.
The opening partnership is struggling and Brooke Halliday has been out of form in T20s for a while.
But for England, this has to be their blueprint for success with the three spinners - Smith in the powerplay and then Ecclestone and Dean through the middle overs.
Sophie Ecclestone continues to keep a tight grip on proceedings as we exit the drinks break.
Her third over goes for just a couple of singles.
New Zealand have only hit four boundaries in the first 10 overs - three of them came off the bat of opener Izzy Gaze.
The last of those came off the last ball of the fifth over.
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England have backed themselves to build these dot balls. New Zealand's batters look up and wonder where their runs are coming from.
Four singles off Issy Wong's third over - Jess Kerr pulls meatily but can only find the fielder on the leg side boundary.
We'll head into drinks with England very much on top.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesBrooke Halliday's struggles against Charlie Dean continue in the shortest format. Dean has now dismissed the left-hander on four occasions in T20Is, joint highest along with Sophie Ecclestone as the bowler to dismiss her most often in the format.
Brooke Halliday v Charlie Dean in T20Is:
Katey Martin
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Maddy Green's shoulders have dropped a bit. She will be so frustrated at seeing some of the shots that have been played today.
There is a lot of responsibility on her now to bat with the lower order. You're caught in between mindsets of knowing you need to score runs, but if it's too high-risk, you know you won't be there at the end.
She can't allow the frustration to take over.
Jess Kerr is the latest New Zealand batter to face the heat, literally and figuratively, out in the middle.
She faces two balls from Sophie Ecclestone without scoring.
| 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 |
batting,J Kerr,not out batting, J Kerr, not out | 18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 81.82 |
Patel,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Patel, leg before wicket, bowled Smith | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 4 | |||||||
Total,65 for 8 15.5 overs Total,65 for 8 15.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith, bowling | 3.5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.91 |
Wong | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
Ecclestone | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Dean | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.33 |
Gibson | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 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 |
