Summary

  • Bell bowls Gaze in first over, before Smith takes three wickets in her first two overs

  • England bring in Wong for Ecclestone

  • New Zealand won toss and bat

  • Second T20, Canterbury - England lead three-match series 1-0

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Timothy Abraham

  1. New Zealand review

    Dani Gibson gets one to nip back into Sophie Devine, who gets herself into a bit of tangle attempting to work it to leg on the back foot.

    Given out on field. Devine reviews.

    Is there some bat involved here?

  2. Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sophie Devine sweepsGetty Images

    There's just a difference, the control and the presence Sophie Devine has in the middle. It's key for New Zealand that one of these two batters are there in the last five overs.

  3. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    To add to Katey Martin's point about attacking shots being an issue for New Zealand - 12 of their 14 dismissals so far in this T20I series have come with attacking shots.

  4. Drinks break

    The players take some liquid on board at a sweltering Canterbury.

    Sophie Devine is 40 not out off 28 balls.

  5. Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sophie Devine just backs her power. She hits on the up, she charges down the surface and says she's intentionally going to slog that over long-on.

  6. NZ 67-4

    Charlie Dean brings herself into the attack.

    Sophie Devine skips down the pitch and hammers the England skipper over cow corner for six.

    Devine then repeats the trick next ball as she mixes aggression, power and timing.

    Considering where they were New Zealand recovered quite well.

  7. Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I remember Sophie Devine in training, she'd do the hitting, you'd throw to her. Because if you could field to Sophie Devine you could field to anyone.

  8. NZ 54-4

    A costly over from Issy Wong as she's dispatched to the fence a couple of times.

    Sophie Devine belts one dragged down by Wong over mid-off then later in the over Maddy Green deftly squeezes one through mid-wicket.

  9. NZ 40-4

    Left-arm seamer Freya Kemp is tossed the ball by Charlie Dean.

    She drops it a little short on the hip of Maddy Green who whips it square, but is unable to find the rope.

    Later in the over Sophie Devine thrashes at one from he England all-rounder and does not quite find the middle of the bat but it has enough height on it go over the head of Lauren Bell at mid-off.

  10. Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    New Zealand faced a lot of dot balls in the first match, now they're playing a lot of attacking shots. It's about finding a balance and assessing the conditions, the openers need to cope with the pressure of facing a couple of dot balls.

  11. NZ 35-4

    Dani Gibson into the attack.

    A wild swing from Maddy Green and the ball races past Amy Jones for four byes.

    England still well on top here.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Linsey Smith celebrates a wicketGetty Images

    England will be delighted with that powerplay. I'll be interested to know if they put four fielders back straight away, or if they stick with three at first.

  13. NZ 29-4

    Issy Wong into the fray and the England quick is right on the money.

    Maddy Green and Sophie Devine have a few big waft but are not quite able to connect cleanly and have to settle for four singles off the over.

    England the happier at the end of the powerplay.

  14. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    England's Linsey Smith celebrates after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Melie Kerr with team-matesReuters

    Linsey Smith's two wickets in the first over was the second instance she's had a double strike in a powerplay over in T20Is.

    No English spinner has achieved this more often.

    The only other English bowlers to have a double strike more often in a powerplay over are Anya Shrubsole (six instances), Katherine Sciver-Brunt (three instances) and Lauren Bell (three instances).

  15. NZ 25-4

    More aggression from Sophie Devine as she swats Lauren Bell for four through mid-wicket.

    Penultimate ball of the over and Devine ducks out the way of a bouncer from Bell.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    New Zealand's Sophie Devine in actionReuters

    Sophie Devine, no matter what pressure she's under, is going to slot the ball away.

  17. 6 runs

    NZ 20-4

    Sophie Devine with a bit of counterattacking intent.

    She opens her arc into the leg side and wallops Lauren Bell for six over long-on

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    England's Lauren Bell celebrates after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Izzy Gaze with team-matesReuters

    Lauren Bell really is a joy to watch. Intelligent bowler, a proper leader of this attack. Terrific use of the Canterbury slope there from the Nackington Road end!

    Mark James, Herne Bay

  19. WinViz has it 96-4 in England's favour against New ZealandBBC Sport/CricViz

    WinViz can only see this game going one way at the moment...

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Who was the biggest threat in the first game? It was Linsey Smith. Hit the ball on the ground, why are you trying to go over that fielder?