2 hours ago T20 World Cup, Group 2, The Oval
New Zealand 163-6 (20 overs): M Kerr 42 (34); Gibson 2-30
England 164-1 (17.2 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 89* (53), Dunkley 49* (38)
England's winning tally astatine the T20 World Cup continued with a rampant nine-wicket triumph implicit New Zealand successful their last radical crippled astatine The Oval.
Already assured of apical spot successful Group 2 and with it a spot successful adjacent week's semi-finals, England built connected the momentum of their 4 erstwhile wins by cruising a pursuit of 164 with 16 balls to spare.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge, present the tournament's starring run-scorer, kept up her superb signifier by crashing 89 not out. She was supported by Sophia Dunkley, who made 49 not retired successful their concern of 128.
Defending champions New Zealand are a shadiness of the broadside that won this rubric successful 2024 but the ascendant quality of England's triumph lone added to the consciousness of momentum astir this side.
After limiting New Zealand aboriginal on, they took 3 wickets successful 4 balls without conceding a tally successful limiting the White Ferns to 163-6.
Sophie Devine deed 3 sixes successful a 14-ball 30 connected her last planetary quality but different England were ever successful control.
Their semi-final opponents volition beryllium confirmed connected Sunday, with India oregon South Africa appearing the astir likely.
That lucifer volition instrumentality spot connected Tuesday day oregon Thursday evening backmost astatine The Oval, wherever England's women's broadside person ne'er mislaid immoderate of their 11 matches.
Win that and they volition instrumentality to Lord's for the last connected Sunday for a accidental to triumph their archetypal World Cup rubric since 2017.
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