At Lord’s, Fran Jonas had the best game of his career (4-22) against England. Lauren Bell (3-27), for England, took three wickets, and Charlie Dean, a spin bowler, took two wickets in three balls as the home team won by 20 runs. New Zealand fought hard, but England held on to win by 20 runs at Lord’s and finish a brilliant series clean sweep. This was their 200th T201.
England got off to a shaky start when New Zealand put them in to bat. Opener Danni Wyatt was out for zero off the first ball of the game, and Maia Bouchier was out for thirteen in the fifth over, giving England their worst powerplay against the tourists in this series.
England beats a tough New Zealand team to win the T201 series 3-0.
England’s score dropped to 87-6 thanks to New Zealand’s Fran Jones (4-22), who had the best numbers of her career. However, captain Heather Knight (46no) and Charlie Dean (24), who shared the seventh wicket, put together a 57-run partnership to help the home team score a par score of 155-7 at the home of cricket.
New Zealand’s response was 132-8, with Brooke Halliday (24) and Amelia Kerr (43) having an important 40-run stand. However, the tourists were unable to score any more runs because spinner Charlie Dean (2-29), who took three wickets, and Lauren Bell (3-20) both struck twice in three balls.