England Women vs New Zealand Women, 2nd T20I — New Zealand Women tour of England
ENG-W
156/6 20 ov
NZ-W won by 14 runs
NZ-W
170/5 20 ov
Match summary
New Zealand Women beat England Women by 14 runs in the 2nd T20I of the New Zealand Women tour of England at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Sat, 23 May, 2026. New Zealand Women 170/5 (20 ov); England Women 156/6 (20 ov). Sophie Devine top-scored with 87 off 57 balls for New Zealand Women. Linsey Smith took 3/25 for England Women. New Zealand Women won the toss and chose to bat.
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19.130WdLea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger yorker, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Freya Kemp no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
19.66Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Issy Wong goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
19.52Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, 2 runs, Issy Wong goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 2 runs.
19.40Lea Tahuhu to Issy Wong, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Issy Wong goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
19.3WLea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to hit inside out shot to long off but it resulted in a catch taken by Georgia Plimmer. Freya Kemp is dismissed.
19.20Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
19.10Lea Tahuhu to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
18.61Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.
18.50Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
18.44Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
18.30Bree Illing to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
18.21Bree Illing to Amy Jones, 1 run, Amy Jones goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
18.1WBree Illing to Danielle Gibson, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson tries to be aggressive, goes forward, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
17.60Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
17.54Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
17.42Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, 2 runs, Freya Kemp goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 2 runs.
17.30Amelia Kerr to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
17.21Amelia Kerr to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
17.10Amelia Kerr to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
16.110WdSophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Danielle Gibson with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
16.62Sophie Devine to Freya Kemp, 2 runs, Freya Kemp goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
16.51Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
16.44Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
16.34Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
16.21Sophie Devine to Freya Kemp, 1 run, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
16.11Sophie Devine to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Sophie Devine delivers fast ball at good length, Danielle Gibson goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
15.60Nensi Patel to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
15.51Nensi Patel to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes forward to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
15.40Nensi Patel to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
15.3WNensi Patel to Maia Bouchier, no run, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Maia Bouchier goes forward to hit sloge sweep to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Georgia Plimmer. Maia Bouchier is dismissed.