England beaten in ODI but up to third in rankings after series win in New Zealand https://ift.tt/v4OHbrI Raf Nicholson New Zealand win by seven wickets with 11 overs to spare England clinch ODI series 2-1 after claiming the T20s 4-1 England’s tour of New Zealand ended in disappointment with a seven-wicket loss in the final one-day international, courtesy of a ­brilliant unbeaten 100 from the New Zealand ­captain, Sophie Devine. Despite defeat, Heather Knight’s side ended the series with a 2-1 victory. Devine had missed the fifth T20 and the first two ODIs with a quad injury, but was passed fit to play on Sunday and made it count as New ­Zealand reached their 195-run ­target with 11 overs to spare. The only ­question was whether she would be able to farm enough of the strike to bring up her eighth ODI century, but with 12 runs required for the win and Devine not out on 88, she smashed two sixes against Charlie Dean to seal the deal. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/4fiQqIN April 07, 2024 at 07:55AM

• New Zealand win by seven wickets with 11 overs to spare
• England clinch ODI series 2-1 after claiming the T20s 4-1

England’s tour of New Zealand ended in disappointment with a seven-wicket loss in the final one-day international, courtesy of a ­brilliant unbeaten 100 from the New Zealand ­captain, Sophie Devine. Despite defeat, Heather Knight’s side ended the series with a 2-1 victory.

Devine had missed the fifth T20 and the first two ODIs with a quad injury, but was passed fit to play on Sunday and made it count as New ­Zealand reached their 195-run ­target with 11 overs to spare. The only ­question was whether she would be able to farm enough of the strike to bring up her eighth ODI century, but with 12 runs required for the win and Devine not out on 88, she smashed two sixes against Charlie Dean to seal the deal.

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