England cruises to six-wicket win over New Zealand
England have successfully chased down 90 runs against New Zealand to book a spot in the World Cup semifinals, in a match they needed to complete after a campaign that’s so far been marred by rain.
The side set up the win by fighting well with the ball, restricting New Zealand to a total of 89 from their 20 overs.
Opting to field first, the English failed to land a breakthrough wicket before a dose of rain arrived in the eighth over, with New Zealand 44-0 off 7.3 overs. Kate Irwin was 32* off 21 at the delay, while Emma McLeod was 12* off 24.
But everything changed when play resumed.
Irwin (35 off 26) and McLeod (18 off 31) set their team up well, but England took consistent wickets after the two openers’ demise. Nobody else in New Zealand’s batting lineup made it to double figures.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman was immense from her four overs, taking 4-8, while Prisha Thanawala’s three scalps also proved valuable.