flighted, dipping and straightening as Huddleston sweeps, misses... and up goes the finger! Hartley pumps her fists after winning the lbw decision that finishes the NZ innings, giving England a 75-run win and progression to the WWC semis!
ENG Women vs NZ Women, 24th Match at Derby, Jul 12 2017 - Match Result
5.25pm: Right, that;'s a wrap from us today. Miller's report will see you right and we'll be back for more on Saturday for a tantalising final-round showdown. Cheerio!
5.15pm: That was a pretty comprehensive job from England, racking up the runs and then defending them with aplomb. Nat Sciver showcased her power (and innovation) again in a second hundred of the tournament and then the bowlers shared the wickets around as NZ struggled to keep up with the asking rate.
Nat Sciver is Player of the Match: "Yeah, pretty high, when I went in I knew we needed a partnership, it was trickier to bat today than in previous games. Not necessarily about a target, just getting a partnership and playing smart cricket. Lots of pre-planning but things can change at any minute. [New shot, the 'Natmeg'] Sounds pretty good, I'm still practising it. Starting is the hardest part, we knew we needed to take it deep."
England captain Heather Knight: "Really pleased, that partnership was brilliant. We were really under pressure, hard to bat when bowlers took pace off. Pleased with how girls went about it and getting to the semi-final. Our batters are standing out, four players have scored hundreds, brilliant work been done with the batters, so nice to see and hopefully continues. Alex Hartley is loving it at the moment, she's bowling brilliantly."
New Zealand captain Suzie Bates: "If one of our top order made a big score we thought it was gettable. But Nat and Tammy played really well. [Sciver dropped on 58] Any drop against a quality side is going to hurt you, you have to take your chances... but it might have made our chase a bit easier. [Hartley?] She almost did me earlier, but that one did me. We've played some really good cricket but lost to England and Australia, so we've got a quarter-final against India, we know we can beat them but we've got to play well because one of us is going home."
lobbed up on off and driven without timing into the covers
pushed through outside off and chipped to backward point from the crease
looped up full on off, Perkins reverse-ramps this for one to short third man - more ramps than a skateboard park, this girl
Hartley continues, four overs to go
"Please bowl with Katherine Brunt," wheedles Sanjeev. "My fantasy score is going down...." Are you listening, Heather?
good length on off, steered to backward point... again there's just an early single to Perkins off the over
plants the front foot and defends
slips in an attempted yorker, Huddleston watches it on to the toe of her bat
length on off, squirted to backward point off the outside edge
full and straight, goes down early and sweeps one to fine leg
another legcutter from Shrubsole, past the outside edge and into the gloves, Taylor was looking for the stumping but Perkins had her back foot grounded
pushed through, cut off the back foot, decent connection from Huddleston but finds backward point
drops back outside off, swing and a miss
gives it some air wide of the stumps, Huddleston comes across and prods it away again
full and dipping on the stumps, worked towards midwicket
tossed up and blocked towards cover point
tossed up, slightly straight and she sweeps a single behind square
Now, can Perkins get her fifty?
Paul: "NZ would also be hoping the weather holds alright in Derby on Saturday." This is also true
fullish on off stump, gets her head over the ball and defends
Holly Huddleston is last woman in...
does her this time, flicking off stump! Possibly the legcutter from Shrubsole, just held its line off the pitch as Tahuhu looked to work it away to leg... Nicely bowled and England are one away
in the channel, maybe a slower ball from Shrubsole, swing and a miss
length ball, Perkins goes across her stumps again and ramps a single to fine leg
County Ground, Derby | |
Toss | England Women, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2017 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | WODI no. 1078 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10.30 start, First Session 10.30-13.40, Interval 13.40-14.10, Second Session 14.10-17.20 |
Match days | 12 July 2017 - day (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | England Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |