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Second T20, Canterbury <\/b><\/p>\n

New Zealand 170-5 (20 overs): <\/b>Devine 87 (57), Green 56*; Smith 3-25<\/p>\n

England 156-6 (20 overs): <\/b>Bouchier 38 (33); Patel 2-25<\/p>\n

New Zealand won by 14 runs; series level at 1-1<\/i><\/p>\n

Scorecard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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England suffered a disappointing 14-run defeat as Sophie Devine’s brilliance levelled the T20 series for New Zealand at Canterbury. <\/b><\/p>\n

England’s bowlers started magnificently in scorching conditions, restricting New Zealand to 11-4, but Sophie Devine and Maddy Green added a record-breaking 159 for the fifth wicket to take the White Ferns to a competitive 170-5. <\/p>\n

All-rounder Devine blasted 87 from 57 balls before she was run out from the final ball of the innings, with Green finishing 56 not out in support. <\/p>\n

Devine whacked six sixes and five fours as England’s bowlers and fielders struggled under pressure in all-too-familiar scenes. <\/p>\n

Linsey Smith dominated the powerplay as she finished with 3-25, removing opener Georgia Plimmer and skipper Melie Kerr for first-ball ducks, but the stunning recovery saw New Zealand take the momentum into the second innings. <\/p>\n

Though England started their chase positively, Sophia Dunkley was the first to throw away her start and fell for 26 from 18 balls. <\/p>\n

After Alice Capsey was out for 22, Heather Knight and Maia Bouchier added 43 for the third wicket but their cautious approach saw the run-rate climb and the pair fell in consecutive balls in the 16th over to all-but seal the win for New Zealand. <\/p>\n

Explosive all-rounders Dani Gibson and Freya Kemp were tasked with scoring 30 from the final two overs, but they were dismissed for 12 and 14 respectively as England finished on 156-6.<\/p>\n

The series decider takes place at Hove on Monday, when even hotter conditions are expected. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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New Zealand will be a team in transition at the end of this summer’s T20 World Cup, when they will be defending their title, and veteran Devine showed exactly how big a gap she will leave in their batting line-up with one of her greatest knocks. <\/p>\n

Their disastrous start saw Izzy Gaze bowled by Lauren Bell in the first over, before left-arm spinner Smith had Plimmer caught and bowled and Kerr missed a sweep to be pinned lbw. <\/p>\n

Brooke Halliday was caught at long-off for three and England were in complete control at the end of the six-over powerplay, having their opponents 29-4. <\/p>\n

But Devine used all of her experience to put the pressure back on England. She clubbed Charlie Dean for back-to-back sixes to hit England’s captain out of the attack – she bowled just the one over which went for 14. <\/p>\n

That meant all-rounders Kemp and Gibson had to bowl their full allocation, both conceding 34 from four wicketless overs, while Issy Wong bowled went for 24 from her three. <\/p>\n

Devine masterfully shuffled around her crease throughout, often ending up in a heap on the ground, but it was effective in throwing the seamers off their lengths. <\/p>\n

The pair rotated the strike throughout, forcing England’s fielders to fumble and misfield often, and Bouchier dropped a simple catch off Devine at long-off in the final over which saw another nine runs added afterwards. <\/p>\n

England impressed all-round at Derby in the first game but this was a timely warning from one of the world’s best in some of the quality they will encounter on home soil next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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