England bounce back after SA defeat by beating New Zealand in T20 series
- From the section Women's Cricket
| Women's T20 tri-series, Taunton: |
| England 172-8 (20 overs): Sciver 59, Beaumont 23, Kasperek 3-35 |
| New Zealand 118 (18.3 overs): Bates 23, Green 23, Ecclestone 4-18 |
| England won by 54 runs |
| Scorecard |
England recovered from defeat by South Africa with a 54-run win over New Zealand in their second women's Twenty20 international of the day.
Natalie Sciver's entertaining knock of 59 helped the home side post 172-8 in Taunton.
New Zealand were well placed on 77-3 but lost their last seven wickets for 41 runs.
England now lead the tri-series group with four points, ahead of their final game against New Zealand on Thursday.
The top two meet in the final at Chelmsford on 1 July.
More to follow.
