Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s 35 helped England prepare for the Women’s T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Dubai.
The White Ferns were 127-4 off 20 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat first with Amelia Kerr’s unbeaten 64 off 46 balls.
Lauren Bell of the England national team took the top spot, ahead of Susie Bates (3), and performed economically, conceding only 13 runs in 3 overs.
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Sarah Glenn gave away just 16 runs in the entire set of overs while Sophie Devine also scored 24 runs.
From there, the White Ferns stuttered before Izzy Gaze (26no) combined with Kerr to set a winning target of 128.
In response, England lost wickets regularly but were always comfortable as Wyatt-Hodge’s score was reached off just 19 balls and backed by Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 31.
Sciver-Brunt was the last England batsman to leave for home with 18 balls to spare, along with Dani Gibson’s 24no.
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England are now preparing for their first match of the tournament against Bangladesh on October 5, which will be broadcast live. sky sports cricket.
Elsewhere, reigning champions Australia took West Indies’ last nine wickets for 17 runs to defend their title unbeaten in the warm-up.
Australia, who came to bat, recorded 144-8 in 20 overs thanks to a 56-run win by Annabelle Sutherland (38) and Ashley Gardner (31).
In reply, Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph put on 68 runs for the first wicket, but Alana King’s 4-30 sparked a collapse that saw them bowled out for 109 to secure a 35-run win.
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Deepti Sharma scored an unbeaten 35 before taking one wicket for just two runs as India defeated South Africa by 28 runs.
India gained 144-7 from 20 overs and restricted their opponents to 116-6 despite Ayabonga Khaka taking five wickets.
Women’s T20 World Cup Schedule
Thursday, October 3: Bangladesh v Scotland (Sharjah) – 11am
Thursday, October 3: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Sharjah) – 3pm
Friday, October 4: South Africa v West Indies (Dubai) – 11am
Friday, October 4: India vs New Zealand (Dubai) – 3pm
Saturday, October 5: Bangladesh v England (Sharjah) – 11am
Saturday, October 5: Australia v Sri Lanka (Sharjah) – 3pm
Sunday, October 6: India vs Pakistan (Dubai) – 11am
Sunday, October 6: West Indies v Scotland (Dubai) – 3pm.
Monday, October 7: England v South Africa (Sharjah) – 3pm
Tuesday, October 8: Australia v New Zealand (Sharjah) – 3pm
Wednesday, October 9: South Africa v Scotland (Dubai) – 11am
Wednesday, October 9: India vs Sri Lanka (Dubai) – 3pm
Thursday, October 10th: Bangladesh vs West Indies (Sharjah) – 3pm
Friday, October 11: Australia v Pakistan (Dubai) – 3 p.m.
Saturday, October 12: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (Sharjah) – 11am
Saturday, October 12: Bangladesh v South Africa (Dubai) – 3pm
Sunday, October 13: England v Scotland (Sharjah) – 11am
Sunday, October 13: India vs Australia (Sharjah) – 3pm
Monday, October 14: Pakistan v New Zealand (Dubai) – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15: England v West Indies (Dubai) – 3pm
Thursday, October 17: Semi-final 1st (Dubai) – 3pm
Friday, October 18: Semi-final 2 (Sharjah) – 3pm
Sunday, October 20th: Final TBC (Dubai) – 3pm
Watch all matches of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup Sky Sports live broadcastThe tournament begins with the opening match between Bangladesh and Scotland in Sharjah on Thursday 3 October and concludes with the final in Dubai on Sunday 20 October. Also stream it via NOW.
