Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt both make contributions as England beat New Zealand by five wickets in their final T20 World Cup warm-up.
England comfortably beat New Zealand by five wickets in their final warm-up game ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup.Seamer Lauren Bell and spinners Linsey Smith, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean all took one wicket apiece.
England raced to 70-3 in the eighth over before Danni Wyatt-Hodge was caught on the mid-wicket boundary for 35 off 19 balls. Captain Heather Knight made seven and when Nat Sciver-Brunt was dismissed England needed 31 to win.Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone played no part in the game as the world number one-ranked bowler was rested as part of a workload management plan.Their opening game is against Bangladesh in Sharjah on Saturday , before matches against South Africa, Scotland and West Indies.Windies restricted Australia to 144-8 and were well set at 68-0 and 92-1 but lost their final nine wickets for just 17 runs.
India made 144-7 with Richa Ghosh making 36 and Deepti Sharma an unbeaten 35, while South Africa, who were runners-up on home soil in 2023, could only make 116-6. Follow ball-by-ball coverage of every game in the Women's T20 World Cup on BBC Sounds, with live text commentaries and in-play clips on the BBC Sport website and app.
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