England Women vs New Zealand Women, 27th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Smith to Lea Tahuhu, out Caught by Charlie Dean!! Fine fielder is Dean and that's a good catch. Running back from mid-off and catching it over her right shoulder. Full on the stumps, Lea Tahuhu gets forward to loft and miscues it, looked to be clearing Dean but she shows good athletic ability as she goes back and takes it two-handed. That's the end of the New Zealand innings as well. Lea Tahuhu c Charlie Dean b Smith 2(8)

Smith to Lea Tahuhu, no run, quicker good length on middle, Lea Tahuhu nearly closes the face of the bat too early, the soft leading-edge rolls back to Smith

Smith to Lea Tahuhu, no run, tossed up full outside off, Lea Tahuhu gets forward to drive and is beaten on the outside-edge

Smith to Jess Kerr, 1 run, good length outside off, Jess Kerr goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

Smith to Lea Tahuhu, 1 run, low full-toss outside off, Lea Tahuhu gets forward and drives, it's off the toe-end of the bat and just wide of cover, was in the air and just wide

Smith to Jess Kerr, 1 run, very full outside off, Jess Kerr gets forward to drive wide of the dive of short cover to her left

Smith to Jess Kerr, no run, full on off, Jess Kerr gets forward to drive it back to Smith

Smith to Jess Kerr, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Jess Kerr gets forward to drive, the thick inside-edge rolls off the pad to short cover

Smith to Rosemary Mair, no run, short outside off, Mair goes on the back foot and cuts to cover

Smith to Isabella Gaze, out Bowled!! Once again two set batters depart in quick succession. Slower and lower from Smith, Gaze goes down looking for a sweep and misses it completely. Past the under edge and hits the middle of off stump. New Zealand in all sorts of trouble. Isabella Gaze b Smith 14(24) [4s-1 6s-1]

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, full on off, Gaze comes down the track and mistimes the drive back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, attempts the reverse sweep and drags it to the right of Lamb at backward point

Smith to Jess Kerr, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to the right of sweeper cover

Smith to Jess Kerr, no run, short outside off, punched away to the right of cover

Smith to Devine, no run, full on the stumps, driven out to mid-on

Smith to Devine, no run, slider on leg stump, Devine misses the flick and get rapped on the pads. Missing leg stump...

Smith to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, clipped away off the pads to the left of short fine

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, comes down the track and drives the full delivery to cover

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, full toss dished wide of off, Gaze steps out and mistimes the drive back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, flatter outside off, Gaze mistimes the drive back to the bowler

Smith to Devine, 1 run, full outside off, driven away to long-off

Smith to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, Gaze whips it off the inside half to Dunkley at deep mid-wicket

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, short on off, punched back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, very full on the stumps, played back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, short on the stumps, Gaze goes on the back foot and punches to the right of mid-on

Smith to Devine, 1 run, driven down to long-on

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, slow and short just outside off, punched back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, too full on off, Gaze jams it back to the bowler

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, low full toss just outside off, Gaze drives and picks out mid-off

Smith to Isabella Gaze, no run, looped up outside off, Gaze toe-ends the drive to mid-off

Smith to Devine, 1 run, long hop outside off, Devine jumps on the back foot and slaps it down to long-off

Smith to Devine, no run, full and just outside off, Devine comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler

Smith to Plimmer, no run, a bit too full outside off, Plimmer mistimes the drive to mid-off

Smith to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, uses her feet and drives the full delivery to long-on

Smith to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, a hat-trick of boundaries for Amelia Kerr. Tad short outside off, Kerr uses the depth of the crease to cut it past the diving fielder at cover to her right

Smith to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, shimmies down the wicket, meets the ball on the full and clobbers it along the ground through extra cover

Smith to Amelia Kerr, no ball, FOUR, full toss too high on the stumps, Kerr swivels and powers the pull behind square on the leg-side. Linsey Smith is clearly struggling to grip the ball today. Freehit coming up...

Smith to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, short once again from Linsey Smith. Kerr jumps deep inside the crease and smashes the cut past the diving right hand of Bell at backward point

Smith to Amelia Kerr, no run, dragged short just outside off, Kerr swivels and pulls - can't beat the diving NSB at short mid-wicket to her left

Smith to Plimmer, no run, full on off, Plimmer blocks it back to the bowler

Smith to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, comes down the track and whips the full ball to deep mid-wicket

Smith to Amelia Kerr, no run, tossed up outside off, driven out to cover

Smith to Bates, out Caught by (sub)Lamb!! Oh dear! Not the ideal way to go. Bates missed out on a couple of juicy full tosses in the last over and she makes a meal of this one too. Full toss that dipped enough wide of off stump, Bates goes really hard on the flat-bat slap and ends up chipping a dolly of a catch to Lamb at mid-off. Telly umpire checks for a possible no-ball and it's dipping enough to below the waist. That was a clear case of the ball slipping out of Smith's palm there. Bates c (sub)Lamb b Smith 10(16) [4s-2]

Smith to Bates, no run, very full outside off, Bates mistimes the drive to the left of the diving bowler

Smith to Bates, no run, floated up outside off, Bates drives and picks out Dean at cover

Smith to Bates, no run, another juicy full toss and once again Bates has mistimed the drive to mid-off

Smith to Bates, no run, juicy full toss outside off, Bates makes room and drives to mid-off

Smith to Bates, no run, short outside off, Bates backs away and mistimes the cut to cover

Smith to Plimmer, 1 run, slower and sliding into the pads, Plimmer flicks to the left of Wyatt-Hodge at mid-wicket for a quick single

Smith to Plimmer, no run, looped up outside off, Plimmer drives off the cue end to Dean at mid-off

Smith to Plimmer, no run, fuller on the stumps, driven away to the left of NSB at short mid-wicket

Smith to Bates, no run, another back foot punch. This time to the left of a diving Knight at short mid-wicket

Smith to Bates, no run, short and just outside off, Bates goes deep inside the crease to punch it back to the bowler

Smith to Bates, no run, tossed up just outside off, Bates presses forward and blocks

Smith to Bates, no run, flatter on middle and leg, punched away to the left of mid-on

Smith to Plimmer, 1 run, short on the stumps, Plimmer goes on the back foot and flicks it into the mid-wicket pocket

Smith to Plimmer, no run, sliding in with the arm, Plimmer clips it to square leg