Summary

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby, Mike Peter & Maisie Gallen

  1. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    That is walloped by Brooke Halliday. She opened her right leg early to create that space.

    A big slog and boy did she get it right.

  2. 6 runs

    NZ 123-3

    Boom. Brooke Halliday has hardly timed a shot today but she's just crunched Alana King for six over mid-wicket. I'd wager that ball's still flying.

  3. How is net run-rate calculated?

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    We've been having our once-a-month chat about net run-rate on the desk, where we all pretend we know what it means but also just hope the machines get it right so we can copy from the table. Anyway, if you would like to know how it works, our Ask Me Anything colleagues have got you covered with this handy guide...

  4. NZ 116-3

    Target 327

    Sophie Devine of New ZealandGetty Images

    Sophie Devine scores New Zealand's first boundary for more than four overs - and it's a beauty. Lovely timing and control to guide the ball through third.

    Eight off the over.

  5. NZ 108-3

    Target 327

    Brooke Halliday is persisting with her sweep-heavy approach and it's not yielding many runs.

    After five dot balls, she runs a single to retain the strike.

  6. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    It is going to be a miracle for New Zealand to win from here. So what is the next best thing?

    Well, to bat the 50 overs and get to 250 or 260 so that the net run-rate is not huge.

  7. NZ 107-3

    Target 327

    Sophie Devine flicks the ball off her legs, it whistles away... and straight to a fielder. There's a slightly rueful smile as she takes the single.

    New Zealand have struggled to pick the gaps.

  8. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    A very well curated 50 under pressure from Sophie Devine. It was 0-2 when she walked out there and she has taken her team and kept them fighting.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Devine

    Sophie Devine takes a single to bring up her half-century off 69 balls.

    It's the 25th time she's passed 50 in an ODI.

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    I'd like to suggest the Snowballs as the England Women's cricket team nickname, in honour of Betty. What a legend, and what a name.

    Kate in Stockport

    As a Betty Snowball fangirl, this gets my vote.

  11. NZ 103-3

    Target 327

    Thanks Mike.

    Sophie Devine picks up two singles either side of some sweeping and reversing from Brooke Halliday to move onto 49.

  12. NZ 100-3

    Sophie Devine takes a single through backward square to bring up her side's hundred from the 147th ball of the innings.

    To take you through the rest of the match, here's Elizabeth Botcherby.

  13. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on Test Match Special

    Sophie Devine of New ZealandGetty Images

    That is a lovely sign of intent from Sophie Devine. Or, she is just really tired of running at this point!She is terrific to watch.

  14. 6 runs

    NZ 99-3

    Hello, where did that come from?

    Sophie Devine smashes Ash Gardner's delivery down the ground for six, with the ball striking the sight screen half way up.

  15. NZ 93-3

    Back comes Sophie Molineux to replace fellow spinner Alana King - she conceded just 13 runs in her opening four-over spell, which came during the powerplay.

    Four singles come off these six balls.

  16. NZ 89-3

    Brooke Halliday and Sophie Devine of New ZealandGetty Images

    A third boundary-less over in a row, with four singles coming off Ash Gardner.

    New Zealand really need to up their run-rate if they're to come anywhere close to their target, but at this stage their thoughts will increasingly be turning to batting out the innings and protecting their nascent net run-rate.

    If you want to know how net run-rate works (we'll be going on about it a fair bit in this tournament), an extremely handsome journalist wrote this explainer.

  17. Here's how New Zealand's innings got off to a horror start, with Georgia Plimmer dismissed without facing a ball in the first over.

  18. NZ 85-3

    And now just a couple of singles off Alana King's fifth outing.

    With 22 overs gone, New Zealand remain considerably behind the rate.

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  19. Sonia Twigg
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sophie Devine will know how much is resting on her now. She looks like she is struggling to move between the wickets slightly - that could be cramp in the heat.

  20. NZ 83-3

    Three singles from Ash Gardner's second over.

    New Zealand's required run-rate stands at 8.41 runs an over - they're currently going along at 3.95.