Summary

  • England chasing 157 to beat New Zealand in first ODI of three at Chester-le-Street

  • New Zealand bowled out for 156 in 33.3 overs with Charlie Dean taking 4-38

  • New Zealand won toss and bat first

  • Five-match T20 series follows as preparation for T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October

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Live Reporting

Sam Dalling

  1. Frankie Mackay
    Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    I'm sure there will be questions around the selection. There will need to be a bit of introspection before the next game.

  2. Eng 147-1

    Brooke Halliday looks handy here. A real selection box of deliveries, and England are struggling to get her away. 10 needed.

  3. Frankie Mackay
    Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    It pains me to say it as a New Zealand fan but the cricket displayed by England today has been phenomenal. The have put on a clinic.

  4. Eng 145-1

    After a flurry of lbw reviews at the front end of the over, Tammy Beaumont gets the reverse sweep out and finds the boundary.

    A dozen needed now.

  5. Not out

    Impact is waaaaayyyyyy outside the line. A question asked in hope rather than expectation.

  6. Umpire review

    The ball hits Tammy Beaumont's pads. Again. Anna Harris says 'no' this time. But Fran Jonas convinces Sophie Devine to go upstairs.

  7. Not out

    Tammy Beaumont is all smiles again. She knew that was doing too much. Way too much according to the tech - missing leg stump by plenty.

  8. No bat involved. There is a snick but that is the toe of the bat hitting the turf.

  9. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Sounds

    It looked like it might be going down the leg side. It was a pretty immediate decision from Anna Harris though.

  10. Umpire review

    Fran Jonas appeals and Tammy Beaumont is given out. The batter reviews immediately.

  11. Frankie Mackay
    Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    She's the golden arm Brooke Halliday!

  12. Frankie Mackay
    Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    It is a much-needed wicket for New Zealand. Brooke Halliday just has the ability to break partnerships. I like that she's been going to the off-cutters and keeping this pair guessing.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Bouchier c Bates b Halliday 67 (Eng 137-1)

    And that is the end of Maia Bouchier. She smashes her 50th delivery within the vicinity of Suzie Bates' hands at short cover. That ball was travelling but Bates makes the catch look simple. Brooke Halliday has varied her pace well here, and gets rewarded.

  14. Eng 136-0

    Make that 21 required for victory.

    Another pair of boundaries for Bouchier from that Fran Jonas over...even if the second was a little lucky. It is one of those days, though. You know the ones when even England's outside edges go for four.

    If this was tournament cricket, England's net run rate would be taking a massive boost.

  15. Frankie Mackay
    Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    I'm hoping this is just a little bit of rustiness from New Zealand. They haven't played cricket since April so they are not game-hardened. Hopefully it is going to get better!

  16. Eng 125-0

    Brooke Halliday is the seventh bowler that Sophie Devine has turned to. This innings is only 16 overs old, remember.

    Provided my eyes aren't deceiving me, Halliday bowls off of the wrong foot. There is only one other person I know who does that...me.

    Bouchier biffs one down the ground and England take a quartet of singles. Victory is 32 runs away now. The end? Not far off.

  17. Eng 117-0

    Another double-digit over for England. 10 from Fran Jonas, including a deft little reverse lap from Beaumont to finish it off.

  18. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Sounds

    Tammy BeaumontGetty Images

    England are making New Zealand look a good few rungs down the order. It is effortless.

    They are putting away the bad ball, and it isn't always easy to do that.

  19. Eng 107-0

    It is all happening at CLS. 17 from that Amelia Kerr over.

    Both openers reach 50, while England's 100 is also up. By default, that means a century opening stand.

    Heather Knight is pitch side, pads on and standing in the shade. Always difficult for the next batter in to properly relax, but Knight will surely be relatively chilled (notwithstanding the heat) today.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Bouchier

    This time it is Bouchier celebrating. She reaches her half century - a 2nd in ODI cricket - from just 38 balls. First, she bludgeons a full toss over the long on boundary. A few balls later she lofts another over the rope - this time after a bounce or two - and there is more hugging.