Summary

  • England beat New Zealand by 59 runs to win first of five T20s in Southampton

  • White Ferns restricted to 138-9 with Sarah Glenn taking 3-16

  • Impressive England post 197-3 with Danni Wyatt making 76 off 51 balls & Nat Sciver-Brunt smashing 47 off 23 - watch some of the best shots

  • England played four frontline spinners as they build towards T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October

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Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham & Ffion Wynne

  1. NZ 71-6

    Three singles off that Sarah Glenn over. England are well and truly in command of this match.

  2. Emily Windsor
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is a hard chance. A caught and bowled is never an easy chance.

  3. NZ 68-6

    A caught-and-bowled chance for Sarah Glenn but she is just not able to cling on after Jess Kerr drills the ball low to her left.

    Here's how Charlie Dean bagged the wicket of Amelia Kerr a little while ago.

  4. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones celebrate a wicketGetty Images

    That is an absolute beauty from Sophie Ecclestone, showing why she is the number one bowler in all formats in the world.

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    Gaze st Jones b Ecclestone 0 (NZ 67-6)

    Three wickets for Sarah Glenn and then you have Sophie Ecclestone poised at the other end. England's spin attack are a formidable proposition.

    Ecclestone picks up a wicket the penultimate ball of the over as Amy Jones stumps her opposite number Izzy Gaze goes down the track and is well short of her ground.

    Five wickets in 11 balls for four runs.

  6. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Sarah Glenn celebrates the wicket of Sophie DevinePA Media

    That will definitely be the chat in the middle. They made one of the games earlier in the series - watched it in the pub in their full kit.

    It is an absolutely outstanding over from Sarah Glenn.

  7. Melissa Story
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England might now be thinking they can get this wrapped up before the football starts at 17:00 BST.

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    Devine c Bouchier b Glenn 0 (NZ 64-5)

    Not a hat-trick but three in the over for Sarah Glenn!

    The England leggie gives it a bit of air again and Sophie Devine skips down the pitch and attempts to clear the ropes. She cannot get the distance, though, and Maia Bouchier is as safe as houses with the catch.

  9. Melissa Story
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    What a turnaround this has been from England's spinners. They have been pretty faultless.

  10. NZ 64-4

    Left-hander Brooke Halliday blocks it. Dot ball. No hat-trick for Sarah Glenn today.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Maddy Green really has to be better against spin. She got into a little bit of a tangle and the ball just went between bat and pad.

    They were in a great position. They now no longer are.

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    Green b Glenn 0 (NZ 63-4)

    Sarah Glenn is on a hat-trick!

    Maddy Green skips down the pitch but gets herself in a mess and sees the ball skid through the gate and bowl her.

  13. Drinks

    The fall of the wicket has prompted the umpires to decide now is the time to grab a quick bit of liquid refreshment.

  14. Melissa Story
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Two quick wickets has really dented New Zealand's hopes. They were doing so well at keeping themselves in the game.

  15. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Suzie Bates is bowled by Sarah GlennGetty Images

    Reward for Sarah Glenn for keeping it simple and keeping the stumps in play.

    Two of New Zealand's key players are back in the hutch. Even more pressure on Sophie Devine now.

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    Bates b Glenn 43 (NZ 63-3)

    Suzie Bates has played the reverse shots well today, but this one goes on straight from Sarah Glenn and the Kiwi opener misses it.

    A bit of howler given the circumstances. If New Zealand are to chase this down they needed Bates to bat deep you sense.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    England Women’s players celebrate after taking the wicket of New Zealand Women’s Amelia Kerr during the first T20 International at Utilita Bowl, SouthamptonPA Media

    Good work from Charlie Dean, mixing up her pace and that deceives Amelia Kerr. She's trying to hit down the ground but you can see she's almost down on one knee as she's playing it, which shows she's not picked it.

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    A Kerr c Bouchier b Dean 18 (NZ 63-2)

    Enough flight from Charlie Dean to tempt Amelia Kerr into a big shot with the pressure starting to build as England turn the screw.

    Kerr goes downtown and is caught by Maia Bouchier at deep long-on.

  19. Melissa Story
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Freya Kemp was racing in off the boundary, trying to keep it to a single, but it's cost three extra runs instead.

  20. NZ 62-1

    A bit of a misfield from Freya Kemp out in the deep. It's a flick off the legs by Suzie Bates off Charlie Dean but Kemp, racing in, allows the ball through her legs for four.

    A wave of apology from Kemp to Dean.