Summary

  • NZ (won toss) `beaten by 46 runs

  • Beaumont, dropped on 64, hits 97 from 65 balls

  • England captain Heather Knight out with hamstring injury - Nat Sciver leads side, Emma Lamb debuts

  • NZ's Suzie Bates back after injury for first international for 11 months

  • First of three women's T20 internationals, Chelmsford

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  1. Eng 140-3published at 14.5 overs

    Four more!

    After sending down a horrid leg-side wide, Hannah Rowe gives Tammy Beaumont a little bit of width and she crunches a drive away.

    She's up to 74...

  2. Eng 135-3published at 14.4 overs

    Tammy Beaumont. Wow.

    She waits for the slower ball, and ramps Hannah Rowe over fine leg, for a two-bounce four.

    Lovely shot.

  3. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    A smart bit of work behind the stumps. Amy Jones got off to an absolute flier, and when you're in those situations you just have to keep going. An important wicket but England are really well placed.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 14 overs

    Jones st Martin b Satterthwaite 31 (Eng 127-3)

    The change of angle works!

    Amy Sattherthwaite eventually decides to go over the wicket, and Amy Jones, looking to come down the track, misses and is easily stumped by Katey Martin.

    New Zealand really needed that.

  5. Postpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Kate Cross
    England seamer on BBC Two

    We're not seeing any kind of thought process from the Kiwi bowlers. We're not even seeing field changes.

  6. Eng 127-2published at 13.5 overs

    Amy Satterthwaite isn't getting this right. She allows Amy Jones to work through mid-wicket, again, before throwing it wide, which just allows Jones to reverse sweep.

    That is the fifty partnership in just four overs.

  7. Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Kate Cross
    England seamer on BBC Two

    They're the ones you really don't want to be dropping, especially when Tammy Beaumont has got herself going. It's a simple catch.

  8. dropped catch

    Beaumont dropped on 64published at 13.2 overs

    Oh no! A simple chance!

    Amy Satterthwaite, surprisingly after going for 18 from first over, gets a second over, and Tammy Beaumont flicks the ball straight to Kiwi skipper Sophie Devine at mid-wicket, who spills it.

    Big, big miss.

  9. Postpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    Tammy Beaumont is one of - if not the - first name on the team sheet.

  10. Eng 119-2published at 13 overs

    Beaumont 64, Jones 24

    FOUR FOURS IN FOUR BALLS!

    Tammy Beaumont advances down the track and lofts over the covers for another boundary.

    England have had a really good little phase here. They are on track for a big score.

  11. Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Kate Cross
    England seamer on BBC Two

    A really good phase for England. They've capitalised on the bad balls. It's bread and butter for Tammy Beaumont.

  12. Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    This has been a really good 10 balls for England. They're really looking to put their foot down.

  13. Eng 115-2published at 12.5 overs

    Short, wide and thumped to the boundary by Tammy Beaumont. You really can't bowl there to her. I've warned you once.

    Four more! Three in a row now! Tammy Beaumont gets down and sweeps Leigh Kasperek fine for another boundary.

  14. Postpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    Beaumont is one of the top batters in the world game at the moment. She's playing low risk cricket, timing the ball really well.

  15. 50 runs

    50 for Beaumontpublished at 12.3 overs

    There's no bad way to bring up a half-century, but a lofted drive for four, over the covers, is up there as the ways you'd love to do it.

    Superb shot, and Tammy Beaumont brings up her 10th T20 international century.

  16. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    This has been an excellent over. Amy Jones is batting brilliantly and England are looking to post a really daunting total.

  17. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    That side of the ground, Jones will pepper it all day long.

  18. Eng 101-2published at 12 overs

    And again! Amy Jones picks up her third boundary in the over by going deep in the crease and pulling between the deep mid-wicket and square-leg fielders.

    FOUR MORE! Wow. Four in the over from Amy Jones. She again pulls Amy Satterthwaite to almost the exact same spot.

    Poor from New Zealand and Satterthwaite. She was bowling round the wicket, and the angle was just playing to Jones' strength.

  19. Postpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 1 September 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England pace bowler on BBC Two

    She's putting the bowler under real pressure. She's hitting where the bowler wants to be hit, there are three fielders there. But Amy Jones is finding the gap.

  20. Eng 91-2published at 11.2 overs

    Four more! Amy Jones loves a boundary.

    She whips Amy Satterthwaite through mid-wicket and it pierces the deep fielder at long-on and mid-wicket perfectly.