Image Source : TWITTER/ENGLANDCRICKET Spinner Sophie Ecclestone and quick bowler Tash Farrant took two wickets every.
England secured a complete eight-wicket win over New Zealand on Tuesday within the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection. All seven of England’s bowlers took wickets to blow the hosts away for simply 178 after which captain Heather Knight (67 not out) and opener Tammy Beaumont (71) helped the guests attain 181/2 in 33.4 overs.
Spinner Sophie Ecclestone and quick bowler Tash Farrant took two wickets every. As many as 5 different England gamers took a wicket every whereas opener Hayley Jensen (53) and Brooke Halliday (50) propped up the New Zealand innings with half-centuries.
Jensen later received the breakthrough for New Zealand within the type of England opener Danni Wyatt. However, Wyatt’s opening associate Beaumont then put up an 86-run stand for the second wicket with captain Knight to all however finish New Zealand’s probabilities of staging a comeback. Natalie Sciver then caught along with her skipper after Beaumont’s dismissal to see England over the end line.
Brief scores: New Zealand 178 all out in 45.1 overs (Hayley Jensen 53, Brooke Halliday 50; Tash Farrant 2/31) misplaced to England 181/2 in 33.4 overs (Tammy Beaumont 71, Heather Knight 67 not out; Hayley Jensen 1/18) by eight wickets with 98 balls remaining.