The New Zealand women's cricket team toured England to play the England women's cricket team in September 2021.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) and five Women's One Day International (WODI) matches.[3][4]
| New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 2021 | |||
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| England women | New Zealand women | ||
| Dates | 1 – 26 September 2021 | ||
| Captains | Heather Knight[n 1] | Sophie Devine | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Heather Knight (214) | Amy Satterthwaite (173) | |
| Most wickets | Charlie Dean (10) | Hannah Rowe (10) | |
| Player of the series | Heather Knight (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tammy Beaumont (113) | Sophie Devine (87) | |
| Most wickets |
Sarah Glenn (4) Tash Farrant (4) | Leigh Kasperek (6) | |
| Player of the series | Sophie Devine (NZ) | ||
England won the first WT20I match by 46 runs,[5] with New Zealand winning the second match by four wickets to level the series.[6] England won the third WT20I match by four wickets to win the series 2–1.[7] England won the first two WODI matches by 30 runs and 13 runs respectively to take a 2–0 lead in the series.[8][9] On the day before the third WODI, a member of the New Zealand team management received a bomb threat,[10] but the threat was deemed "not credible".[11] The match went ahead as scheduled, with New Zealand winning by three wickets.[12] England won the fourth WODI by three wickets to win the series with a match to spare.[13] England won the fifth WODI by 203 runs to win the series 4–1.[14]
Squads edit
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New Zealand did not name individual squads for the WODI and WT20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of sixteen players for the tour.[18] In August 2021, Rosemary Mair was ruled out of New Zealand's squad due to an injury.[19] Molly Penfold was added to the squad as Mair's replacement.[20]
Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean earned their maiden call-ups to the England team for the WT20I matches.[21] However, both players were ruled out of the first match after being identified as possible COVID-19 contacts,[22] with Emma Lamb being added to England's squad.[23] Anya Shrubsole was ruled out of England's squad for the first two WODI matches due to an ankle injury.[24] Maia Bouchier was added to the WODI squad ahead of the third match of the series, but was released before the fifth match to enable her to play in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final.[25]
Tour match edit
Ahead of the tour, New Zealand played a warm-up match against the England A team, with England A winning by four wickets.[26]
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
WT20I series edit
1st WT20I edit
2nd WT20I edit
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Maia Bouchier (Eng) made her WT20I debut.
- Sophie Devine (NZ) played in her 100th WT20I.[27]
3rd WT20I edit
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Heather Knight (Eng) played in her 200th international match.[28]
- Suzie Bates (NZ) played in her 250th international match.[29]
WODI series edit
1st WODI edit
2nd WODI edit
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand Women were set a revised target of 183 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
- Danni Wyatt (Eng) played in her 200th international match.[30]
3rd WODI edit
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Molly Penfold (NZ) made her WODI debut.
- Lea Tahuhu (NZ) took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.[31]
4th WODI edit
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
5th WODI edit
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
Notes edit
- ^ Nat Sciver captained England Women for the first and second WT20Is.
References edit
- ^ "England Women announce home fixtures for 2021". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Heather Knight welcomes return of women's Tests as England summer schedule confirmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "England to play India Test & host New Zealand during summer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "White Ferns get eight-game series with England in September as World Cup looms". Stuff. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand: Tammy Beaumont crashes 97 as hosts win first Twenty20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Sophie Devine leads White Ferns to series-levelling Twenty20 win over England". Stuff. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "White Ferns beaten in thriller by England to lose Twenty20 series". Stuff. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand: Heather Knight stars as hosts win ODI opener in Bristol". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "White Ferns let golden chance slip in losing rain-hit second ODI against England". Stuff. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Threat received by ECB investigated and deemed not credible: New Zealand Cricket". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's ODI likely to go ahead despite security threat to New Zealand team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Lea Tahuhu stars as White Ferns beat England in third one-day international". Stuff. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand ODI: Heather Knight completes century". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand: Tammy Beaumont hits 102 as hosts win final ODI by 203 runs for 4-1 series victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Dean selected in England Women's ODI Squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bouchier and Dean earn first England Women call-ups". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "McFadyen & Green receive maiden call-ups: Kerr to remain in NZ". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Amelia Kerr opts out of England tour to prioritise mental health". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand's Rosemary Mair to miss England tour". ANI News. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Rosemary Mair ruled out of England tour with shin injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean called into England T20I squad to face New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean ruled out of first T20I vs New Zealand, Emma Lamb called into England squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Bouchier and Dean to miss first T20 against New Zealand, Emma Lamb called up as replacement". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Heather Knight calls for England to be more 'ruthless' in ODIs against New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final 2021 - All you need to know". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Suzie Bates makes strong return from injury in warm-up loss for White Ferns". Stuff. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Devine to join elite club". Radio New Zealand. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand: Sophia Dunkley sees England home to win T20 series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley seal series for England with final-over victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Youngster Charlie Dean saves England with four-wicket haul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "England v New Zealand ODI: Lea Tahutu claims five England wickets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2021.