ENG-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! ENGLAND MARCH TO THE NUMBER 2 SPOT! On a length, outside off, Jones comes forward and punches it between mid off and cover, to seal the run chase in style! ENGLAND WOMEN WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND 124 BALLS TO SPARE!

FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! On a good length, around off, Amy Jones goes back and heaves it over mid-wicket. There is barely any timing but the ball trickles into the ropes. Jones moves to 82 (91).

Full, around off, flicked through square leg for a run.

Around off, swept towards mid-wicket.

Way too short, outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Outside off, punched towards extra cover. Jones wants the single but Wyatt-Hodge is not so sure. She eventually does take off and just about manages to get through.

Full, outside off, Wyatt-Hodge leans and drives it through the covers, for her first run in this World Cup! Will she be able to feature in the semifinal?

Short, around middle, Amy Jones heaves it towards long on for a single. The target is into single digits now.

The cutter to finish, on middle and leg, DWH leans and flicks it towards short mid-wicket. A wide spoils what could have been a wicket maiden for the skipper!

On a length, outside off, Danni goes back and plays the cut, but finds backward point.

WIDE. Down the leg side, Wyatt-Hodge looks to sweep it away but misses.

Full, around off, watchfully defended.

Around off, pushed towards point.

Full, around off, well kept out.

OUT! LBW! Hurrah for the legend in what could be her final over in WODIs! That looked so plumb that even Heather Knight, who has had plenty of gos with the review system this tournament, chooses not to review. In fact, Jones has a chat with her, but Knight just walks off, even showing a smile which might have meant, 'Naah. Don't think I can get everything my way.' Jokes apart, coming to the ball, it was full and straight. Knight looks to play across the line and misses, with the ball staying low a touch, getting hit on the pads. Devine appeals for LBW with a smile and the umpire raises her finger in a flash. The 83-run stand has been broken and Heather Knight departs for 33 (40). England Women are 158/2, just 11 runs shy of claiming the second spot in the points table. Ball Tracking returns it as umpire's call on leg stump. Not so straight then, as we felt initially.

FOUR! Down the leg side, Amy Jones stays leg side of the ball again and pulls this to the fine leg fence. The stand moves to 83 (74).

Full, around off, Amy drives it towards mid off.

Aha, finally a dot. Not that it matters in the context of the game. Yorker, outside off, Jones digs it out towards point.

Full, on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.

It has now been 10 balls without a dot for New Zealand Women. Full, outside off, Amy Jones drives this to the left of mid off where the fielder puts in a good slide to stop the ball. Single taken.

Full and angling down the leg side, Heather Knight stays back and helps it through mid-wicket for a single.

A bumper to end the over, Knight pulls it towards long leg to make it a 15-run over. 5-0-33-0 for Rosemary Mair thus far.

Another slower ball, helped behind square leg for a single to bring up 150 FOR ENGLAND WOMEN. 19 more needed now. Jones moves to 70 (82).

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Probably the best of the three boundaries. Full, around off, Amy Jones comes forward and drives it between mid off and cover for a hat-trick of fours!

FOUR! And again! Missed it the first time? Don't bother about the replays or highlights. Here comes another. The off cutter, around middle, Jones backs away to the leg side and swings it over mid-wicket. One bounce and into the fence. The stand is worth 70 (65)

FOUR! FEROCIOUS! A short ball, outside off, Amy Jones stays where she is and dismisses the ball via a pull shot over short mid-wicket. Moves to 61 (79) with her 6th four, to go with a six as well. 28 more needed now.

A short ball, outside off, Heather Knight gets outside the line of the ball and pulls the slower delivery through square leg for a single. Moves to 30 (36).

Full, outside off, Heather Knight eases this through the covers for one more.

Around off, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. The stand moves to 60 (61).

A bit of a loop, curving into the right hander, another yorker length ball, Jones looks to dig it out but misses. The ball hits the Kiwi keeper's right leg and deflects to the off side. That could have so easily been four byes.

Shortish, outside off, Jones punches it through the covers for a couple.

Very full, outside off, Amy Jones digs it out back to the bowler.

Shortish, around middle, Knight moves to the leg side and punches it down to long on for a single.

Jess Kerr is back on. 3-0-25-0 so far. Full and down the leg side, Heather Knight cannot get it away.

Another fuller one on the pads from Mair and Knight milks this to long on for a single.

On a length around middle and off, Amy Jones punches this down to long on for one.

A tad fuller on the pads from Rosemary Mair. Amy Jones flicks this to mid-wicket for a dot.

On a length around the pad, the ball just refuses to bounce and keeps really low. Heather Knight leans low and eases this through square leg for one.

Good length, drifting down the leg, Amy Jones tucks this to deep square leg for one.

On a length around the pads, Heather Knight flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! HALF CENTURY FOR AMY JONES! In 71 balls. Her second in three innings, after struggling to make a mark in this edition. Gets a long hop, around off, rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket. The 50-RUN STAND HAS BEEN RAISED AS WELL, in 50 balls.

Fuller around off, Heather Knight drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Quicker one around off, Amy Jones smashes this towards the left of short extra cover and takes one as the fielder makes a half-stop.

Darted into the batter, Heather Knight smashes this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller on the pads, Heather Knight glances this to square leg for no run.

Fuller on middle and off, Amy Jones eases this towards long on for one.

Wrong'un around middle and off, Heather Knight rocks back and pushes this back towards the bowler's left.

SIX! Nice use of the feet. Very, very strong shot. The wrong' un from the bowler but the right shot from the batter. Tossed up, outside off, Heather Knight dances down the track and lofts it with ease over long on! The first six of the chase and the 100th of the tournament! 54 more needed from 169 balls. The stand moves to 40 (44) as well.

Loopy around off, Amy Jones rolls this down to long off for one.

Short of a length on middle and leg, Heather Knight pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Quicker one around off, Heather Knight keeps it out.

Fuller on middle and off, Heather Knight blocks this out.

Excellent bit of fielding off her own bowling from Suzie Bates keeps this down to a dot. Fuller on leg, Amy Jones hits this into the deck and rolling it wide to the right of Bates for a single down to long on but Bates dives and fields this keeping it down to a dot.

A bit too full, on middle and off, Amy Jones jams this back to the bowler.

Fuller around the pads, Amy Jones tucks this to short mid-wicket for no run.

Pushed through on off, Heather Knight guides this through backward point for one.

Fuller on the pads, Amy Jones flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Poor start. Down the leg side, short in length, Amy Jones gets down and sweeps it through fine leg for a boundary. Moves to 42 (63) and the stand is now worth 30 (33).

DECISION OVERTURNED! Well, Knight might as well apply for the post of umpiring once she retires. She must have been the only soul in the whole of Visakhapatnam who was confident that this was going over the stumps. In fact, when she took the review, she was so confident that she indicated that the ball had hit her on the arm, so the ball will go over. And wasn't she right! A full ball, around middle and leg, Heather Knight got down to sweep but missed and was hit on the arm. New Zealand appealed for LBW and the umpire agreed, but Knight instantaneously took the review. UltraEdge denied any contact of the ball with bat or glove but when Ball Tracking came up, it projected the ball to go over the stumps! The decision is forced to be reversed and New Zealand continue to hunt for revival.

Top-spinner around off, Heather Knight goes deep inside the crease and defends well.

Tossed up on off, Amy Jones chips this towards long on for another single.

100 comes up for the English side with this single. Fuller around middle and leg, Heather Knight sweeps this to deep square leg for one.

Fuller around middle and leg, Heather Knight rocks back and nudges this to square leg for no run.

Flighted around off, Amy Jones dances down the track and pushes this down to long off for one.

Knight is finding the fielders rather than the gaps. On a length around off, Heather Knight cuts this and finds the fielder at point.

Short and wide of off, Heather Knight cuts this straight to backward point for no run.

Lea hits the hard length and sticks within the sticks. Heather Knight defends.

A better connection this time from Jones as she drives this length delivery towards sweeper cover and rotates strike.

Good length wide of off, Amy Jones pushes this off the inside towards short cover for no run.

Back of a length around off, Amy Jones looks to pull this over mid-wicket but mistimes it and it rolls to Maddy Green around the circle towards mid-wicket.

Quicker and flatter around off, Amy Jones hits this to deep mid-wicket for a single. Amy Jones moves to 35 off 57 and she'll be on strike at the start of the next over.

Eden continues to bowl from round the wicket and fires one across the batter. Amy Jones hangs back and blocks this out.

FOUR! Poor ball and put away. Carson comes from around the wicket and bowls it short, but down the leg side. Amy Jones gets outside the line of the ball, goes down on a knee and pulls it to the left of short fine leg for the second boundary of the over.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Heather Knight flicks this towards the right of Maddy Green for one. This could have easily been more but a brilliant effort from Green, diving to her right and fielding this keeps it down to just one.

FOUR! Great shot. Full, around middle, Heather Knight goes down on a knee and sweeps it behind square leg for her second boundary. 78 more needed from 196 balls.

Tossed up around off, Amy Jones jumps down the track and looks to go downtown. Her bat tilts in her hands as she strikes the ball and the white leather goes towards sweeper cover for one.

A maiden from Lea Tahuhu. Good length wide around off, Heather Knight goes for the cut but ends up chopping this off the under edge back to the keeper on the bounce.

Tahuhu hits the hard length, around off. Heather Knight strides to the pitch of the delivery and blocks this solidly off her front foot.

Lea bowls it full and around off, Heather Knight drives this to mid off for no run.

On a length around off, Heather Knight leans a shade back and looks to punch this through cover but gets hit on the inside of her bat and the ball rolls back to the bowler.

Good length around off, Heather Knight punches this to point for a dot.

On a length around off, Heather Knight blocks this out.

Full, outside off, pushed towards cover for a run.

Full, around off, Amy Jones comes down the track and eases it back to the bowler. Carson gets across to her left to stop the ball but collides with Heather Knight who simply refuses to get out of the way. It is her right, by the way. As a result, the ball escapes towards long off and a single is taken.

Around middle and off, Knight works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker and flatter, wide of off, Heather Knight slashes hard at it but misses out.

Sloppy in the field from New Zealand Women. Short and wide of off, Heather Knight cuts this to sweeper cover for a comfortable single. The fielder in the deep picks it up and throws it towards the non-striker's end. Eden Carson fails to gather this and the backup wasn't great wither. What should have been just one converts to two.

Tossed up on middle and off, Amy Jones drills this down to long on for a single.

WIDE! Eden starts with a wide. Full and way too wide outside off, Amy Jones leaves it. Wided.

Full, around off, pushed towards cover. A wicket and 5 runs from the over.

FOUR! Great way to get going! Short, outside off, Heather Knight arches back and slashes it through point for a boundary!

OUT! LBW! Something at last for The White Ferns. On a length, outside off, nipping in sharply, Tammy Beaumont gets a big stride in to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Tahuhu appeals and the umpire agrees, raising her finger. Beaumont wants a second look though and signals for the review. The replay seems to indicate that the bat might have been close to the ball on impact but UltraEdge shows that the ball hit the pad first and then the bat. Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball projected to hit the middle stump. Tammy Beaumont has to depart, failing to convert her start of 40 (38) and England Women are 75/1, needing another 94 from 212 balls!

Back of a length around off, Tammy Beaumont rocks back and blocks this right underneath her eyeline.

Tahuhu bowls it on a hard length around middle and leg, Amy Jones tucks this through mid-wicket and takes one.

On a length around middle and leg, Amy Jones flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Tossed up, around off, pushed down to long on for a run to make it a 12-run over.

The googly, around off, Beaumont lunges to defend but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. Takes the single. Moves to 40 (36).

Comes down the track and eases this towards long on for a single.

Fuller on the pads, Tammy Beaumont sweeps this away for a single.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Tammy. Kerr bowls a quicker one, around the pads, Tammy Beaumont steps across and sweeps this behind square on leg for another boundary. There is a brilliant diving effort in front of the fence from the deep square leg fielder running to her right but even the best of efforts in the field couldn't save the boundary. The third umpire still has a check to confirm whether the fielder did push the ball away but the replay confirms that the ball touched the ropes.

FOUR! Flighted and Tammy Beaumont nails the cover drive for four. Flighted wide of off, Tammy Beaumont gets right on top of the bounce and drives this all along the carpet through the cover region for a boundary.

Down the leg side, Tammy Beaumont misses her flick. The ball goes off her pads through square leg and a leg bye is taken.

WIDE. Second in this over. Full and down the leg side, TB looks to flick but misses.

On a length, outside off, a quicker ball, Tammy looks to force this through the off side, having come forward initially and then trying to go back, but is cramped for room. Misses her shot and is very lucky not to edge that.

Full and just around off, Beaumont puts in a big stride to defend.

On a length around off, Tammy Beaumont punches this towards cover for no run.

WIDE! Tahuhu errs in line and bowls one wide down the leg side. Tammy Beaumont looks to swing this but misses out. Wided.

Slightly short and wide of off. Tammy Beaumont leans low to cut this through point but hits this off the under edge towards backward point.

Back of a length on middle and off, Amy Jones hangs back and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, outside off, driven towards mid off.

Full, around off, Amy Jones gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a single.

Googly, outside off, pushed towards point.

Quicker one around middle and off, Amy Jones steps across and rolls this back to Kerr.

Fuller on middle and off, Tammy Beaumont rolls this down to long off for another strike rotation.

Tossed up, around off, Amy Jones drives this to long off for a single.

A full toss now, Beaumont chips it uppishly, just to the left of short mid-wicket. Long on gets across to her right again but fumbles this time, allowing the batters to return for the second.

Full on middle, Jones chips this over short mid-wicket. Long on cuts it off to her right and keeps the batters to a single.

On a length, around off, Amy Jones stays leg side and whips it straight to short mid-wicket.

Around middle and off, punched towards mid on.

Full and straight, Tammy gets across and works it through square leg for a single.

WIDE. Too straight. Down the leg side, Beaumont misses her flick.

Full, on middle, Tammy Beaumont looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads, falling over while doing so. There is a big shout for LBW but the umpire shakes her head. New Zealand ponder about the review but don't take it. Might have been heading down the leg side.

A short ball, down the leg side, Jones gets back and across to pull but misses. No wide signalled though. England Women end their Powerplay on 50/0!

Full, outside off, watchfully defended.

Tossed up again, outside off, heaved towards mid on.

FOUR! Up and over this time! This seems to be a plan from England Women, to try and take on the opposition's best bowler. Tossed up, outside off, Amy Jones comes down the track once again and looks to go over the top this time. Does not quite hit this cleanly, as the ball hits the toe end of the bat. Lobs towards mid on, but has just enough strength to beat the fielder's leap there and race to the fence behind. 50 UP FOR ENGLAND WOMEN, 119 more needed from 243 balls.

Comes down the track, does Jones, takes the ball on the full but drills it straight to mid on.

Tossed up, around off, prodded to the off side.

A full toss, outside off, swung towards deep square leg for a single.

Around off, AJ stands tall and punches it towards mid off.

Down the leg side, Amy misses out, looking to flick, but wearing it on her pads.

FOUR! Nicely done. Full and straight, Jones comes forward and swings it, albeit not off the middle of the bat, over mid-wicket. With just two fielders outside the ring and just half of those on the leg side, the ball finds the fence.

Full and straight, Amy Jones defends.

Full and around middle, drifting in, watchfully pushed towards mid on.

Landed outside off, driven straight to cover. Just 2 runs in the last 2 overs then.

Short, outside off, Jones goes bback and hacks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller, outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket.

Outside off, pushed towards point again.

Full, outside off, pushed towards backward point.

Not a great review from New Zealand Women. Shows their desperation to break this stand. The googly, outside off, Amy Jones got a long way across to defend but missed the ball. Got hit on the pads and Amelia put in a huge shout for LBW. It was not given and for some reason, the keeper and bowler thought that it was a close call. Sophie Devine gave in and took the review, only to see Ball Tracking making an absolute mockery of her decision. Impact massively outside off. Review lost.

Full and straight, Tammy Beaumont gets across and looks to nudge it away. Dangerous approach as had she missed the ball, she would have been a dead duck. But she manages to connect the ball towards short mid-wicket.

Full and wide outside off, AJ gets down on a knee and drives it beautifully through the covers, for a single.

Full and around off, Amy drives it towards cover.

Very full, and straight, around middle and leg, hint of inswing, Jones works it towards mid on.

On a length, outside off, Amy Jones punches it towards cover.

Down the leg side, worked towards short mid-wicket.

FOUR! 17 from the over! Overpitched, wide outside off, Beaumont stays back and just opens the face of her bat slightly, to caress this through cover-point!

FOUR MORE! Third in the over! Full and wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont reaches out and carves it behind point for a boundary. Accept gifts when you get them. Don't refuse, even though Christmas is still 2 months away.

FOUR! CREAMED! Full, outside off, change in pace, but Beaumont picks the slower ball in a trice. Leans, picks it on the half volley and swings it over mid-wicket for the second boundary of the over.

Overpitched, outside off, Beaumont lunges but misses out. Drives it straight to cover. Oh dear, the deafening siren goes out and that means, Jess Kerr has overstepped. NO BALL signalled by the on-field umpire now. Free Hit coming up!

FOUR! GORGEOUS! Full and wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont reaches out and drives it all along the carpet between cover and mid off. The ball races to the fence like a tracer bullet.

Full, around middle and leg, Beaumont gets across and looks to nudge it fine but cannot get it past square leg.

Full and straight, Tammy Beaumont gets a long way in front and defends.

Outside off, on a length, driven straight to cover.

Oopss... lucky Tammy. On a length, outside off, Beaumont looks to punch this through the off side. But the ball jags back in, cramps her for room, takes the inside edge and rockets past her leg stump towards long leg. A single taken.

Gets across and works this towards square leg.

Around off, pushed towards short mid-wicket.

Back of a length, outside off, defended towards cover.

WIDE. Slower ball gone awry. Full but miles outside off, left alone.

FOUR! CRASH! Short and wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont rocks across and slashes a cut through point. Backward point dives to her right but the ball skips away. 149 more needed from 275 balls.

Low full toss, wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont drives this towards the left of extra cover. A good stop from Maddy Green diving to her left saves three runs for the side as the batters take one.

Good length, just outside off. Tammy Beaumont looks to cut this through point but misses out.

On a length around off, shaping back into the batter. Tammy Beaumont presses in front and blocks this out.

Back of a length around the pads, angling down the leg. Amy Jones lofts this towards deep square leg's left for one.

Kerr goes full and wide of off, Amy Jones drives this towards extra cover for no run.

Good length on the pads, Tammy Beaumont steps inside the line and tickles this through backward square leg for one.

On a length around off, Tammy Beaumont prods in front and guides this to backward point but a misfiled allows the single.

On a length, going down the leg, Amy Jones comes inside the line and looks to flick it but misses out. The ball thuds into the side of her front pad and rolls through square leg for a leg bye.

Back of a length around off, Amy Jones hops up on her toes and hits this off the inside of her bat towards mid on for no run.

Mair goes a tad fuller on off, Amy Jones presses in front and blocks this around cover.

Good length on off, Amy Jones pushes this to cover for a dot. This held its line.

On a length wide of off, shaping away from the right-hander. Amy Jones gives it a good look and leaves it.

A touch fuller and wide outside off, Amy Jones drives this to Carson again at cover but she misfields it this time and the batters take one.

Good length around off, Tammy Beaumont pushes this towards the right of Eden Carson at point and takes a single. It was racing away from the fielder but a valiant diving effort from Carson keeps it down to just one.

Good length around middle and off, Tammy Beaumont tucks this towards mid-wicket for no run.

On a length, around middle and leg, Amy Jones flicks this through mid-wicket for a strike rotation.

Good length on off, Amy Jones rocks back and punches this to cover for no run.

Good length onto the pads, Tammy Beaumont steps inside the line of it and tickles this down to fine leg for one.

WIDE! Jess Kerr errs in line as she bowls one wide down the leg side. Wided.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Slightly back of a length, around off, Amy Jones hangs onto her back foot and punches this through the gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. After being watchful for four deliveries, Amy Jones finds some confidence with runs under her belt.

Amy and England Women are up and running in this chase with a couple. On a length around off, Amy Jones drives this through the right of extra cover for a couple.

Mair gets the length right and angles it into the batter. Amy leans over and looks to flick this around mid-wicket, but the ball angles into her and beats Amy on the inside. Amy Jones is hit on the front pad and there is a confident appeal from the fielding side. The umpire shrugs it away. Sophie Devine sends this upstairs and Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have just clipped the leg stump and Amy survives, as this wasn't given by the umpire.

Mair goes full and wide of off this time. Amy Jones pushes this straight to the fielder at point for a dot.

Back of a length around off, Amy Jones rocks onto her back foot and punches this to extra cover for another dot.

We are underway in the chase with a dot. Short and wide of off from Rosemary Mair and the batter gets on top of the bounce and cuts this towards point for no run.