Danni Wyatt-Hodge put on a batting masterclass to help England remain unbeaten and send defending champions New Zealand home with a brilliant win at The Oval.Melie Kerr (40) and Sophie Devine (30) helped the White Ferns to put on a score of 163-6 after their 20 overs as they looked to seal the win which would send them into the semi-finals at the expense of West Indies.
Despite a short rain delay, England were brilliant with the bat in their chase and will play Australia or India in the semi-finals at The Oval on Tuesday or Thursday.
After losing the early wicket of Amy Jones (17), Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley produced a devastating display for England as they made it five wins from five matches in the group stage.Wyatt-Hodge – playing at her home ground – clattered a glorious 89 runs, with Dunkley adding 49 from her bat as England galloped to victory by nine wickets with 16 balls remaining.
Already guaranteed top spot in Group B, the pair’s unbroken 128-run stand in front of a bumper 21,018 crowd at The Oval helped England equal the previous best tournament run chase, when they beat Australia in the 2009 semi-finals en route to their first and only T20 title and Wyatt-Hodge said: “T20 cricket is a fickle game isn’t it, you’ve got to start again every time and it’s always a beauty of a pitch here at The Oval. I really enjoyed batting out there with my mate Sophia Dunkley.
“Once the rain came down it was getting on quite nicely. We tried to back ourselves, hit our strengths and bat with intent and try to enjoy it out there.”
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