England 155-7 beat New Zealand 135-8 by 20 runsEngland Women finish summer with record 13th win
England’s international summer finished with a record 13th win after they beat New Zealand by 20 runs at Lord’s on Wednesday, but not before another spin‑induced top-order wobble which should be cause for concern before the T20 World Cup in October on spinning pitches in Bangladesh.
With their head coach, Jon Lewis, having already said he will send an unofficial “A” side to Ireland in September, this was England’s last scheduled international before that tournament but it was not quite the ruthless performance the captain, Heather Knight, had called for in her pre-game press conference.