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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raf Nicholson at the Kia Oval

England hammer New Zealand with 51 balls to spare in fourth T20 clash

Sarah Glenn celebrates with teammates after bowling out New Zealand’s Jess Kerr at the Oval
Sarah Glenn (centre) celebrates with teammates after bowling out New Zealand’s Jess Kerr at the Oval. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

England handed New Zealand a humiliating defeat here on Saturday evening, winning the fourth T20 by seven wickets with 51 balls to spare. Fittingly it was Nat Sciver-Brunt who brought up the winning runs, reverse-sweeping Melie Kerr for back-to-back boundaries just 24 hours after Surrey CCC chose to honour their Super League-winning captain by unveiling a new gate at the Oval bearing her name.

The captain, Heather Knight, who returned from her one-match hiatus to share a 31-run partnership with Sciver-Brunt, labelled it a “ruthless” performance and said that England had “fed off the energy” from the 16,500-strong crowd.

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