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Daniel Harris (earlier) and Simon Burnton (later)

England beat New Zealand by 56 runs in second women’s ODI – as it happened

England players celebrate a wicket during game two of the ODI series against New Zealand at Seddon Park.
England players celebrate a wicket during game two of the ODI series against New Zealand at Seddon Park. Photograph: Martin Hunter/lintottphoto/REX/Shutterstock

And with that, this game is done. We’ll be back on Sunday. Bye for now!

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And Heather Knight, England’s skipper, has a go:

It was a really hard-fought win. I thought they were really good today. The way Amy played in partnership with Kate was outstanding and got us to a total we felt was defendable. We talked about 270 being a really good score on that wicket. Amy just looked really calm and really calculated in her options that she chooses at the moment, she puts pressure back on the bowlers, hits balls over the top when they’re there and when they’re not, plays it on merit and it gives us a lot of confidence in the top order that we’ve got her and players in the middle order who can score big runs if they need to. I’m really pleased with how we’ve gone here. We’ve been tested, which has been really nice, we’ve been put under pressure at certain points, which is good for us as a side. To be put in those situations is really important.

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