Bell leads England to ODI clean sweep over New Zealand

Third ODI, Bristol

New Zealand 211-8 (42 overs): Kerr 57 (82); Bell 5-37

England 212-5 (38.4 overs): Sciver-Brunt 76* (84), Jones 50 (50); Rowe 2-38

England won by 5 wickets, triumph bid 3-0

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Lauren Bell's career-best 5-37 group up England's five-wicket triumph complete New Zealand successful nan 3rd one-day world astatine Bristol.

After day rainfall delayed nan commencement and reduced nan crippled to 42 overs a side, nan White Ferns were restricted to 211-8.

England slipped to 33-3 successful reply but were rescued by Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones' fifth-wicket guidelines of 90.

Sciver-Brunt vanished pinch 76 not retired and Jones made a run-a-ball 50 arsenic England sewage complete nan statement pinch 20 balls remaining.

The triumph secures a bid clean-sweep for England, pinch a five-match T20 bid to follow, starting astatine Southampton connected Saturday.

England's triumph was instigated by Bell, 23, who bowled Sophie Devine for 43 for her first wicket, breaking a important third-wicket guidelines of 68 betwixt nan New Zealand skipper and Amelia Kerr.

Kerr was past pinned lbw for 57, New Zealand's only half-century of nan series, earlier Brooke Halliday was caught down for 31 and some Izzy Gaze and Lauren Down were caught astatine mid-on.

It was nan visitors' highest full of nan bid aft being skittled for 156 and 141, but they still mislaid a flurry of wickets pinch 4 for 27 falling astatine nan extremity of nan innings.

An awesome powerplay pinch nan shot past saw England's mediate bid exposed for nan first clip this series, pinch Tammy Beaumont trapped lbw for a duck, Heather Knight caught and bowled for 9 and Maia Bouchier falling for 19.

Sciver-Brunt was dropped connected 63 soon aft Jones' departure successful nan 31st complete which added a fewer nerves, but she yet paced her innings to perfection pinch Alice Capsey, unbeaten connected 35, to calmly steer them to victory.

With nan business betwixt Kerr and Devine accelerating aft nan early departures of openers Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer, it seemed for illustration it was proving to beryllium 3rd clip fortunate for New Zealand successful position of batting first successful nan series.

After 2 mediocre displays that had visibly disappointment skipper Devine, nan knowledgeable campaigner was starring from nan beforehand pinch an aggressive, run-a-ball 43 earlier Bell’s reintroduction successful nan mediate overs changed nan people of nan game.

Bell’s early profession saw her crisp in-swing return astir of nan attraction but she has matured impressively, her variations evident successful this match-winning spell wherever she stepped up successful nan absence of nan world's champion spinner Sophie Ecclestone, who was rested.

Devine played connected to a short ball, which forced Kerr into taking nan fierce domiciled and she was trapped successful beforehand aft swinging crossed nan statement pursuing different important guidelines of 65 pinch Halliday.

Halliday was a small unlucky to mitt a short shot down to Jones, but some Gaze and Down were deceived by canny slower balls arsenic England squeezed nan unit connected nan White Ferns’ out-of-sorts mediate to little order.

The gaffe from 181-4 to 211-8, though an improvement, mirrored New Zealand’s bid truthful acold which has consisted of immoderate coagulated starts, glimpses of guidance from Kerr, Devine and Halliday, earlier wilting without 1 of those 3 astatine nan crease.

But Bell’s shape has travel astatine a awesome clip for England – she whitethorn not play each 5 of nan T20s, depending connected her workload, but they will beryllium grateful for nan clip she has to proceed gathering momentum and assurance earlier October's World Cup successful that format.