England beat New Zealand to end home summer undefeated

Fifth T20, Lord's

England 155-7 (20 overs): Knight 46* (31); Jonas 4-22

New Zealand 135-8 (20 overs): A Kerr 43 (36); Bell 3-20

England won by 20 runs; triumph bid 5-0

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England ended their location summertime unbeaten pinch a comfortable 20-run triumph complete a struggling New Zealand astatine Lord's.

Set 156 to win, nan White Ferns' batting woes - which person plagued them passim nan bid - continued arsenic they could only negociate 135-8.

Lauren Bell led England's onslaught pinch 3-20, while chap seamer Freya Kemp and spinner Charlie Dean took 2 wickets apiece successful a good all-round display.

The triumph secures a 5-0 cleanable expanse for England, and was preceded by a ascendant 3-0 one-day world bid win.

Earlier, nan visitors put successful their champion capacity successful nan field, reducing England to 61-4, but could not capitalise arsenic skipper Heather Knight's unbeaten 46 took nan crippled away.

Fran Jonas shone pinch 4-22, including nan wicket of Danni Wyatt from nan first shot of nan innings and a stunning caught and bowled to region Nat Sciver-Brunt for 16, while chap spinner Eden Carson took 2-35.

But nan regular wickets were interspersed pinch inconsistency, peculiarly from nan fewer overs of pace, which relieved each unit connected England and still allowed them to group New Zealand what would person been their highest people of nan T20 series.

It was an eager target for a batting line-up truthful debased connected confidence, pinch Amelia Kerr's 43 nan highest people followed by nan acquainted inclination of a middle-order stumble arsenic 5 wickets fell for conscionable 27 runs.

It is nan first clip that England person won 13 matches successful a location summer, their erstwhile grounds being 12, arsenic they thoroughly outplayed some Pakistan and New Zealand successful some white-ball formats.

After The Hundred, which starts connected 23 July, Knight's broadside recreation to Ireland for 3 one-day internationals and 3 T20s successful September for their last outing earlier nan World Cup, which takes spot successful Bangladesh successful nan autumn.

More to follow.