Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

England W ne New Zealand W ke against last three meetings jeeti hain. Most recent clash mein, England ne defend kiya by restricting New Zealand ko 136/7 par, aur phir chase 16 balls still in hand ke saath finish kar diya. Time remaining ka margin clearly dikhata hai ki England ka chase par control tha, after keeping NZ ki scoring ko check mein. In teen games mein pattern one-way raha hai: England har baar koi na koi way nikaal ke result close out kar deti hai.

ENEngland W 140/3

NZNew Zealand W 136/7

2026-05-20 · ENG-W won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

ENEngland W 155/7

NZNew Zealand W 135/8

2024-07-17 · ENG-W won by 20 runs

ENEngland W 104/3

NZNew Zealand W 103/8

2024-07-13 · ENG-W won by 7 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)

England W

England W 7W-3L par hain, net run rate +0.699 ke saath. Unka latest result New Zealand W ke against ek controlled chase tha—7 wickets se win, 16 balls remaining, after limiting NZ to 136/7. Last three mein, sirf setback India W ke against 6-wicket loss tha, jo do tight wins ke beech sandwiched tha.

ENEngland W 140/3

NZNew Zealand W 136/7

2026-05-20 · ENG-W won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

ENEngland W 168/5

INIndia W 167/7

2025-07-12 · ENG-W won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

ENEngland W 126/7

INIndia W 127/4

2025-07-09 · IND W won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

New Zealand W

New Zealand W 7W-3L par hain, net run rate +2.413 ke saath. Unka most recent match England W ke against loss tha, jahan 136/7 enough nahi tha aur England ne chase 16 balls to spare ke saath finish kar diya. Usse pehle, NZ ne South Africa W ke against do emphatic wins nikale the, including ek 92-run victory.

NZNew Zealand W 136/7

ENEngland W 140/3

2026-05-20 · ENG-W won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

NZNew Zealand W 194/6

SASouth Africa W 102/9

2026-03-25 · NZ-W won by 92 runs

NZNew Zealand W 160/4

SASouth Africa W 159/6

2026-03-22 · NZ-W won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Models split hain: average call 50%-50% hai, jahan three models NZ-W ki taraf lean kar rahe hain, while one model strongly ENG-W ko back karta hai. Bookmakers is split se diverge kar rahe hain, ENG-W ko 71% (1.33) aur NZ-W ko 29% (3.20) par price karte hue. Key stats ENG-W ko 5-1 overall lean dete hain, driven by head-to-head sweep aur multiple economy-rate edges, jabki NZ-W ka main counterweight unka stronger season net run rate hai. Match likely is baat par turn karega ki kya NZ last meeting mein 136/7 par hold hone ke baad script flip kar paati hai, ya phir England ka is matchup mein control ek baar phir hold karta hai.

Devine drags NZ back

At 29/4 in the powerplay, New Zealand looked set for another England stranglehold, but Sophie Devine flipped the script with a captain’s innings that never let the early damage define the night. She and Maddy Green rebuilt with calm, then accelerated hard to lift New Zealand to 170/5, a total England couldn’t reel in despite a competitive chase, falling 14 runs short.

Death overs blow it open

The game was won in New Zealand’s finishing kick. After crawling to 29/4 in the first six, Devine and Green batted through the middle overs without losing a wicket, then detonated at the end: 56 runs came in the last five overs for just one dismissal. England’s bowlers, excellent early through Linsey Smith, couldn’t land enough yorkers or slower balls once Devine set up her hitting zones, and that late surge turned a recovery into a defendable, above-par score.

Devine, Green set the tone

Devine’s 87 (57) was equal parts rescue act and power finish, with the key moment coming as she shifted gears after the 10-over mark to keep the run rate climbing. Green’s 56 (48) was the perfect foil, rotating strike to prevent England from squeezing. For England, Smith’s 3/25 kept New Zealand within reach early, and Maia Bouchier’s 38 (33) gave the chase shape, but the target demanded more than a single late push.

Pre-match script gets rewritten

England’s edge on paper was built on recent head-to-head control and the expectation that New Zealand’s bowling would leak at the death. Instead, New Zealand’s season momentum showed up in the one phase England usually own: composure under pressure. The early wickets suggested England’s matchup advantage was real, but Devine’s risk-managed rebuild meant New Zealand never had to chase the game again — and England’s chase, while steady, lacked a comparable late overdrive.