ENG-W vs NZ-W Match 28 Live Commentary - London (27 June 2026)

Good length and around off, Sophia Dunkley shuffles across to paddle it away but gets an inside edge onto her pads.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Back of a length and outside off. Sophia Dunkley gets her hands through the shot and smashes it through covers for a boundary. She moves to 49.

WIDE! A rather anticlimactic end! Sophia Dunkley remains unbeten on 49. Lea Tahuhu goes full but down the leg side, Dunkley fails to get bat on ball. Called a wide. England Women win by 9 wickets and knock the defending champions, New Zealand Women, out of the World Cup.

FOUR! Incredible batting! Pitched up and just around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge once again opens the bat face very late and carves it to the third man fence for a boundary. She enjoyed that one and fist-bumped her partner.

Fuller and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge shuffles across and shovels it wide of deep square leg. The fielder dives to her right to make a fine stop. Two taken.

Fuller and around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge slices it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Overpitched and on middle, Sophia Dunkley drills it down to long on for a run.

SIX! Danni Wyatt-Hodge is in a hurry now! Fuller again, on middle, angling in. Danni Wyatt-Hodge brings her wrists into play and whips it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. England Women are one big hit away from the win now.

Another full delivery, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge drills it straight to mid off.

FOUR! Not a bad delivery but just class batting! Fuller delivery, outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge opens the bat face at the last moment and squeezes it out wide of short third for a boundary.

Pitched up and around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge lofts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length and on off, Sophia Dunkley stabs it wide of mid off for a run.

Bangs in a good bouncer, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge sways away from it.

Short of a length and around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge swats it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and wide outside off, takes pace off. Sophia Dunkley hops up and throws her bat at it but misses. Dunkley has a look at the square leg umprie but gets nothing.

Floated, short and on leg Danni Wyatt-Hodge uses her feet and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Sophia Dunkley drills it down to long on for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, full and just outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets down on one knee and drags her sweep. She knows mid on is up in the circle and hits it over her for a boundary.

Flatter, full and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge comes down the track to slog it away but gets an inside edge to deep mid-wicket for another run.

FOUR! Clever batting! Amelia Kerr pushes this through quicker, full and on middle. Sophia Dunkley gets down and across to get inside the line of it and helps it past short fine for another boundary.

Drops it short, on off, Sophia Dunkley punches it to cover.

Fires in a yorker, on leg, Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs away and digs it out to backward point.

Floated, full and outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge reaches out and thumps it wide long off for a single.

Darts in another yorker, on middle, Sophia Dunkley gets her bat down to keep it out.

Flighted, full and around off, Sophia Dunkley drills it to extra cover.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Sophia Dunkley tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Another yorker, on middle, Sophia Dunkley squeezes it out off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg and turns around for the second. She has to hurry a bit but makes her ground easily. 

Back of a length and on leg, Sophia Dunkley shuffles across and paddles it towards short fine for a single.

FOUR! Deft touch! Short of a length and on off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge lets the ball come to her, opens the bat face and uses the pace to steer it between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Good length and on middle, angling in, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to work it away but gets a toe-end onto the pitch.

In the blockhole, outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge jams the ball dead on the pitch.

Slower one, full and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge drills it to sweeper cover for a single.

Pitched up and on middle, Sophia Dunkley tucks it to the leg side.

Good fielding! In the blockhole, outside off, Sophia Dunkley squeezes it out wide of short third. Nensi Patel puts in a dive to her right and stops a certain boundary.

Full and on middle, Sophia Dunkley pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Short of a length and around off. Sophia Dunkley makes a bit of room and cuts it away hard through point. Izzy Sharp in the deep runs to her right and puts in a desperate dive but fails to stop the boundary.

WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle, but too high, Sophia Dunkley lets it go. Wided.

Goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Sophia Dunkley looks to slog it acorss the line but gets an inside edge onto her pads.

WIDE! Hard length but angling down the leg side, Sophie Devine tries to heave it away but misses. Wided again.

Pitched up and around off, Sophie Devine goes for the slog again but loses her shape and ends up dragging it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Clean strike! Touch fuller and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs away, hits through the line, thumping it over the bowler's head for another boundary.

FOUR! Gets it away! Short of a length and well outside off. Sophia Dunkley slashes hard at it, gets it from the toe-end of the bat as the ball beats the dive of short third and races to the fence behind.

Back of a length and ono ff, Sophia Dunkley looks to cut it away but misses.

WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Sophia Dunkley fails to glance it away. Wided. 100 up for England Women!

Pitched up and on middle, Sophia Dunkley knocks it down the pitch.

Bangs this into the pitch, just outside off, Sophia Dunkley misses out on the cut.

Good length and on off, Sophia Dunkley pats it in front of cover for a run.

FOUR! Top shot! This is sor again and outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge uses the width on offer and slaps it away wide of sweeper cover for four more runs.

Floated, full and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge drills it to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Sophia Dunkley gets low and drags it to long on for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, full and just outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets her hands through the shot and carves it over extra covers for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Looped up, full and around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to loft it over covers but slices it this time. It goes up in the air but drops over the point fielder. Two taken.

Fires in a yorker, on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge bunts it out back to the bowler.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR WYATT-HODGE! Another fine knock from her and she is in incredible form in this World Cup. This is quicker, full and just outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge throws her hands at it, gets an outside edge that races past short third for four more runs. 

FOUR! Lovely shot! A loopy full toss, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge does not miss out and drives it crisply through covers for a boundary.

No run.

Four.

No run.

FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, full and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets down on one knee and nails the sweep it to the deep square leg fence for another boundary.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge turns it to the leg side for one.

Bree Illing comes around the wicket, hits the length hard, on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to push it away but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.

Back of a length and on middle and off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs away to guide it away but misses.

A good bouncer now, on middle and leg, Danni Wyatt-Hodge ducks under it.

No run.

1 run.

FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and outside off, Sophia Dunkley gets the chance to free her arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

FOUR! That's a gift! Floated full, around off. Sophia Dunkley leans forward and drills it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary.

Flatter and quicker googly on off. Sophia Dunkley defends from the crease.

Looped up full, at the stumps. Sophia Dunkley bunts it back to the bowler.

FOUR MORE! Glorious! Looped up full, around off. Dunkley charges down and smashes it through extra cover for another boundary.

Tosses it full, just outside off. Sophia Dunkley defends from the crease.

Flighted full, at the stumps. Sophia Dunkley pushes it to the right of the bowler.

FOUR! Devine is greeted in style! Short and wide outside off. Asking to be hit and Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary.

Pace off, short of a good length outside off. Cut away to deep cover point for one.

FOUR! Punished! Short of a good length and wide outside off. Sophia Dunkley likes the width and she slaps it through the point region for four runs. 50 comes up for England Women.

Tight line and length at the stumps. Sophia Dunkley defends from the crease.

FOUR MORE! Smart batting! Short of a good length on the middle. Sophia Dunkley gets inside the line and helps it over the short fine leg fielder for a clever boundary.

Slower full ball on off. Pushed toward mid off for one.

On a hard length on off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge taps it into the off-side and takes one.

Short of a good length outside off. Dunkley cuts this to deep backward point for a single.

Fuller than a good length at the stumps. Danni Wyatt-Hodge defends this down the pitch.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Short of a good length and wide outside off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it through the gap at backward point and short third for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Slapped through the gap at covers for a single.

Fuller than a length, attacking the stumps. Sophia Dunkley defends from the crease. England Women are 43/1 after 5 overs.

 Floated up on middle. Wyatt-Hodge drives in the air over the bowler's head where it runs down towards the boundary. Green dives to her left and keeps it to two. 

 Full on middle. Wyatt-Hodge clips it to deep midwicket for one. 

 Full on middle and off. Jones drives to long on for one.

MISSED STUMPING! Fuller and quicker delivery around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge comes down the pitch to drive but misses. A fumble from Gaze allows the batter to get back.

Darted on the middle and leg. Eased toward long on for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Nensi Patel strikes! Flighted full, on off. Jones shimmies down and looks to hit it over the infield, but it comes off the toe end and goes straight to Amelia Kerr at mid off, who makes no mistake. England Women are rocked in the chase.

FOUR! Amy Jones likes it there! Back of a length delivery on off. Jones stays back and pulls it hard toward deep mid-wicket for a crunching boundary.

FOUR MORE! ALL CLASS! Fuller than a length around off. Jones leans forward and times it through the gap at cover point for a lovely boundary.

On a hard length, just outside off. Jones defends it toward short cover.

Fuller than a length around off. Jones drives and picks out the mid off fielder.

FOUR! Smashed! Fuller than a length, wide outside off. Jones gets on the front foot and creams the drive through the gap at point for another boundary.

Full pitcher, just outside off. Jones drills this to mid off for none.

Short of a good length on off. Jones tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Top shot! On a length, around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge makes room and carves it through the gap at backward point for a lovely boundary.

FOUR MORE! Thrashed! Fuller than a length around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge lifts it over the cover region for a cracking boundary. She is looking in fine touch.

On a length, around off. Tapped in front of the fielder at point for a single.

Fuller than a length on off. Jones defends this toward mid off.

Skiddy length ball, just outside off. Jones turns it toward square leg for one.

England Women are away! Short of a good length, nips back into the middle and leg. Amy Jones tucks into the on-side and takes one.

Back of a length around the hip. Danni Wyatt-Hodge turns it off the thigh pad toward short fine leg.

Short of a good length, jags back into the middle. Danni Wyatt-Hodge hangs back and steers it toward the short third fielder.

FIVE WIDES! Back of a length delivery down the leg. Danni Wyatt-Hodge plays and misses. Gaze fails to gather it cleanly behind the stumps and it ricochets off the gloves and runs down to the ropes for five wides.

On a nagging length, in the channel, around off. Danni Wyatt-Hodge plays and misses.

Back of a length on the middle. Danni Wyatt-Hodge tucks it toward the square leg region for one.

Fuller than a length, swings back into the middle stump line. Jones works it off the inner half toward long leg for a single. England Women are 8/0 after the opening over.