The New Zealand women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against England.[1][2][3][4] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[5] In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the hosts' 2024 home international season.[6][7]

Squads

 England  New Zealand
ODIs[8][9] T20Is[10] ODIs[11] T20Is[12]

Tour match

21 June 2024
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
274/5 (50 overs)
v
 ECB Development XI
230 (43.2 overs)
Sophie Devine 55 (41)
Fi Morris 2/38 (7 overs)
Eva Gray 43 (60)
Amelia Kerr 3/23 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 44 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson (Eng) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

26 June 2024
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
156 (33.3 overs)
v
 England
157/1 (21.2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 51 (60)
Charlie Dean 4/38 (9 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 76* (69)
Brooke Halliday 1/17 (3.2 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
Player of the match: Charlie Dean (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hannah Rowe (NZ) played in her 100th international match.[13]
  • Amelia Kerr (NZ) scored her 3,000th run in international cricket.[14]

2nd ODI

30 June 2024
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
141 (41.5 overs)
v
 England
142/2 (24.3 overs)
Amelia Kerr 43 (86)
Sophie Ecclestone 5/25 (9 overs)
Maia Bouchier 100* (88)
Brooke Halliday 1/11 (2 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Maia Bouchier (Eng)

3rd ODI

3 July 2024
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
211/8 (42 overs)
v
 England
212/5 (38.4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 57 (42)
Lauren Bell 5/37 (9 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 76* (84)
Hannah Rowe 2/38 (9 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
Player of the match: Lauren Bell (Eng)

T20I series

1st T20I

6 July 2024
14:30
Scorecard
England 
197/3 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
138 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt 76 (51)
Lea Tahuhu 2/34 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 43 (33)
Sarah Glenn 3/16 (4 overs)
England won by 59 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Amy Jones (Eng) played in her 200th international match.[20]
  • Charlie Dean (Eng) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[21]

2nd T20I

9 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
England 
89/6 (9 overs)
v
 New Zealand
42/5 (6.4 overs)
Alice Capsey 28 (15)
Lea Tahuhu 2/20 (2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 14 (9)
Charlie Dean 2/3 (1 over)
England won by 23 runs (DLS method)
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Charlie Dean (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain initially reduced the match to 9 overs per side. Another rain delay prevented any further play.
  • Heather Knight (Eng) scored her 2,000th run in women's T20Is.[22]

3rd T20I

11 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
141/8 (20 overs)
v
 England
142/4 (19.2 overs)
Sophie Devine 58* (42)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/25 (4 overs)
Alice Capsey 67* (60)
Fran Jonas 2/23 (4 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suzie Bates (NZ) became the third women cricketer to score 10,000 runs in international cricket,[23] and became most capped white-ball player in women's international cricket.[24]

4th T20I

13 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
103/8 (20 overs)
v
 England
104/3 (11.3 overs)
Izzy Gaze 25 (24)
Sarah Glenn 4/19 (4 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 26 (16)
Eden Carson 2/11 (2 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarah Glenn (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Maddy Green (NZ) scored her 1,000th run in women's T20Is.[25]
  • Sarah Glenn (Eng) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[26]

5th T20I

17 July 2024
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
England 
155/7 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
135/8 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 46* (31)
Fran Jonas 4/22 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 43 (36)
Lauren Bell 3/21 (4 overs)
England won by 20 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

  1. ^ Nat Sciver-Brunt captained England in the third T20I.

References

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  4. ^ "England announce fixtures for 2024 home season, Pakistan series set to clash with IPL". India TV. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  6. ^ "England confirm men's and women's international fixtures for 2024". ESPNcricinfo. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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  13. ^ "150 matches combined! Today's 1st ODI against @englandcricket is Hannah Rowe's 100th and Fran Jonas' 50th match for the WHITE FERNS". White Ferns. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via Facebook.
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  19. ^ "Lauren Bell stars with five wickets as Nat Sciver-Brunt puts seal on 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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  22. ^ "Heather Knight completes 2000 T20I Runs". Female Cricket. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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  25. ^ @WHITE_FERNS (14 July 2024). "Time to bowl at The Oval. Izzy Gaze (25) & Maddy Green (24) top-scored. Maddy Green brought up 1000 T20I runs during her innings" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ @imfemalecricket (14 July 2024). "Milestone! Sarah Glenn completes 100 International Wickets. She picked 4/19 (4) earlier today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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