2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series

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2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series
Date20 June–1 July 2018
LocationEngland
ResultFlag of England.svg  England won the series
Player of the series Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
Teams
Flag of England.svg  England Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Captains
Heather Knight Suzie Bates Dane van Niekerk
Most runs
Tammy Beaumont (256) Suzie Bates (240) Dane van Niekerk (180)
Most wickets
Sophie Ecclestone (10) Hayley Jensen (6) Shabnim Ismail (3)
Zintle Mali (3)
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The 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in England in June and July 2018. [1] It was a tri-nation series between England women, South Africa women and the New Zealand women cricket teams. [2] The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures, with two matches were played each day. [3] The top two teams progressed to the final on 1 July 2018. [3]

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In the opening fixture of the series, New Zealand set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is, scoring 216 runs for the loss of one wicket against South Africa, in their 20 overs. [4] Hours later on the same day, England broke the record, by scoring 250 runs for the loss of three wickets, also against South Africa. [5] England went on to beat South Africa by 121 runs to record their biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, in WT20Is. [6]

In the fifth match, New Zealand beat South Africa by eight wickets. [7] Thefefore, New Zealand and England both progressed to the final, with South Africa being eliminated. [8] In the following match, New Zealand's Suzie Bates became the second woman, after Jenny Gunn, to play in her 100th WT20I match. [9] England won the tri-series, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the final. [10]

Squads

Flag of England.svg  England [11] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [12] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [13]

When England announced their squad they said that Katie George and Lauren Winfield would only be in the squad for their double-header on 23 June. [11] Natasha Farrant was also added to England's squad for the double-header. [14]

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of England.svg  England 4310062.571
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4220040.238
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 413002−2.855
Source: [15]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

20 June 2018
13:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
216/1 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
150/6 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 124* (66)
Marizanne Kapp 1/32 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 58 (44)
Hayley Jensen 3/28 (4 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 66 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (NZ)

2nd WT20I

20 June 2018
17:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
250/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
129/6 (20 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 116 (52)
Stacy Lackay 2/59 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 72 (51)
Katherine Brunt 2/18 (4 overs)
England Women won by 121 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
Player of the match: Tammy Beaumont (Eng)

3rd WT20I

23 June 2018
13:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
166/4 (19.3 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 71 (59)
Shabnim Ismail 2/27 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 68 (37)
Anya Shrubsole 2/24 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was South Africa Women's highest successful run chase in WT20Is. [20]

4th WT20I

23 June 2018
17:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
172/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
118 (18.3 overs)
Nat Sciver 59 (37)
Leigh Kasperek 3/35 (3 overs)
Suzie Bates 23 (17)
Maddy Green 23 (17)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/18 (4 overs)
England Women won by 54 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5th WT20I

28 June 2018
13:00
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
151/2 (15.2 overs)
Chloe Tryon 35 (15)
Hayley Jensen 2/24 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 68* (40)
Marizanne Kapp 1/30 (3.2 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (NZ)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • New Zealand and England progressed to the final as a result of this match. [7]

6th WT20I

28 June 2018
17:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
129 (18.1 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
130/3 (15.5 overs)
Sophie Devine 52 (45)
Anya Shrubsole 3/16 (3.1 overs)
Sarah Taylor 51 (37)
Jess Watkin 2/27 (4 overs)
England Women won by 7 wickets
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Anya Shrubsole (Eng)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suzie Bates (NZ) became the second woman to play in 100 WT20Is. [9]

Final

1 July 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
141/3 (17.1 overs)
Sophie Devine 31 (18)
Danielle Hazell 2/20 (4 overs)
Danni Wyatt 50 (35)
Amelia Kerr 2/22 (4 overs)
England Women won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Eng)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

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