Cricket: White Ferns plummets to shutout Twenty20 series against England

The Twenty20 series of the White Ferns against England has ended in a rather loose way.

A 32-run loss has seen England win a 3-0 series, and today’s loss margin flatters the White Ferns.

Chasing a mediocre 128-9, the Ferns were far worse than mediocre, once again struggling with the bat as they fell to 63-9, only for a last wicket partnership to avoid their blushes.

Their bowlers had given the Ferns a chance, restraining England at a well-worn wicket. Sophie Devine claimed 3-30, Rosemary Mair conceded just 17 runs of her four overs, and each bowler was cheap.

Unfortunately for the hosts, England’s bowlers were better, or in their view, New Zealand’s batsmen were worse.

The Ferns’ chances of victory immediately plummeted as powerful starts Devine and Hayley Jensen were caught by Katherine Brunt in the opening, and as Amy Satterthwaite (25 of 26 balls) and Amelia Kerr (18 of 19) tried to rebuild innings. . , both fell in rapid succession and the requested execution rate was only increasing.

Ultimately, the required run rate turned out to be irrelevant when the grounds collapsed, with the large (seven) contributing more than six of the ferns. From 37-2 they fell to 63-9, and only Maddy Green (25 of 26) and No11 Mair (13 not of 15) ensured that the defeat was not of historic proportions.

When Green was fired with two overs remaining, the White Ferns’ fight ended, both in the game and in the series, with England heading home and having collected five wins in six matchups in the ODI and T20 formats.

Devine tried to put a positive spin on what he recognized as poor results.

“We were back in patches capable of pressing and then not being able to risk ourselves. We know how good this English team was. Unfortunately, it has been a theme for this series.

“We are on a journey. We have to keep looking at the bigger picture. We have a World Cup in 12 months, we have new players in the environment, we have lost a lot of veteran players.” That is no excuse for our performance, we know we have been below par, but for us, we have to learn to play cricket consistently against the best teams.

“We also have a fantastic opportunity with the arrival of the Australians. We have to learn fast, but we also have to be realistic that we are on a 12-month journey.”