England Women vs New Zealand Women 3rd T20 Match Scoreboard, Results, 2026 New Zealand Women tour of England 3rd T20 Match at Hove Highlights

RESULT

3rd T20I, Hove, May 25, 2026, New Zealand Women tour of England

NZ-W 80

ENG-W (13.5/20 ov, T:81) 81/3

ENG Women won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

New Zealand Women (20 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Suzie Bates 

3 11 0 0 27.27

c Dunkley b Smith

Isabella Gaze †

17 13 2 1 130.76

b Dean

Melie Kerr (c)

5 11 1 0 45.45

c Bouchier b Gibson

Sophie Devine 

0 5 0 0 0.00

c Ecclestone b Gibson

Brooke Halliday 

2 7 0 0 28.57

lbw b Dean

Maddy Green 

14 18 1 0 77.77

c Bouchier b Gibson

Izzy Sharp 

0 3 0 0 0.00

b Ecclestone

Jess Kerr 

20 27 2 0 74.07

b Wong

Nensi Patel 

2 5 0 0 40.00

lbw b Smith

Rosemary Mair 

4 7 0 0 57.14

not out

Bree Illing 

3 8 0 0 37.50

c †Jones b Dean

Extras 10 (lb 7, w 3)

Total 80 

19.1 Ov (RR: 4.17)

Fall of wickets

DRS

1-7 (Suzie Bates, 2.1 ov), 2-29 (Isabella Gaze, 5.3 ov), 3-29 (Melie Kerr, 6.2 ov), 4-30 (Sophie Devine, 6.6 ov), 5-32 (Brooke Halliday, 7.6 ov), 6-33 (Izzy Sharp, 8.4 ov), 7-58 (Maddy Green, 14.3 ov), 8-65 (Nensi Patel, 15.5 ov), 9-69 (Jess Kerr, 17.1 ov), 10-80 (Bree Illing, 19.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Linsey Smith

4 0 15 

2

3.75 0 0

Issy Wong

4 0 20 

1

5.00 1 0

Sophie Ecclestone

4 0 11 

1

2.75 1 0

Charlie Dean

3.1 0 13 

3

4.10 0 0

Dani Gibson

4 0 14 

3

3.50 1 0

England Women (T: 81 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Sophia Dunkley 

22 21 4 0 104.76

c Mair b Illing

Alice Capsey 

3 7 0 0 42.85

lbw b Patel

Maia Bouchier 

19 29 1 0 65.51

not out

Heather Knight 

18 22 2 0 81.81

c Patel b AC Kerr

Freya Kemp 

7 5 1 0 140.00

not out

Extras 12 (lb 2, nb 1, w 9)

Total 81/3 

13.5 Ov (RR: 5.85)

Did not bat

Dani Gibson, 

Amy Jones †, 

Charlie Dean (c), 

Sophie Ecclestone, 

Issy Wong, 

Linsey Smith 

Fall of wickets

DRS

1-11 (Alice Capsey, 2.1 ov), 2-36 (Sophia Dunkley, 5.5 ov), 3-71 (Heather Knight, 12.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Rosemary Mair

3 0 15 0 5.00 1 1

Bree Illing

3.5 0 20 

1

5.21 2 0

Nensi Patel

2 0 7 

1

3.50 0 0

Jess Kerr

2 0 19 0 9.50 2 0

Melie Kerr

3 0 18 

1

6.00 3 0

Match Details

Ground

County Ground, Hove

Toss

New Zealand Women, elected to bat first

Series

New Zealand Women tour of England

Season

2026

Player Of The Match

ENG Women

Dani Gibson

Player Of The Series

ENG Women

Linsey Smith

Series result

England Women won the 3-match series 2-1

Match number

WT20I no. 2775

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50

Match days

25 May 2026 - day (20-over match)

Umpires

West Indies

Jacqueline Williams

DRS

England

Sue Redfern

DRS

TV Umpire

England

Rob White

Reserve Umpire

England

Gabi Brown

Match Referee

England

Dean Cosker