Women’s T20 World Container warm-up, Dubai
Unused Zealand 127-4 (20 overs):
A Kerr 64* (46); Chime 1-13
Britain 131-5 (17 overs):
Wyatt-Hodge 35 (19), Sciver-Brunt 31 (32); Tahuhu 2-14
Scorecard (outside), outside
Britain comfortably beat Unused Zealand by five wickets in their last warm-up diversion ahead of the Women’s T20 World Container.
After losing the hurl in Dubai, they confined Unused Zealand to 127-4 from their 20 overs.
Seamer Lauren Chime and spinners Linsey Smith, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dignitary all took one wicket each.
Britain hustled to 70-3 within the eighth over some time recently Danni Wyatt-Hodge was caught on the mid-wicket boundary for 35 off 19 balls.
Captain Heather Knight made seven and when Nat Sciver-Brunt (31) was expelled Britain required 31 to win.
But, Dani Gibson hit an unbeaten 22 off 15 balls to see Britain domestic with 18 balls to save.
Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone played no portion within the diversion as the world number one-ranked bowler was rested as portion of a workload administration arrange.
Britain misplaced their opening warm-up amusement against Australia by 33 runs on Sunday.
Their opening diversion is against Bangladesh in Sharjah on Saturday (15:
00 BST), some time recently matches against South Africa, Scotland and West Indies.
The competition starts on Thursday when Bangladesh have Scotland (11:
00).
It was due to require put in Bangladesh but was moved to the Joined together Middle easterner Emirates in Eminent after gracious turmoil.
Tuesday’s other warm-up diversions saw guarding champions Australia beat 2016 victors West Indies, outside by 35 runs and India beat South Africa, outside by 28 runs.
Windies limited Australia to 144-8 and were well set at 68-0 and 92-1 but misplaced their last nine wickets for fair 17 runs.
India made 144-7 with Richa Ghosh making 36 and Deepti Sharma an unbeaten 35, whereas South Africa, who were runners-up on domestic soil in 2023, seem as it were make 116-6.
Take after ball-by-ball scope of each diversion within the Women’s T20 World Container on BBC Sounds, with live content commentaries and in-play clips on the BBC Wear site and app.
