Ex-captain lifted World Cups in both white-ball formats and won five Ashes series
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England hit New Zealand for six in rain-affected T20 match
England's Lauren Bell celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Sophie Devine (not pictured) during the second T20 International at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove. Picture date: Tuesday July 9, 2024
HEATHER KNIGHT believes England embracing the “chaos” in a rain-affected shootout against New Zealand at Hove augurs well for the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in the autumn.
In a contest initially reduced to nine overs per side after the start was delayed by two hours, England racked up five sixes, with Alice Capsey clearing the rope twice and Nat Sciver-Brunt hammering Lea Tahuhu out of the ground with one monster hit.
Responding to a total of 89 for six, New Zealand slipped to 42 for five after 6.4 overs before another downpour proved terminal as England ran out winners by 23 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
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