WELLINGTON, March 7: England thrashed New Zealand by 33 runs to complete a clean sweep in their three-match Twenty20 series.
England, without captain Heather Knight through a hamstring injury, made 128-9 with Fran Wilson making an unbeaten 31.
Sophia Dunkley made 26, while captain Sophie Devine took 3-30 for the hosts.
New Zealand lost two wickets to Katherine Brunt in the first over, before spinners Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Mady Villiers took 6-36 to restrict the hosts to 96 all out.
England have now won their last 11 completed Twenty20 internationals, a run which started after a six-wicket defeat in their opening game of the World Cup in March 2020.
Their only blemish in the format during that time was the controversial washed-out semi-final against India that eliminated them from the tournament.
Fans were allowed at the game in Wellington after lockdown restrictions, which were implemented after the one-day series which England won 2-1, were lifted in the area.
“Everybody chipped in today and put their hand up. We were a bit scrappy with the bat but managed to keep the positivity all the way through to get up to a defendable score,” England stand-in captain Nat Sciver said after the match.
“The bowling has been our strength throughout the tour so the early wickets were key and then the spinners did really well.
“This has been brilliant preparation to go into the summer, and then before coming back over here for the World Cup next year,” she added. (Agencies)
