{"id":244823,"date":"2026-05-23T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:13:30","slug":"england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live\/","title":{"rendered":"England v New Zealand: second women\u2019s T20 cricket international \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a11a6ca8f080414a3d99b72&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two changes for New Zealand&lt;\/strong&gt; \u2013 Susie Bates is replaced by Nensi Patel and Lea Tahuh is in for Rosemary Mair.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;9ef64111-554a-4400-aa00-ca738da387fa&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Zealand:&lt;\/strong&gt; Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze (wk), Melie Kerr (c), Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Lea Tahuhu, Bree Illing&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;92ab468b-2e64-4607-b530-262b485dacf5&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1779541706000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.08\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1779542010000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.13\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1779542010000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.13\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;09.13&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;New Zealand XI&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 23 May 2026 09.13 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 23 May 2026 08.45 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a11a62d8f08c1daf13f3adc&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;England omit Sophie Ecclestone&lt;\/strong&gt; 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and Melie Kerr calls correctly.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ca1392ff-8a7e-4bd5-b8aa-f86db5ee2246&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1779541352000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.02\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1779541578000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.06\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1779541416000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;09.03\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;09.03&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;New Zealand win the toss and will bat&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 23 May 2026 09.13 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 23 May 2026 08.45 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a0de9b88f089d6dcf6c12df&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hello&lt;\/strong&gt;! The circus moves to Canterbury today where England and New Zealand meet for their second T20 and fifth warm-up before the Big Top opens on June 12. The record so far? England win; NZ win; washout; England win.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;cdc5153f-efc3-4114-9e25-1659e4106343&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Switch on the television to catch the postmortem at the last match \u2013 Ian Ward and Simon Doull saying Sophie Ecclestone is no longer a shoo-in for an England place with Linsey Smith undroppable and Tilly Corteen-Coleman coming up on the inside. Fascinating stuff ahead of the World Cup.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b3708f51-58ba-448b-8292-7b56a360aa39&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Play starts at 2.30 and we\u2019ll have team news and toss news, shortly. 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It feels sacrilegious, but if Edwards is really serious about getting Corteen-Coleman into her XI, it may be that she has to do the unthinkable and omit Ecclestone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Team news shortly.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;sport\/live\/2026\/may\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6a11a4ac8f08c1daf13f3ad8&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6a11a4ac8f08c1daf13f3ad8&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;England v New Zealand: second women\u2019s T20 cricket international \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=England v New Zealand: second women\u2019s T20 cricket international \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/may\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a11a4ac8f08c1daf13f3ad8#block-6a11a4ac8f08c1daf13f3ad8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6a11a1718f089865cf41b872\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Raf Nicholson is in situ at a full to the rafters Canterbury<\/strong>, where she reports that it is sweltering and they\u2019re doing a roaring trade in iced coffee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She\u2019s also been talking to Kent\u2019s resident women\u2019s cricket historian, Rosemary Piddock, \u201cwho tells me that the first women\u2019s match at this ground was 1959.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;sport\/live\/2026\/may\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6a11a1718f089865cf41b872&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6a11a1718f089865cf41b872&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;England v New Zealand: second women\u2019s T20 cricket international \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=England v New Zealand: second women\u2019s T20 cricket international \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/may\/23\/england-v-new-zealand-second-womens-t20-cricket-international-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a11a1718f089865cf41b872#block-6a11a1718f089865cf41b872\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-05-23T13:02:15.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 09:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time\">09.02 EDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6a0de9b88f089d6dcf6c12df\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Preamble<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Hello<\/strong>! The circus moves to Canterbury today where England and New Zealand meet for their second T20 and fifth warm-up before the Big Top opens on June 12. The record so far? England win; NZ win; washout; England win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Switch on the television to catch the postmortem at the last match \u2013 Ian Ward and Simon Doull saying Sophie Ecclestone is no longer a shoo-in for an England place with Linsey Smith undroppable and Tilly Corteen-Coleman coming up on the inside. Fascinating stuff ahead of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Play starts at 2.30 and we\u2019ll have team news and toss news, shortly. 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