Amy Jones hits a superb unbeaten 92 to lead England to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI in Wellington.
Amy Jones hit a superb unbeaten 92 to lead England to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international.
The off-spinner made the initial breakthrough after an opening partnership of 90 between Suzie Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout. But Jones and Dean went about rectifying the situation to give Heather Knight's side a 1-0 series lead as the teams head to Hamilton for the second ODI, beginning at 23:00 GMT on Wednesday.In her first international white-ball game since September, Kate Cross was England's standout bowler at the Basin Reserve.
Despite beating the bat countless times, she had to wait until her second spell for her reward as New Zealand's openers battled through against the new ball.
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