England's captain Heather Knight led her side to their second T20 victory over hosts New Zealand.
England captain Heather Knight scored her second-consecutive half-century tolead her side to a 15-run victory in the second match of the T20I series against New Zealand in Nelson. England posted 149-7 thanks to player of the match Knight's unbeaten 56 from 40 balls before New Zealand's run chase ultimately fell short at 134-8 in reply. The victory sees England take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after they won the opening match in Dunedin by 27 runs on Tuesday.
In reply, Ameila Kerr provided the White Ferns with some hope in the run chase but wickets tumbled around her as five English bowlers struck. Dean and Lauren Bell both took two wickets, while Danielle Gibson removed the dangerous Kerr to leave New Zealand 100-4 by the 15th over. The hosts only managed to add on eight more runs for the loss of four wickets as four of their players fell in single figures.
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