New Zealand won the third Women's T20 by 3 runs: England ahead 2-1 in the series despite losing; Fourth match on 27 March

New Zealand did not allow England to score 25 runs in the last 4 overs.

New Zealand defeated England by 3 runs in the third match of the Women's T-20 series. England needed 8 runs in the last over, experienced Suzie Bates gave only 4 runs and took 2 wickets. Sophie Devine, who took 2 wickets after scoring 60 runs, was the player of the match.

Batting first at the Nelson Stadium, New Zealand scored 155 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. The England team could score only 152 runs even after losing 8 wickets. Despite winning the third T20, New Zealand is trailing 1-2 in the 5-match series. The fourth match will be played on 27 March.

Suzie Bates defended 8 runs in the last over and led her team to victory.

New Zealand got a good start
In Nelson, the home team won the toss and chose to bat first. Suzie Bates made a steady start, with Bernadine Bezinhaut scoring quickly. Both of them did not allow any wicket to fall in the powerplay, then in the 7th over, Bates was out after scoring 14 runs. After him, Bernadine also returned to the pavilion after scoring 34 runs in 27 balls.

Divine's fifty, added 99 runs with Amelia Kerr
After the fall of 2 wickets for 55 runs, captain Sophie Devine along with Amelia Kerr led the New Zealand innings. Both of them made a fifty partnership and took the team's score beyond 100 runs. Devine was out after scoring 60 runs in the last over and the 99-run partnership between the two was broken.

Kerr remained not out on 44, along with Maddy Green who scored one run. The team scored 155 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Danielle Gibson took 2 wickets from England, while Sarah Glenn got one success.

Sophie Devine played an inning of 60 runs and took the team's score beyond 150 runs.

England got a shock in the second over
The English team, which came to chase the target of 156 runs, got a setback in the second over itself. Sophia Dunkley was run out without opening the account. Tammy Beaumont made a partnership of 92 runs with Maya Boucher here and strengthened the team's situation. Beaumont was out after scoring 37 runs and their partnership broke.

Maya Boucher scored a fifty for England.

After Maya, England lost wickets continuously
Maya also returned to the pavilion in the 16th over after scoring 71 runs, and was caught out by Divine. The England team could not recover from here. Captain Heather Knight was out after scoring 10 runs, Amy Jones 6, Bess Heath 3, Holly Armitage 1 and Charlie Dean 1.

England lost the last 5 wickets in scoring 25 runs. The team needed 8 runs in the last over, here Suzie Bates gave only 4 runs and England lost the match by 3 runs.

Maya Boucher scored 71 runs but could not lead her team to victory.

2-2 wickets for Divine and Bates
Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates took 2-2 wickets from New Zealand. While Hannah Rowe and Amelia Kerr got one wicket each. There were also 2 batter runouts.

England won the first 2 T-20s
5 T-20 series is being played between England and New Zealand. England won the first match by 27 runs and the second match by 15 runs. Now New Zealand won the third match by 3 runs and kept the series alive with the scoreline of 2-1. The fourth match will be played in Wellington on 27 March.