Press release -
Sophie Devine levels up IT20 series for New Zealand
New Zealand 128-6 beat England 127-7 by four wickets
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine shone with bat and ball as the visitors won the second Vitality IT20 at Hove by four wickets to level the series up at 1-1.
Debutant Maia Bouchier made 25 for England but they could only finish on 127-7, a target the White Ferns were able to chase down thanks to 50 from Devine on the day she made her 100th IT20 appearance.
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Vitality IT20 Series
Wednesday September 1: 1st Vitality IT20. England v New Zealand (The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford). England won by 46 runs.
Saturday September 4: 2nd Vitality IT20. England v New Zealand (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove). New Zealand won by four wickets.
Thursday September 9: 3rd Vitality IT20. England v New Zealand (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton). 18.30