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England sail into the semi-finals undefeated after an unbeaten 89 from Danni Wyatt-Hodge thrills record Oval crowd

1st over: New Zealand 1-0 (Kerr 1, Gaze 0) Linsey Smith with the new ball. Tosses it from hand to hand, collar buttoned up to the top, white suncream smeared in a stripe across her nose and cheeks. Just a single from the over as Smith is on the money straight away.

The commentators are all very interested in the “greenish tinge” on the pitch.. Manna for Lauren Bell perhaps. Did Melie Kerr make the wrong choice at the toss? We will soon find out – Kerr and Gaze gallop onto the pitch.