Live updates: Cricket World Cup - White Ferns v England at Auckland's Eden Park

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New Zealand 203 all out - Green 52*
England 204/9 - Dean 0* Shrubsole 7*

6:09pm - ENGLAND WIN BY ONE WICKET

So close, yet so far for the White Ferns. Their World Cup hopes aren't mathematically over, but they'll need plenty of results to go their way.

Congratulations to England for keeping their composure, but this result has been unconvincing from both sides.

The White Ferns will play their last pool game against Pakistan on Saturday, but only time will tell if their tournament will be over by then.

6:07pm - ENGLAND WIN BY ONE WICKET

Now then, the White Ferns are out of bowlers with Tahuhu injured, so Halliday comes back to bowl another. Five needed to win. Shrubsole on strike.

Full to start, and Shrubsole punches it through cover and gets four! Scores level! Incredible composure from the No.11. 

One to win, could we have a Super Over?! 

We won't! Shrubsole clubs a full toss wide of midwicket - and they get home with one wicket to spare!

ENG 204/9

6:03pm - 47 overs

Mackay continues for another over, looking for a fifth wicket. Shrubsole faces. Seven needed to win.

Straight to start, and Shrubsole defends to midwicket. Straight again, and Shrubsole keeps it out. 

Chance! Leading edge from Shrubsole, but it falls safely! Yorker, Shrubsole keeps it out and runs through for one! 

Six needed to win, Dean to face. 

Wide! Mackay sends one down leg and Dean lets it go through to Martin. Five needed to win for England, one wicket for NZ.

Straight, and Dean defends. One ball to come in the over, rain still falling.

Dean plays straight to cover. 

ENG 199/9

5:58pm - 46 overs

Rowe will continue, Brunt on strike. England still need 10 runs. New Zealand need two wickets.

Short and wide to start. Brunt swings at it but misses - wide called though. Harsh call on Rowe.

Nine needed to win. Yorker next ball. Brunt defends, Dean runs through for a single but is sent back. Martin throws the stumps down, but she's home.

WICKET! Short ball, and Brunt pulls into vacant midwicket, and they want two! Green fields and fires the throw into Martin, and Brunt is caught short to be run out! She goes for six, Anya Shrubsole is in at No.11.

Eight runs needed for England, one wicket for New Zealand.

Full to start, and Shrubsole defends her first ball. Swing and miss second ball, something happening every ball!

Play and miss again next ball, one to come in the over.

Shrubsole defends the last ball of the over, and takes a single.

ENG 197/9

5:52pm - 45 overs

Mackay to Brunt. 

Brunt defends and runs from the first ball of the over.

WICKET! And Mackay strikes again! Ecclestone plays back, and gets an inside edge back onto her stumps! Ecclestone goes for a duck, Kate Cross is in next, England still need 12 runs but they're running out of batters.

Cross to face, she's beaten all up first ball, playing for turn that isn't there! Cross scoops in the air next ball, getting two runs through point.

WICKET! And another! Cross plays for the turn, and is hit on the pad and given lbw! Cross reviews, but surely this is out? No bat involved, umpire's call for impact, and hitting the stumps! Cross goes for two - England still need 10 runs!

Charlie Dean is in at No.10, one ball to come in this over. Mackay has four wickets.

She cuts to point, no run.

ENG 194/8

5:44pm - 44 overs

Jess Kerr comes back to bowl her last. Sciver on strike. 

WICKET! Sciver goes! She backs away and looks to work through the off side, and loses middle stump. Sciver goes for 61. Sophie Ecclestone is in at No.8.

Rain is really falling now, but England are well ahead on Duckworth-Lewis. 

Ecclestone faces, and defends her first ball.

Beaten! Kerr gets one to come back through the gate, but it misses the stumps as Martin lets it through for four byes! The rain is really changing this pitch!

Ecclestone sees out the over.

ENG 191/6

5:40pm - 43 overs

Mackay to Sciver. Rain starting to fall.

On the pads first ball, and Sciver gets one to midwicket. 

Brunt sweeps, and gets a top edge over the keeper for a single to third man.

Sciver uses her feet and gets a single down to long-on. Brunt on strike again.

Full toss from Mackay, and Brunt swings to get two more out to deep midwicket.

ENG 187/5

5:37pm - 42 overs

Rowe continues, last roll of the dice for the White Ferns. Sciver faces.

Too full from Rowe, who works off her pads through midwicket and they run three.

Brunt faces, still to score. Rowe sends down a wide for another run to England's total.

Brunt drives, and a misfield at point lets her get off the mark with one. Sciver faces again.

Sciver guides the last ball of the over down to third man for one more.

ENG 182/5

5:32pm - 41 overs

Mackay to Sciver. 

Short ball to start the over, and Sciver pulls a single to square leg. Dunkley faces, and drives down to long-on for one more.

England can do it in singles and still get home with 30-odd balls to spare.

Sciver faces again, and gets one more down the ground to long-on. Dunkley faces.

WICKET! Perfect off-spinner's wicket! Draws Dunkley forward, and turns to take off-stump. Dunkley goes for a vital 33. Katherine Brunt is next in at No.7.

Brunt faces her first, and drives to point, and drives her second to cover. No run.

ENG 176/5

5:27pm - 40 overs

Rowe continues to Sciver.

Sciver gets a single to mid-on and brings Dunkley back onto strike.

Dunkley gets one with a nudge to midwicket. Sciver takes strike, on 48.

And make that 50! Short ball from Rowe, and Sciver pulls it for four through square leg to raise her bat from 97 balls - her slowest ODI 50.

Short again, and Sciver pulls another single in front of square.

ENG 173/4

5:22pm - 39 overs

Mackay returns to replace Amelia Kerr. Sciver on strike, five away from a half-century.

Sciver sweeps and gets a single out to midwicket. Dunkley faces, and gets one more to square leg off the inside edge.

Sciver uses her feet and lofts down to long-on for another single to end the over.

ENG 166/4

5:19pm - 38 overs

Rain starting to drizzle over Eden Park. Hannah Rowe comes back. Sciver on strike.

Sciver gets a single out to deep square leg, bringing Dunkley to face. Rowe goes short, and is called for a wide as Dunkley ducks under it.

Rowe goes short again, and this time Dunkley cuts it for another boundary to finish the over.

ENG 163/4

5:14pm - 37 overs

Jess Kerr continues from the other end. Dunkley on strike.

Dunkley paddles the ball behind square on the leg side and gets two more, the target is now less than 50 runs away.

Dunkley gets a single with a tuck to square leg, and that's the 50-run stand between these two. 

Sciver stands tall and punches one more down to long-on to end the over.

ENG 157/4

5:10pm - 36 overs

Amelia Kerr to bowl her last over, Sciver on strike.

Short to start, and Sciver pulls it for four to square leg. Sciver gets a single to cover to get off strike.

Dunkley faces, and she gets one more to bring Sciver back.

Sciver blocks out the over to bring Kerr's spell to an end.

ENG 153/4

5:07pm - 35 overs

Jess Kerr resumes. Sciver on strike.

Full to start, and Sciver shovels the ball out to deep midwicket for one more.

Dunkley faces, and works one to midwicket to get off strike. Sciver faces again.

Sciver defends into the off side and runs one more. Kerr gives away another wide down leg as Dunkley takes strike.

Dunkley defends to end the over.

ENG 147/4

5:03pm - 34 overs

Amelia Kerr continues. Dunkley on strike.

Dunkley cuts and gets two runs out to deep point. 

Two runs from the over.

ENG 143/4

5:00pm - 33 overs

A Kerr from each end. Jess returns to the attack.

Sciver welcomes her back by lofting over mid-off and getting four more. 

Just the boundary from the over.

ENG 141/4

4:55pm - 32 overs

Amelia Kerr to continue after drinks. Sciver on strike, the White Ferns need wickets, desperately. 

Outside edge first ball, and Sciver gets a single to third man. Dunkley faces, and cuts for a single to deep point.

Sciver back on strike. Short and wide again, and Sciver cuts for a single to deep point. 

ENG 137/4

4:50pm - 31 overs

Halliday to Sciver.

Too full, and Sciver lofts the ball down to long-on for another boundary. 

Sciver gets down on one knee and paddles the ball to fine leg for a single. Dunkley to face the last ball of the over.

SIX! Dunkley sends the ball high over long-on to end the over, and that's drinks.

ENG 134/4

4:47pm - 30 overs

Kerr continues, should be the last over before drinks. Dunkley on strike.

Short, and Dunkley rocks back and cuts four more through point. 

Lbw appeal from Kerr only next ball as Dunkley plays back, but not out the call. 

Another wide down leg to follow. 

Dunkley pushes at the last ball and gets an inside edge that beats Mackay and lets them run two to end the over.

ENG 123/4

4:43pm - 29 overs

Halliday resumes to Sciver. Before today, Halliday's only international wickets were getting Sciver, twice.

Sciver gets one down to fine leg to get off strike, Dunkley faces up.

Dunkley gets a single with a nudge to midwicket. Sciver faces again.

Appeal for a stumping from Martin, but the foot's grounded as the stumps are broken, not out.

Two from the over.

ENG 116/4

4:39pm - 28 overs

Amelia Kerr continues, huge responsibility on Sciver now.

Sciver gets a single with a cut out to deep point. Dunkley will face up to Kerr, get ready for the wrong-un.

Dunkley gets down on one knee and paddle sweeps, beating Martin for a single. Lbw appeal, and the umpire says no, Satterthwaite doesn't review. It hit the glove anyway.

Sciver on strike, and she pushes another single into cover. Dunkley faces.

Shot! Dunkley hits in the air past a diving Mackay and gets four. Kerr sends the next one down leg, wide called.

Dunkley leaves to finish the over.

ENG 114/4

4:35pm - 27 overs

Bowling change. Brooke Halliday comes back after impressing to finish that Tahuhu over. Jones on strike.

WICKET! And she strikes first ball! Full toss, and Jones hits it straight to Satterthwaite catching at shot mid-on. Jones goes for one, Sophia Dunkley is in next.

Dunkley faces, and defends her first ball. Dunkley plays out five dots. Wicket maiden from Halliday.

ENG 106/4

4:29pm - 26 overs

Kerr to Sciver.

Huge appeal for a stumping from Martin, but the square leg umpire doesn't even send it upstairs. Great ball from Kerr regardless to beat the bat.

Maiden over from Amelia Kerr.

ENG 106/3

4:27pm - 25 overs

Mackay to Sciver.

Full toss to start, and Sciver hammers it to the midwicket boundary for four. Sciver then gets a single down the ground to get off strike.

Jones faces, yet to score. Short from Mackay, and Jones opens her account with a pull to midwicket.

Sciver faces again. Sciver plays out two dots, before getting a single to fine leg with the last ball of the over.

ENG 106/3

4:24pm - 24 overs

Kerr continues, Sciver faces, but she'll want to bowl at Jones.

Sciver plays out three dots, and then sweeps a single to fine leg. 

Jones to face Kerr, and she plays out two dots.

ENG 99/3

4:20pm - 23 overs

Confirmation coming through that Tahuhu won't return, hamstring injury. Mackay to Knight.

Knight turns a ball to deep square leg for one more. Sciver faces.

Sciver plays across the line and swipes out to midwicket where Amelia Kerr saves a boundary.

WICKET! Mackay gets the England captain! Knight looks to reverse sweep, misses it, and is hit on the pad. The umpire gives it out, and Knight reviews it. Did she get outside the line? No bat involved, and just clipping the stumps. Knight has to go for 42, and there's hope for the White Ferns.

Amy Jones comes in at No.5, one ball to face.

Inside edge onto the pad from Jones, but she survives.

ENG 98/3

4:15pm - 22 overs

Amelia Kerr to Sciver.

Appeal for a catch down leg by Martin, but a wide is called. 

Short ball, and Sciver pulls it onto her pad and gets a single to short fine leg.

Knight gets an outside edge to third man for a single to end the over.

ENG 96/2

4:12pm - 21 overs

Mackay continues, Sciver on strike.

Short, and Sciver plays back for a single to midwicket. Knight takes guard.

Knight plays back and tucks one more to midwicket. Sciver faces again, two to come.

Full toss from Mackay, and Sciver swipes it out to fine leg for one more.

Three singles from the over.

ENG 93/2

4:09pm - 20 overs

Amelia Kerr to Sciver.

Short to start, and Sciver gets a single out to the cover sweeper. Knight faces.

Short to Knight, and she pulls it to fine leg for one more. Should have gone for a boundary.

Sciver again. Sciver sweeps and gets a single to fine leg. Knight faces the last ball, and she tickles it to fine leg for four.

ENG 90/2

4:07pm - 19 overs

Spin from both ends, Frankie Mackay comes into the attack. Knight on strike.

Short to start and Knight pulls a single to deep square leg. Sciver faces.

Short again, and Sciver gets a single to midwicket. Knight again.

Great ball as Mackay turns the ball past the advancing Knight, but it just misses leg stump!

Knight responds with a reverse sweep for four to third man.

ENG 83/2

4:03pm - 18 overs

Will Halliday continue after those two balls in the last over? Nope, Amelia Kerr comes on.

Short to start, and Sciver pulls it for a single. Knight faces, and gets a single by pushing into the off side and running.

Sciver on strike again. She plays out two dots, before turning another single to short fine leg.

Knight to face the last of the over, and she paddles another single to fine leg.

ENG 77/2

4:00pm - 17 overs

Rowe to Knight.

Pitched up first ball, and Knight drives through cover for two.

Short and wide from Rowe next up, and called wide. Pitched up from Rowe again, and this time they run three.

Sciver faces. She defends a full ball and gets a single down to third man.

Seven runs from the over.

ENG 73/2

3:56pm - 16 overs

Tahuhu to Knight.

Straight to start the over, and Knight clips to midwicket for a single. Sciver to face.

Satterthwaite pulls up after a delivery, and looks in a bit of pain. She's limping off the field now, it could be the hamstring injury that saw her miss the end of the White Ferns' ODI series against India.

Brooke Halliday will finish the over, her first bowl of the tournament. Two balls to come.

Dot ball to start as Sciver drives to mid-off.

Chance! Sciver drives to cover, where Green again comes forward but the ball falls just short of her! Eventful two balls from Halliday.

ENG 66/2

3:46pm - 15 overs

Rowe comes back into the attack to replace Jess Kerr, Knight on strike.

Knight defends and gets a single to third man. Sciver take strike now.

Lbw appeal against Sciver, given not out. Did she hit it, or was it two pads? Satterthwaite doesn't review. Big inside edge.

Sciver drives and gets one more to third man. Knight takes guard again.

Knight walks across her stumps and gets another single down to fine leg.

Three from the over. And that's drinks.

ENG 65/2

3:42pm - 14 overs

Tahuhu to Sciver.

Sciver gets a single behind point to third man. Knight faces, and drives the final ball of the over through cover for one more.

ENG 62/2

3:38pm - 13 overs

Jess Kerr continues, Sciver on strike. Martin up to the stumps.

Sciver turns a single to square leg to bring Knight back onto strike.

Kerr goes wide and Knight cuts a single down to third man. Sciver to face the last ball of the over.

Sciver turns it to square leg for one more.

ENG 60/2

3:35pm - 12 overs

Tahuhu continues after taking the wicket in her last over. Knight faces.

Chance! Knight pushes at a wide ball, and it spoons just short of Green at short cover! 

Knight plays out a maiden.

ENG 57/2

3:31pm - 11 overs

That's the end of the powerplay, so Amelia Kerr can't be far away. For now, sister Jess returns to bowl at Knight.

Short to start, and Knight pulls a single to fine leg. Sciver to face her first ball, but Kerr sends down a wide to give her a sighter, and England a run.

Sciver defends her first ball. Beaten! Kerr gets one to seam away and past the outside edge of the bat.

Sciver gets off the mark with a nudge down to fine leg. Knight to face the last ball.

Straight from Kerr, and Knight works to square leg for one more.

ENG 57/2

3:26pm - 10 overs

Tahuhu to Knight.

Straight to start, and Knight turns it to midwicket for a single. Beaumont faces.

Lbw appeal against Beaumont, but heading down leg. Not out the call.

Short ball to follow, and Beaumont pulls through midwicket for four to bring up England's 50.

WICKET! And Tahuhu strikes! A straight ball goes right through Beaumont - who plays down the wrong line and loses her stumps. Beaumont goes for 25, Nat Sciver is in at No.4.

ENG 54/2

3:22pm - 9 overs

Change of ends for Rowe. Beaumont faces.

Full to start, and Beaumont punches to mid-on for a single. Knight faces.

Rowe sends a wide down leg, another run for England's total. Knight clips a ball past Green at midwicket at runs a single.

Beaumont on strike again. Rowe goes too full, and Beaumont drives square for another boundary out to point.

ENG 48/1

3:17pm - 8 overs

Bowling change. Tahuhu replaces Rowe - one wicket away from becoming NZ's best. Knight faces.

Too full, and Knight punches back past the bowler for four through mid-on. This is an excellent pitch to bat on.

Short, and Knight cuts behind point and runs back for two. Great running.

Knight dabs another ball down to third man for a single. Beaumont to face the last of the over.

Too full, and Beaumont works off her pads and gets three to midwicket.

ENG 41/1

3:13pm - 7 overs

Kerr for her fourth over. Knight to face. 

Wide full toss first ball, and Knight drives square for another boundary. Knight gets off strike with one to fine leg.

Beaumont faces, four dots to finish the over.

ENG 31/1

3:08pm - 6 overs

Rowe to Knight.

Knight dabs a single to backward point to break the run of dot balls.

Beaumont faces Rowe. Full, and Beaumont whips it off her toes for four through square leg.

Full toss from Rowe, and this time Beaumont turns it through midwicket for four more. 

Nine runs from the over.

ENG 26/1

3:04pm - 5 overs

Jess Kerr continues, Beaumont on strike.

The crowd goes nuts as Beaumont drives straight to Bates, who does her bit by claiming a classic crowd catch. Not out though, obviously.

Another maiden.

ENG 17/1

3:01pm - 4 overs

Rowe to continue, Knight to face. Two slips in place.

Beaten! Knight looks to drive her fourth ball, but Rowe's gets movement in the air and off the pitch, beating the bat all up.

Knight plays out a maiden.

ENG 17/1

2:57pm - 3 overs

Jess Kerr continues. Beaumont on strike. Martin up to the stumps.

Beaumont cuts and gets a single down to third man. Wyatt faces.

Four more and Wyatt's dealing in boundaries! She clubs the ball over cover and gets another boundary.

WICKET! Great catch from Hannah Rowe! Wyatt looks to go over mid-off, but Rowe does brilliantly running back to grab it one handed and take the first wicket! Wyatt goes for 12, captain Heather Knight is in at No.3.

Beaumont faces after the wicket, and sees out the over.

ENG 17/1

2:52pm - 2 overs

Who takes the ball from the other end? Hannah Rowe, so Tahuhu will have to wait. Beaumont faces.

Too straight from Rowe, and Beaumont turns the ball to fine leg for a single. Wyatt to face.

Beaten! Wyatt plays down the wrong line and misses through to Martin. 

Shot! Wyatt gets her own back by walking down the wicket and lofts over mid-off for four more!

ENG 12/0

2:48pm - 1 over

Jess Kerr to start us off. England's opening bowlers found some swing, what can she do? Beaumont faces.

Shape back into the right-hander first ball, but wide enough for Beaumont to leave. Shape again, and Beaumont comes forward to defend.

More swing, and Beaumont defends again. Short, and Beaumont pulls to get off the mark with a couple.

Martin's standing up to the stumps. Beaumont defends to point and steals one. Wyatt to face her first ball, the last of the over.

Full toss, and Wyatt hammers it through cover for four!

ENG 7/0

2:44pm

Jess Kerr has the ball for NZ, Tammy Beaumont to face first.

2:42pm

We're all but ready to go for the second innings.

Amy Satterthwaite will lead the side, Sophie Devine won't take the field in the run chase.

2:17pm

The NZ scorecard does not make for good reading.

Green and Devine aside, none of the New Zealand batters did what they should have done on this pitch.

They've still managed to set England a target of 204 to win, but the White Ferns will need to pull one out of the hat to win this one.

We'll be back shortly for the second innings.

2:15pm - END OF INNINGS

Brunt to Kerr.

Shot! Short and wide, and Kerr slaps it through cover for four! Short to follow, and Kerr pulls out to deep square leg for one more. 

Green to face. Ten balls left in the innings. Green punches down the ground and gets a single.

Kerr faces again. Full and wide, and Kerr steers the ball behind point for another boundary to bring up NZ's 200.

WICKET! Two balls to come. Kerr turns the ball out to the leg side, and wants to come back for two. She's sent back by Green as the ball's thrown to the bowler's end, and Kerr is run out for 14 to end the innings.

Again, the White Ferns have failed to bat 50 overs, all out for 203.

NZ 203/10

2:10pm - 48 overs

Sciver returns with the ball. Three overs left. Green on 49.

Green cuts to third man and scampers through for a single to take her to 50. A well made innings, but with no support from her teammates. 

Kerr faces. And she pulls a single out to deep square leg. Green faces again.

Green gets a short ball and pulls one more out to deep square leg.

Kerr to face the last, and gets a single to third man.

NZ 192/9

2:06pm - 47 overs

Ecclestone to Kerr.

Kerr drives the fourth ball of the over to mid-off and gets one. Green faces, two balls left in the over.

Green drives to long-off for a single to end the over.

NZ 188/9

2:04pm - 46 overs

How does Green play from here? Brunt to bowl.

Green gets a single to square leg from the third ball, and gives Kerr three balls in the over.

Kerr gets off the mark with one, chopping into the ground and running one to third man. Green faces the last ball.

Green can't steal the strike to end the over though.

NZ 186/9

1:59pm - 45 overs

Ecclestone to Rowe.

Rowe gets a single third ball of the over, driving down to long-on. Green to face.

Green pushes a single down to long-on. Rowe back on strike with two balls to come.

WICKET! And Rowe goes now. Quicker ball from Ecclestone, and Rowe looks to dab it to third man, but gets an edge to Jones' gloves. Jess Kerr is the last batter for the White Ferns.

One ball for Kerr to survive, and she does.

NZ 184/9

1:56pm - 44 overs

Brunt returns, Green on strike.

Full to start, and Green drives out to point for two. Green defends and gets a single to point from the fourth ball, giving Rowe two balls in the over.

Brunt gives away a wide down leg, a valuable extra run for the White Ferns. Rowe gets a single to finish the over, chipping one down to fine leg.

NZ 182/8

1:52pm - 43 overs

Ecclestone to Green. 

Green drives through cover for a single first ball of the over. Rowe faces.

Rowe defends and pushes the ball down to long-on for one more. Green takes strike again.

Green cuts and gets an edge fine for four to third man. Green pushes another single down to long-on.

Rowe to face the last ball of the over, and drives to cover for no run.

NZ 177/8

1:49pm - 42 overs

Cross to Green.

Short and wide to start, and Green cuts it for four to start the over. Green drives out to cover for a single, and gives Rowe the strike with three balls to face.

Rowe turns the ball through midwicket for one, Green returns to strike.

Green drives to mid-on and steals a single last ball of the over.

NZ 170/8

1:45pm - 41 overs

Mackay faces Ecclestone.

WICKET! Lbw appeal first ball as Mackay defends. Not out the call, and Knight calls for the review. Was it pad first? It looks like it was. This'll be out. Yep, three reds. Mackay goes for one. Hannah Rowe comes in at No.10, still 59 balls left in this innings.

Rowe to face, and gets underway straight away with a push to long-on. 

Green takes strike. She gets a single out to deep cover and gives Rowe the last ball of the over to face.

Dot ball to finish.

NZ 163/8

1:40pm - 40 overs

Cross to Green. 

Green gets a single to deep point, bringing Devine onto strike.

Devine swings across the line, and gets a top edge for four over third man. She looks in some discomfort out there.

WICKET! But Devine falls as well! She flat bats the ball straight down long-on's throat, where Dean takes the catch. Devine goes for 41. Frances Mackay is in at No.9.

Mackay gets off the mark with a single to backward point first ball.

NZ 161/7

1:35pm - 39 overs

Ecclestone returns, Tahuhu faces.

WICKET! What a catch! Tahuhu looks to smash one through cover, but Knight dives to her right and plucks this one out of the air one handed! That's a duck for Tahuhu, and Sophie Devine has returned to the crease.

Huge job for the Kiwi skipper here.

Devine pushes her first ball to cover and wants a run, but Green says no. 

Devine sees out the over, a wicket maiden.

NZ 155/6

1:31pm - 38 overs

Cross to Martin. Meanwhile, Devine is on her feet with her pads on in the White Ferns' dugout.

WICKET! Martin plays across the line and is hit on the thigh pad and given out lbw. She reviews, height could save her. Nope, three reds. Martin goes for six. Lea Tahuhu comes in at No.8.

Three balls left in the over as Tahuhu takes strike. Straight to start, and Tahuhu gets a leg bye.

Green faces. She lofts the ball to long-on, where Dean can't get there to take the catch, and Green gets four.

NZ 155/5

1:25pm - 37 overs

Dean to bowl her last over, all 10 overs in a row. Martin faces.

Martin defends to point first ball and gets one. Green on strike.

Green uses her feet and drives to long-on for one more. Martin faces again.

Chance! Martin looks to turn to leg, and gets a leading edge that falls just short of Sciver at midwicket.

Martin gets a single to square leg to end the over, and that brings up the 150.

NZ 150/4

1:22pm - 36 overs

Cross comes back. Martin on strike.

Martin guides the ball down to third man for a single. Green faces.

Green gets one, cutting through point. Martin faces again, and digs out a yorker for a single down to fine leg.

Three from the over.

NZ 147/4

1:18pm - 35 overs

Dean to Martin.

Martin turns a single to midwicket, Green to face.

Green drives powerfully to mid-off last ball, so powerfully that the ball's misfielded and runs to the boundary for four!

NZ 144/4

1:15pm - 34 overs

Green faces Sciver. 

Straight to start the over, and Green works it to square leg for one. Martin faces, and turns the ball past square leg to get off the mark with one. Green faces again.

Appeal for caught behind and given. Green looks to cut with Jones standing up to the stumps, and reviews the decision. Nothing on ultra edge though, so the decision is reversed, and Green survives.

NZ 139/4

1:11pm - 33 overs

Dean to Halliday.

Halliday plays three dots, and then cuts a single to the gap at point.

WICKET! Green faces, drives to cover and calls Halliday through for one. The run's never there, and Halliday is run out comfortably. Crazy call from Green. Halliday goes for two. Katey Martin in at No.7.

Martin defends the last ball of the over.

NZ 137/4

1:07pm - 32 overs

Sciver to Halliday.

Sciver strays onto leg stump, and Halliday works a leg bye to short fine leg.

Green with one ball to face, and defends.

NZ 136/3

1:04pm - 31 overs

Waiting to see who the new batter is. Brooke Hailliday has come out at No.6, still no word on if Devine will return.

Halliday to face, and gets underway with a drive out to point. Green takes strike, two balls to come.

Two dots to end the 31st over.

NZ 135/3

1:00pm - 30.3 over

Dean to Satterthwaite.

Satterthwaite uses her feet and hits the ball through cover for another boundary! This is classic Amy Satterthwaite to the spinners.

WICKET! Dean tosses one up, and hits Satterthwaite on the pad, and it's given out. Satterthwaite has to review, the ball looked like it could be heading down leg. And she does review it. No bat involved, so waiting on ball tracking, and it's umpire's call! So unlucky for Satterthwaite, she goes for 24.

And that'll be drinks too.

12:57pm - 30 overs

Bowling change, Sciver comes back to bowl at Green.

Full to start, and Green goes through midwicket for two. Length next up, and Green runs it down to third man for one more.

Satterthwaite faces, and gets a single to cover - but the throw at the keeper's end is poor and they'll get an overthrow!

Satterthwaite pushes down to long-on and gets one more. Green faces.

Dropped! Sciver gets the edge, but Jones is standing up to the stumps and can't gather the ball! Green survives.

NZ 130/2

12:53pm - 29 overs

Dean to Green.

Green drives and gets a single out to deep cover. Satterthwaite faces, and sweeps fine for a boundary to fine leg to finish the over!

NZ 124/2

12:50pm - 28 overs

Ecclestone to Green.

SIX! There we go! Green uses her feet and sends Ecclestone over long-on for the first six of the day!

Green defends and pinches a single into the off side next ball. Good cricket.

Satterthwaite on strike - and she joins the party! Satterthwaite uses her feet and hits back over the bowler's head for four to long-on! Satterthwaite's first boundary.

Short to follow, and Satterthwaite pulls a single to wide long-on. Green faces again, two balls still to come.

Green gets a full toss, and drives down the ground for one more. Satterthwaite faces the last, but she can't score.

Still a great over for NZ!

NZ 119/2

12:47pm - 27 overs

Dean continues to Satterthwaite. 

Sattherthwaite drives to cover and gets a single, Green faces.

Green plays out three dots before driving to long-on for a single to end the over.

NZ 106/2

12:44pm - 26 overs

We're at the halfway stage of the innings, and the White Ferns are well behind the pace after their fast start.

Satterthwaite faces Ecclestone. She drives down the ground and gets a single.

Green faces, and uses her feet before defending to point for one.

Satterthwaite hits with the spin and gets a single down to long-on. 

NZ 104/2

12:42pm - 25 overs

Update on Sophie Devine coming through. She's experienced a sore back and is receiving treatment, no decision has been made on if she'll bat again.

Green faces Dean. Full to start, and Green drives through cover for two, and brings up NZ's 100.

Five dots to end the over.

NZ 101/2

12:39pm - 24 overs

Green to face her first ball, Ecclestone continues.

Straight to start, and Green gets off the mark straight away with one out to midwicket. 

Satterthwaite faces. She uses her feet and gets a single down the ground to long-on. 

Green squeezes a single to short fine leg, Satterthwaite to face the last ball of the over, but can't score.

NZ 99/2

12:36pm - 23 overs

Dean to Satterthwaite.

Short to start, and Satterthwaite cuts a single out to deep point. Kerr faces.

Kerr slog sweeps and clears the infield for four to cow corner. Intent from Kerr now.

WICKET! Kerr falls! Another attempted sweep, but this time gets a top edge that falls comfortably to Shrubsole at short fine leg. Kerr goes for 24. Maddy Green comes in at No.5, no word on if Devine will return.

Satterthwaite faces after the wicket, and drives back to the bowler to end the over.

NZ 96/2

12:31pm - 22 overs

Ecclestone to Kerr.

Straight to start, and Kerr turns it fine and gets a boundary down to fine leg. Full from Ecclestone, and Kerr turns the ball to square leg for one.

Satterthwaite faces. She uses her feet and lofts a single down to long-on.

NZ 91/1

12:28pm - 21 overs

Dean to Kerr.

Dean goes short, and Kerr goes back and pulls a single to deep square leg. Satterthwaite faces.

Satterthwaite just cannot pierce the gaps on the offside.

One from the over.

NZ 85/1

12:26pm - 20 overs

Another bowling change. Sophie Ecclestone comes on, so spin from both ends. Kerr faces.

Short, and Kerr hangs back to cut two runs out to the off side sweeper.

Lbw appeal fourth ball, given not out. Knight refers it. Looked like it was heading down leg, but we'll have a look. No bat involved, and missing leg stump by a mile. Waste of a review.

Kerr gets a single to short fine leg to finish the over.

NZ 84/1

12:21pm - 19 overs

Bowling change. Spin into the attack with Charlie Dean. Kerr on strike.

Short, and Kerr cuts two out towards deep point. Kerr plays late and runs the ball very fine, and runs back for three runs.

Satterthwaite to face the spinner, and gets a single to square leg first ball she faces.

Kerr faces the last ball, and gets a single to point.

NZ 81/1

12:17pm - 18 overs

Cross for a sixth straight over, no sign of spin yet for England. Satterthwaite faces.

Cross gives away a wide down leg as Satterthwaite advances, another run to the Kiwi total.

Satterthwaite can't score from the over, just one run from the wide.

NZ 74/1

12:13pm - 17 overs

Sciver for her fifth straight over, Satterthwaite faces, yet to get off the mark.

Satterthwaite tickles one down to fine leg and gets underway with one. 

Kerr plays out the last two balls of the over.

NZ 73/1

12:09pm - 16 overs

Cross to Kerr.

Half appeal for lbw as Kerr plays across her pad and guides to square leg. Was it pad first? Umpire says no, and Knight doesn't refer. No pad involved at all by the look of things.

Kerr uses her feet last ball of the over, and sends Cross over mid-on for a boundary.

NZ 72/1

12:05pm - 15 overs

Devine is on her feet again, but is still limping. She's going to retire hurt, but gives a thumbs up to the crowd. 

Amy Satterthwaite arrives at the crease, but Kerr is on strike - still yet to get off the mark.

Kerr dabs a single to third man to get off the mark. Satterthwaite takes strike for the first time, three balls left in the over, and defends her first.

Sciver beats Satterthwaite all up next ball, as she plays out the over.

NZ 68/1

11:58am - 14.1 overs

Sciver to Devine.

Full to start, and Devine whips a single to fine leg for a single. Oh no, Devine has gone down injured and looks in real pain.

We'll take a drinks break, but fingers crossed Devine is alright.

NZ 67/1

11:56am - 14 overs

Cross to Devine after taking the wicket in her last over.

Devine pushes to midwicket and steals a single, chance of a run out, but the fielder can't get there in time.

Kerr to face Cross - also batting out of her crease. Kerr can't beat the infield though, and plays out the over without scoring.

NZ 66/1

11:53am - 13 overs

Sciver to Devine.

Short ball, and Devine pulls in front of square out to the midwicket boundary and gets two more.

Back of a length, and Devine tucks it behind square on the leg side for one more. Amelia Kerr to face her first.

Full to start at Kerr, and she defends, and defends her second to end the over.

NZ 65/1

11:49am - 12 overs

Cross to Devine.

Devine defends and Bates runs through for a single to square leg.

Bates faces, and uses her feet to loft another couple over mid-off.

Appeal as Cross beats the bat, only Cross interested though. Knight doesn't refer it.

WICKET! Bates plays one shot too many! She uses her feet and slices the ball high in the air, but can't clear the infield as Beaumont takes the catch. Bates goes for 22, Amelia Kerr comes in at No.3 with two balls left in the over.

Devine to face after the wicket though. Devine gets a single to fine leg with the last ball.

NZ 62/1

11:44am - 11 overs

That's the end of the powerplay, this has been a very good start for the White Ferns. Sciver to Bates.

Bates uses her feet, and then late cuts down to third man and runs back for two. 

Shot! Too full from Sciver, and Bates drives her straight through mid-on for four more! 

NZ 58/0

11:41am - 10 overs

Cross to Devine.

Short to start, and Devine hangs back and cuts through point for four, and brings up the 50 partnership with Bates!

Three dot balls, and Devine is warned for batting too far down the wicket as well? I've never seen this before.

Coach Bob Carter takes it up with the match referee as well.

NZ 52/0

11:37am - 9 overs

Double bowling change. Nat Sciver replaces Brunt. Devine on strike.

Outside edge second ball, but there's no slip so Devine dets a single down to third man. Bates faces.

Bates defends late and runs a single to backward point. Devine faces, and late cuts one more down to third man to end the over.

NZ 48/0

11:34am - 8 overs

Bowling change. Kate Cross takes over from Shrubsole. Devine on strike.

A couple of dots to start, before Devine defends and runs a single to mid-off.

Bates faces. Two dot balls, before Bates is warned for batting too far out of her crease? Strange from the umpire.

Bates moves back and defends the last ball.

NZ 45/0

11:29am - 7 overs

Brunt to Bates again. 

Brunt goes short fourth ball, and Bates stands tall to pull a boundary through midwicket. Shot.

Just the boundary from the over.

NZ 44/0

11:26am - 6 overs

Shrubsole for another, Bates faces.

Full second ball, and Bates drives to the extra cover boundary, as they run another three.

Devine faces. Shrubsole pitches on leg stump, and Devine frees her arms to swing it over fine leg for four! Would have been a wide if she'd left it, but smart from Devine. This is now NZ's highest opening partnership of the tournament.

On leg stump again, and Devine flicks it off her pads for another two. 

NZ 40/0

11:22am - 5 overs

A few drops of rain starting to fall. But we'll continue for now. Brunt to Devine.

Full to start the over, and Devine drives through cover for two.

Good comeback from Brunt though, five dots at Devine to finish the over.

NZ 31/0

11:18am - 4 overs

Shrubsole to Bates.

Bates uses her feet, drives, but can't beat mid-off. Inswinger, and Bates works it to deep square leg for a single.

Devine faces. Full third ball of the over, and Devine drives through cover for four! Inswinger next up, Devine defends and gets a single to square leg.

Bates defends the last ball of the over.

NZ 29/0

11:14am - 3 overs

Brunt continues, Devine faces.

Back of a length first ball, and Devine rides the bounce for a single to third man. 

Bates faces, Brunt drops one in short - and is pulled for four down to fine leg. Brunt hits the pad, and Bates runs a leg bye to bring Devine back on strike. 

Two for Devine to face, and she's beaten on the inside edge twice to end the over.

NZ 23/0

11:10am - 2 overs

Anya Shrubsole takes the ball from the other end, Bates faces.

And she starts with a wide down leg too. Straight to follow, and Bates drives with no timing, straight to mid-off.

Straight again, and this time Bates gets a tickle down to fine leg for two more, leg byes called. Another wide down leg, Jones fumbles and they run a single to go with their extra. 

Wide, and Devine drives it through cover for some comedy fielding as they run three - almost unheard of at Eden Park.

Two dot balls to finish.

NZ 17/0

11:05am - 1 over

Brunt to Bates.

And it's a wide down leg to start, Amy Jones does well to save the boundary.

Straight from Brunt, and it beates Bates for pace, hitting her on the thigh, no run. Another wide down leg to follow.

Straight again to follow, and Bates defends back to the bowler. Straight again, and this time Bates tucks a single to square leg to open her account.

Devine takes strike, three balls to come. Straight to start at Devine, and defended. 

Straight again, and Devine tucks through open square leg and gets two runs. Short and wide last ball, and Devine cuts it for four to end the over! Nine from it.

NZ 9/0

10:59am

Katherine Brunt takes the ball first for England. Bates will take strike for the first ball.

Both sides take the knee for Black Lives Matter before the first ball.

We're all ready to go!

10:58am

We're all ready to go. Heather Knight leads England's huddle as Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates make their way to the middle.

10:53am

The officials make their way to the middle, as do both teams for the anthems.

10:48am

Sophie Devine says she'd have batted first if she won the toss, so not a bad result for the White Ferns.

We saw in yesterday's game that this is probably the best surface to bat on so far, so England will back themselves to chase down any total the White Ferns can put up.

10:46am

Both teams are unchanged from their last matches, NZ's loss to South Africa and England's win over India.

NZ: 1-Suzie Bates, 2-Sophie Devine (c), 3-Amelia Kerr, 4-Amy Satterthwaite, 5-Maddy Green, 6-Brooke Halliday, 7-Katey Martin (wk), 8-Frances Mackay, 9-Hannah Rowe, 10-Lea Tahuhu, 11-Jess Kerr

England: 1-Tammy Beaumont, 2-Danny Wyatt, 3-Heather Knights (c), 4-Nat Sciver, 5-Amy Jones (wk), 6-Sophia Dunkley, 7-Katherine Brunt, 8-Sophie Eccelstone, 9-Kate Cross, 10-Charlie Dean, 11-Anya Shrubsole.

10:42am

Right, both captains are out in the middle for the toss. Sophie Devine for the White Ferns, Heather Knight for England.

England have won the toss, and Knight choses to bowl first!

We'll have the XIs for you shortly.

10:32am

Rain before play has seen the toss pushed back by 10 minutes, but play will still start on time at 11.

10:20am

Good morning! The good news for now is that the Auckland weather is playing ball.

We're 10 minutes out from the toss and confirmation of the playing XIs, and 40 minutes from the first ball.

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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Cricket World Cup match between the White Ferns and England at Auckland's Eden Park.

For both teams, this encounter looms as a virtual quarter-final, with the English still scrambling to recover from a disastrous start to the tournament and New Zealand still battling to make the final four, after a couple of heartbreaking final-over losses.

The first thing you need to know is the weather in Auckland is not playing its part, with rain and wind over the past 48 hours threatening a shortened contest.

A rained-out match would spell disaster for both sides, virtually handing the final two semi-final berths to West Indies and India.

Join us at 10:30am for the scheduled toss.

TAB Odds: England $1.83, NZ $1.90

NZ: Sophie Devine, Amy Satterthwaite, Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Frances Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

England: Heather Knight, Nat Sciver, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt 

'All on line': White Ferns relish must-win World Cup showdown against England

Gordon Findlater

The White Ferns face an all-or-nothing proposition in Sunday's must-win Cricket World Cup clash against defending champions England.

Shock defeats to the West Indies and South Africa have left New Zealand's semi-final hopes hanging by a thread, but with their backs to the wall, the team are determined to rise above the pressure.

The White Ferns were forced indoors, as they prepared for their biggest game of the World Cup so far - and they know exactly what's at stake. 

"It is exciting when sport's all on the line, when there's a bit of pressure and it's a must-win game," says all-rounder Amelia Kerr. "That's what it is for us."

There's already been plenty of pressure in the build-up to this moment - this hasn't been the home World Cup the White Ferns would have envisioned.

Two last-over defeats have left the White Ferns feeling the pinch, but Kerr insists the stakes of Sunday's encounter are being used as fuel.

Sophie Devine departs after being dismissed against South Africa. Photo credit: Image - Getty Images

"Yeah, World Cups bring pressure and I think we're excited for it."

The White Ferns have put plenty of that pressure on themselves. To make the semis, they now need to win their remaining two games.

White Ferns reflect on loss to South Africa
White Ferns reflect on loss to South Africa. Photo credit: Photosport

"It's exciting though," says Kerr. "It is essentially like a quarter-final."

The task won't be easy task. England are the defending World Cup champions. 

Recent history isn't on their side either. The White Ferns played England in eight one-day internationals last year - winning just two.

But in a one-off game, anything is possible, especially against an England side currently in the same predicament as New Zealand, after just one win from their first four games.

"I don't really think what's happened in the past matters too much, when it comes to a one-off game," says Kerr.

"We know they're a good side, but we also know what we're capable of and we haven't played our best cricket yet."

Come Sunday at Eden Park, it will need to be their very best or their World Cup could be over.