White Ferns batter Katey Martin was stumped for a duck by England's Amy Jones during the second Twenty20 international in Wellington. Photo / Photosport
Another White Ferns series, another defeat.
The New Zealand women's cricket team have again been beaten handily, going down to England in their Twenty20 series. Like the one-day series that preceded the 20-over matches, New Zealand have been declared the loser with one match still to play.
The six-wicket defeat
in Wellington this afternoon - their 10th in their last 12 in all formats - started off with an element of promise that didn't exist with the first contest in the series. Despite early sputters with the bat that again saw captain Sophie Devine succumb to another early exit, New Zealand looked capable.
Veteran Amy Satterthwaite (49 off 30 balls) anchored a strong partnership alongside all-rounder Amelia Kerr (25 off 22), who together powered the hosts to 84-2 in the 12th over before the latter was dismissed.
From there, the collapse began. The White Ferns mustered just 39 further runs for the loss of seven wickets in the following 8.2 overs, making their way to a well below-par 123-9.
