New Zealand Women vs England Women, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: live scorecard and match updates (ENG W vs NZ W)

England are cruising in Visakhapatnam in a key Women’s World Cup group clash on Sunday, October 26, 2025, after dismissing New Zealand for a modest total and settling into a composed chase. With net run-rate in play and knockout qualification tightening, every over matters.

ENG vs NZ Women — live score snapshot

• Venue: ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

• Toss: New Zealand Women won the toss and chose to bat

• Target for England: 169

• Match status: LIVE — details may evolve

England Women chase (LIVE)

• England: 130/1 in 24.0 overs

  • Amy Jones 54* (74), 5x4, 1x6

  • Heather Knight 27* (33), 2x4, 1x6

  • Tammy Beaumont 40 (38), lbw Lea Tahuhu

• Required: 39 runs | RR: 5.42 | Req RR: 1.50

• Recent bowling:

  • Rosemary Mair 4–0–18–0

  • Suzie Bates 2–0–16–0

New Zealand Women innings

• New Zealand: 168 all out in 38.2 overs

  • Full batting and fall-of-wicket details to follow; total confirmed.

• Innings shape: Early wickets forced rebuilds before England wrapped the tail inside 40 overs.

Note: This is an in-progress game. Figures above reflect the latest passage of play available and can change as the match continues.

New Zealand Women vs England Women — key moments so far

• Early control for England: The new-ball pair drew movement and discipline, keeping New Zealand below par and forcing high-risk strokes through the middle.

• Clinical chase setup: Tammy Beaumont set the tone with a brisk 40, ensuring England’s bench of stroke-makers wouldn’t be exposed to scoreboard pressure.

• Captain’s calm: Heather Knight has managed the tempo with low-risk rotation, while Amy Jones accelerated with a half-century that included a clean six to bring up fifty.

• New Zealand’s options dwindling: With dew creeping in and a below-170 target, the visitors need cluster wickets; England have protected against that with smart strike rotation and selective aggression.

Match context: what’s at stake for ENG W vs NZ W

• Table math: A prompt finish strengthens England’s net run-rate cushion, a potential tiebreaker for semifinal slots.

• Selection signals: England’s batting order and bowling roles suggest a stable template heading into the final group fixtures.

• New Zealand’s route: Even in defeat, keeping the margin tight could matter for their own permutations; breakthroughs now are as much about damage control as comeback.

Live scorecard (condensed)

England Women — chase (Target 169)

New Zealand — bowling (to date)

• Suzie Bates 2–0–16–0

• Rosemary Mair 4–0–18–0

• Lea Tahuhu — wicket of Beaumont (figures updating)

• Others in use: spin/pace mix rotating as England near the target

New Zealand Women — first innings

(Individual scores and complete bowling figures will be added once the full card is confirmed from the official feed.)

What to watch from here

• Power option vs. cruise control: If England choose to finish swiftly, expect calculated lifts down the ground and hard sweeps against spin.

• Fielding ploys: New Zealand may gamble with attacking rings and leg-side traps to manufacture miscues.

• Player of the Match race: Amy Jones’s half-century and England’s new-ball discipline currently lead the conversation; late wickets or a rapid finishing kick could sway it.

Keep this page handy as the New Zealand Women vs England Women scoreline updates through the closing stretch of the chase.