Captains star in NZ and England T20 cricket opener
New Zealand’s stand-in captain Suzie Bates top scores with 65.
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A captain’s knock from England’s Heather Knight leads the visitors to victory over the White Ferns in the first T20 in Dunedin.
Knight scored a quick-fire 63 off 39 balls to help England to a total of 160-4 in their 20 overs.
Despite a solid innings from New Zealand’s stand-in captain Suzie Bates the hosts fell short by 27 runs.
Spinner Fran Jonas was the first to strike for New Zealand getting Tammy Beaumont, in her 100th T20I, caught out for 15 in the 5th over.
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