Career-best figures for Freya Davies as England secure series win

Freya Davies recorded her best figures in an England shirt as the tourists took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their IT20 series against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.

The seamer took 4 for 23 from her four overs as the hosts were restricted to 123 for 9 batting first at the Westpac Stadium.

Freya was awarded player of the match

Entering the attack in the fifth over, Freya struck with her sixth delivery, having opener Hayley Jensen caught in the deep.

Then in the fifteenth over, the 25-year-old bowled the White Ferns’ top-scorer Amy Satterthwaite for 49 before having Maddy Green caught behind for a duck three balls later.

In the right-armer’s final over, Freya made it four when Kate Ebrahim was bowled for two.

✓ Jensen
✓ Satterthwaite
✓ Green
✓ Ebrahim

Freya Davies lands a bowling career best of 4/23 to earn Player of the Match 🔥 #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/HH8tQsuW5a

— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) March 5, 2021

There were two wickets each for Nat Sciver and Sarah Glenn, and one for Sophie Ecclestone.

Tammy Beaumont continued her sublime form with bat by scoring 63 at the top of the order, as England cruised to victory with 2.4 overs to spare. Sussex’s Danni Wyatt made nine.

The final match of the series takes place at the same venue on Sunday.