England Dominate New Zealand to Continue Unbeaten Summer

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England chased down New Zealand's target of 104 with ease, losing just three wickets in the fourth T20 at The Kia Oval, extending their unbeaten run this summer. 

Opting to bat, New Zealand struggled, posting a modest 103-8. England's spinners Sarah Glenn (4-19) and Sophie Ecclestone (2-16) were instrumental, dismantling the visitors’ batting line-up after a solid start. New Zealand, having reached 33-0, collapsed after Glenn dismissed Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr in the seventh over, tumbling to 52-5. Izzy Gaze and Maddy Green briefly resisted, adding 28 for the sixth wicket, but Glenn's second two-wicket over halted their progress, restricting New Zealand to just over 100 runs.

In response, England surged to 54-0 in five overs. Despite losing Sophia Dunkley (26 off 16), Danni Wyatt, and Alice Capsey in quick succession, Nat Sciver-Brunt and captain Heather Knight steadied the ship, adding 31 runs to reach the target in the 12th over. 

England now leads the T20 series 4-0, following their 3-0 ODI series win against New Zealand and a perfect record against Pakistan earlier this summer. The final T20 will be played at Lord's on Wednesday.