ALICE CAPSEY put her unbeaten 74 down to hard work as England claimed a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in their opening T20 clash.

The 21-year-old opened the batting for the hosts in Derby and spearheaded England’s chase of 137 with a superb knock of 74 from 51 balls.

Capsey and Freya Kemp put on an unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 64 to steer England to victory with 16 balls remaining and put them 1-0 up in the three-match series.


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