<p>Defending champions England earned a hard-fought 15-run victory over New Zealand in their inconsequential Super Six match at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup here on Wednesday. <br /><br />England and last edition’s runners-up New Zealand were knocked out of the tournament after West Indies upstaged Australia in an earlier match. <br /><br />With the current match rendered inconsequential, England and New Zealand will now be pitted for a third place play-off. <br /><br />In a match that almost seemed to be a rehearsal for the third place play off on Friday, chasing England’s 266 for six, New Zealand were guided by skipper Suzie Bates (79) and vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite (103), but the team from Down Under could manage only 251 for nine. </p>.<p>Score board</p>.<p>ENGLAND: Charlotte Edwards c Perkins b Browne 8; Danielle Wyatt c Browne b Nielsen 16; Sarah Taylor c Browne b Bates 88; Lydia Greenway st Priest b Doolan 22; Laura Marsh b Nielsen 11; Arran Brindle c McGlashan b Doolan 1; Heather Knight (not out) 28; Jennifer Gunn (not out) 23; Extras: (LB-2, W-10, NB-1) 13; Total: (for 6 wkts, 50 overs) 266<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-59, 2-127, 3-186, 4-209, 5-213, 6-228<br /><br />Bowling: Sian Ruck 9-1-41-0, Rachel Candy 6-0-30-0, Suzie Bates 9-1-53-1, Morna Nielsen 10-0-57-2, Nicola Browne 10-0-58-1, Lucy Doolan 6-0-25-2. <br /><br />NEW ZEALAND: Lucy Doolan st Taylor b Brindle 1, Suzie Bates b Gunn 79, Amy Satterthwaite c Edwards b Wyatt 103, Sophie Devine c Taylor b Colvin 17, Sara McGlashan c Gunn b Brunt 15, Nicola Browne b Colvin 1, Katie Perkins b Wyatt 8, Rachel Priest c Knight b Colvin 1, Morna Nielsen b Gunn 0, Rachel Candy (not out) 4, Sian Ruck (not out) 6. Extras (B-1, LB-5, W-10) 16. Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 251. <br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-145, 3-196, 4-214, 5-216, 6-225, 7-232, 8-235, 9-237. <br />Bowling: Katherine Brunt 10-1-50-1, Arran Brindle 6-0-30-1, Laura Marsh 9-0-57-0, Jenny Gunn 10-1-26-2, Holly Colvin 10-0-48-3, Danielle Wyatt 5-0-34-2. </p>
<p>Defending champions England earned a hard-fought 15-run victory over New Zealand in their inconsequential Super Six match at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup here on Wednesday. <br /><br />England and last edition’s runners-up New Zealand were knocked out of the tournament after West Indies upstaged Australia in an earlier match. <br /><br />With the current match rendered inconsequential, England and New Zealand will now be pitted for a third place play-off. <br /><br />In a match that almost seemed to be a rehearsal for the third place play off on Friday, chasing England’s 266 for six, New Zealand were guided by skipper Suzie Bates (79) and vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite (103), but the team from Down Under could manage only 251 for nine. </p>.<p>Score board</p>.<p>ENGLAND: Charlotte Edwards c Perkins b Browne 8; Danielle Wyatt c Browne b Nielsen 16; Sarah Taylor c Browne b Bates 88; Lydia Greenway st Priest b Doolan 22; Laura Marsh b Nielsen 11; Arran Brindle c McGlashan b Doolan 1; Heather Knight (not out) 28; Jennifer Gunn (not out) 23; Extras: (LB-2, W-10, NB-1) 13; Total: (for 6 wkts, 50 overs) 266<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-59, 2-127, 3-186, 4-209, 5-213, 6-228<br /><br />Bowling: Sian Ruck 9-1-41-0, Rachel Candy 6-0-30-0, Suzie Bates 9-1-53-1, Morna Nielsen 10-0-57-2, Nicola Browne 10-0-58-1, Lucy Doolan 6-0-25-2. <br /><br />NEW ZEALAND: Lucy Doolan st Taylor b Brindle 1, Suzie Bates b Gunn 79, Amy Satterthwaite c Edwards b Wyatt 103, Sophie Devine c Taylor b Colvin 17, Sara McGlashan c Gunn b Brunt 15, Nicola Browne b Colvin 1, Katie Perkins b Wyatt 8, Rachel Priest c Knight b Colvin 1, Morna Nielsen b Gunn 0, Rachel Candy (not out) 4, Sian Ruck (not out) 6. Extras (B-1, LB-5, W-10) 16. Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 251. <br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-145, 3-196, 4-214, 5-216, 6-225, 7-232, 8-235, 9-237. <br />Bowling: Katherine Brunt 10-1-50-1, Arran Brindle 6-0-30-1, Laura Marsh 9-0-57-0, Jenny Gunn 10-1-26-2, Holly Colvin 10-0-48-3, Danielle Wyatt 5-0-34-2. </p>