It was no fairytale half-century for Charlotte Edwards in her 200th game as captain of England, but it was a victory by five wickets as England chased down the White Ferns’ score of 97 for nine with eight balls to spare.
It was Edwards’ 60th Twenty20 international victory as captain in the 82 games she has played.
And it was the victory, which sealed the T20 series 2-1, was what mattered to the England captain, who always puts the team above her own personal performance.
“I know there was a lot of hype around my 200th game, but very much within our dressing room it was about us winning this series,” Edwards said.
When asked about her own low score of five today, she said: “I dragged one on, but it was not about me today it was about the team and winning another series. It’s a huge honour to get this milestone, but the win was the most important thing.”
