2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series
The 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in England in June and July 2018. It was a tri-nation series between England women, South Africa women and the New Zealand women cricket teams. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures, with two matches were played each day. The top two teams progressed to the final on 1 July 2018.
| 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20 June–1 July 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | England won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the opening fixture of the series, New Zealand set a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is, scoring 216 runs for the loss of one wicket against South Africa, in their 20 overs. Hours later on the same day, England broke the record, by scoring 250 runs for the loss of three wickets, also against South Africa. England went on to beat South Africa by 121 runs to record their biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, in WT20Is.
In the fifth match, New Zealand beat South Africa by eight wickets. Thefefore, New Zealand and England both progressed to the final, with South Africa being eliminated. In the following match, New Zealand's Suzie Bates became the second woman, after Jenny Gunn, to play in her 100th WT20I match. England won the tri-series, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the final.