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Visakhapatnam, Oct 26 (PTI) England opener Amy Jones struck an unbeaten half-century, while Tammy Beaumont and batting stalwart Heather Knight too made useful contributions as four-time champions defeated New Zealand by eight wickets in a Women’s World Cup match, here on Sunday.

Jones (86 not out off 92 balls, 4×11, 6×1) and Beaumont (40 runs off 38 balls, 4×7) shared a 75-run opening-wicket stand in the dead rubber as England chased down the paltry 169-run target in 29.2 overs. Knight contributed 33.

Electing to bat, New Zealand were dismissed for 168 in 38.2 overs.

Following the emphatic win in their last league encounter, England, who are already in the semifinals, jumped to second spot on the table with 11 points, pushing South Africa (10 points) to third pl

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