Jones steers England to victory and second place

England finished the group stages of the World Cup with a dominant eight-wicket win against a limp New Zealand, after bowling them out for 168 in 38.2 overs.

- Raf Nicholson

Sophie Devine's final one-day international ended in disappointment after the 36-year-old departed on 23, sparking a collapse in which New Zealand lost their last five wickets for 13 runs.

Devine did chime in with a final wicket, trapping Heather Knight lbw for 33, but, despite being surrounded with close fielders in the next over, Amy Jones was able to sneak the winning boundary through the off side, finishing unbeaten on 86 as England won with 124 balls to spare. The only downsides were that Danni WyattHodge, finally brought into the XI in place of Emma Lamb, faced just seven balls before presumably playing in the semifinal in three days' time, while Sophie Ecclestone injured a shoulder while fielding.

The result had no bearing on the semifinal lineups: England will play South Africa in Guwahati on Wednesday, before Australia face India in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.