England captain Heather Knight scored her second consecutive half-century to lead her aspect to a 15-run victory in the second match of the T20 worldwide sequence towards New Zealand.
England have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match sequence.
Player of the match Knight hit 56 from 40 balls as England reached 149-7 at Saxton Oval in Nelson.
She was the one batter to hit greater than 20 as Tamsin Beaumont added 19 and Charlie Dean 16.
Bowlers Rosemary Mair and Sophie Devine had been the decide of the bowlers for New Zealand, grabbing two wickets every.
Ameila Kerr offered the White Ferns with some hope in the run chase with 44 runs off 36 balls, however wickets fell round her as 5 English bowlers took wickets.
Dean and Lauren Bell each took two wickets, whereas Danielle Gibson took the essential wicket of Kerr, earlier than the New Zealand innings ended on 134-8.
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The third of the five-match sequence will happen on Sunday, once more at Saxton Oval in Nelson.
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