Glenn stars as England beat New Zealand in fourth T20

Fourth women's T20 international, The Kia Oval

New Zealand 103-8 (20 overs): Gaze 25 (24); Glenn 4-19

England 104-3 (19.2 overs): Dunkley 26 (16), Wyatt 26 (21)

England won by seven wickets and lead five-match series 4-0

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England chased down New Zealand's target of 104 for the loss of just three wickets in the fourth T20 at The Kia Oval to continue their unbeaten summer.

Having opted to bat, New Zealand failed to set a defendable total, posting only 103-8, with England spinners Sarah Glenn (4-19) and Sophie Ecclestone (2-16) tearing through their batting line-up after the powerplay.

The tourists reached 33-0 without loss, but Glenn dismissed Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr in the seventh over, starting a collapse that saw New Zealand slip to 52-5.

Izzy Gaze and Maddy Green put on 28 for the sixth wicket, before Glenn broke their partnership with her second two-wicket over, before the White Ferns managed just 19 runs from their final three overs to limp past the hundred mark.

England raced to 54-0 after five overs in reply, but lost Sophia Dunkley (26 off 16 balls) in the powerplay after she skied to Suzie Bates, and then Danni Wyatt and Alice Capsey to successive balls to fall to 73-3.

But the experienced pair of Nat Sciver-Brunt and captain Heather Knight, who added 31 in 26 balls, saw England home in the 12th over.

England now lead the T20 series 4-0, having already beaten their opponents 3-0 in the preceding ODIs, after they won all five completed matches without reply against Pakistan in May.

The final match of the series takes place at Lord's on Wednesday at 18:00 BST, and will be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer.

New Zealand have now lost seven successive matches on this tour, but may have hoped to challenge in South London having produced their most competitive performance thus far at Canterbury on Thursday.

Off the back of a match where England had to fight until the last over, the tourists would have been further heartened after captain Sophie Devine won the toss.

However her decision to bat proved a poor one, with her side failing to fire, hitting just eight boundaries as England dominated the first innings.

The hosts had secured the series in Kent, and chose to make four changes to their line-up, restoring Knight to the side alongside Wyatt, Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith as they continue to rotate their squad.

However leg-spinner Glenn and left-armer spinner Ecclestone have been ever presents in the series, with England building towards October's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, which is expected to offer the turn-friendly tracks.

Glenn struck immediately after the powerplay, bowling Plimmer before Kerr slapped the ball straight to Alice Capsey two balls later.

Danielle Gibson removed Bates before Ecclestone took over, bowling Suzie Bates and seeing Brooke Halliday hole out to mid-on.

Glenn would return to end Green's resistance, before breaking the stumps of Jess Kerr.

If England lost wickets in their reply, it was only because came out swinging, seeking a swift conclusion to the match.

Their management will take delight in extending their winning run to 12 completed matches, albeit question marks remain about the quality of their opponents after another dismal display across all three facets of the game.