The White Ferns' losing streak has continued, in familiar fashion.
After mustering just 178 batting first and losing by eight wickets in their ODI opener against England, today's second ODI in Dunedin followed a similar script, as they scraped through to 192, and were crushed by seven wickets as England cruised home with 12.2 overs to spare.
The defeat extends the White Ferns' record ODI losing run to 11 games, and gives England an unassailable 2-0 series lead ahead of Sunday's final ODI.
Once again the White Ferns were let down by their batters, slumping to 34-5 before a somewhat face-saving but ultimately fruitless recovery by the tail order.
Brooke Halliday again showed her promise, making it two fifties in two matches with 60 off 80 balls, but while Halliday has been a rare, or perhaps sole, bright spot for the Ferns this series, the hosts would surely prefer she, batting at No 7, wasn't required to face 134 balls over the two games.