Talking points: Devine goes down as New Zealand's campaign takes another hit

Eden Park, Auckland - Match 19

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The White Ferns are not mathematically out of the tournament, though would now need a miracle to finish in the final four of their home ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

After falling by a solitary wicket in a tense Eden Park finish, New Zealand's only hope now is progression via net run rate.

New Zealand must beat Pakistan strongly in their final group game, and hope that England and/or India win just one of their remaining two matches. Even if all of this becomes a reality, the White Ferns would still need to have a net run rate better than both sides.

Captain Sophie Devine's status for the rest of the World Cup remains unknown after succumbing to an injury while running between the wickets at Eden Park.

New Zealand fans had hearts in their mouths after Devine broke down, yelping in pain as play was called dead on the field.

Clutching her leg and back after turning for a second, the White Ferns captain couldn't muster a return to her crease.

Drinks was called in the middle of the over for Devine to receive treatment by the side of the pitch, eventually retiring hurt, walking off the ground gingerly.

Devine's future involvement at the tournament is up in the air, though in positive news the skipper did return to bat later in the innings.

Resuming on 37, Devine hit a boundary off Kate Cross, though fell to the seamer next ball, caught by Charlie Dean.

Unable to sit down with the injury, the skipper paced around while watching the rest of New Zealand's batting innings, and was unable to take the field in the second innings. Amy Satterthwaite took captaincy reigns.

Riddled by dropped catches and misfields, England by their own admission started the World Cup campaign sloppily, though have now pieced together two consecutive solid outings to back the bowling unit.

Underlined by a classy one-handed catch from captain Heather Knight, England gave little away at Eden Park, with a tough chance up to the stumps for Amy Jones the only chance put down in the performance.

England were also opportunistic with two run-outs in the innings, with Brooke Halliday left stranded by Nat Sciver and Jess Kerr caught short by Charlie Dean to end the innings.

While the fielding is back to its best, the same can't be said for their batting, with neither victory capped off by a clinical chase.

Cruising at 176/4, England lost 20/5 to sit precariously at 196/9, saved by a late salvo from Anya Shrubsole.

Shrubsole looked the most calm during the match's dying embers, a worrying sign given the collective batting strength higher in the order.

Frankie Mackay's off-spin proved tricky in testing conditions, though an improved performance with the bat will be necessary should they have any tournament-defending aspirations.