England's netballers missed retired connected a spot successful the Commonwealth Games gold-medal lucifer aft a 61-54 semi-final decision by a almighty New Zealand side.
The Roses inactive person a accidental of winning bronze, but fell abbreviated successful their effort to emulate their 2018 gold, portion New Zealand volition play either Australia oregon Jamaica successful Sunday's final.
New Zealand passed the shot with large velocity and accuracy aboriginal on, but England rallied to settee their nerves, with extremity shooter Liv Tchine drafting the lucifer level astatine 3-3.
But the prowess of the Silver Ferns and their tallness vantage done shooter Grace Nweke was excessively beardown arsenic they deed treble figures with 8 minutes played and held a 16-11 pb astatine the extremity of the archetypal quarter.
Bringing connected Eleanor Cardwell successful spot of Tchine towards the extremity of that 4th gave the Roses a lift, arsenic they upped their strength successful the 2nd play to adjacent the shortage to 25-21.
After scoring 23 goals from 23 shots, Nweke missed conscionable earlier half-time to permission the two-time winners starring 29-24, with anticipation remaining for a comeback for Anna Stembridge's side.
England had moments of large antiaircraft pressure, but were not arsenic accordant astatine turning possession into goals, allowing the Silver Ferns to agelong the spread to 9 points with 15 minutes near to play.
The harm was done by the clip the Roses fought to adjacent the spread to 7 astatine the finish, and they volition present request to assistance themselves for Sunday's bronze-medal lucifer (09:00 BST).
In reaching the last (13:00), New Zealand volition combat for Commonwealth golden for the archetypal clip since 2014, portion they person not won the rubric since the 2010 Games.
Semi-final
Australia v Jamaica - Saturday, 1 August (13:00 BST)
Bronze medal match
Gold medal final
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