Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match between England and New Zealand.
Sophie Devine bids farewell to ODI cricket
The players and staff from both sides gave the Kiwi skipper a guard of honour. “Not to make it about myself but we wanted to go out on a high, but that didn’t happen today. Credit to England. I actually didn’t cry as much as I thought I would. Good thing about announcing retirement so early meant that I had time to deal with those emotions.
It wasn’t about the result today but just finish it off with my mates. I’m just so humbled that I have been able to do this for 19 years,” Devine said after the match.HIGHLIGHTS
Toss and playing XIs
New Zealand wins the toss and opts to bat.
England Women: Amy Jones(w), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
PREVIEW
England and New Zealand walk into the penultimate league stage match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 — which has no bearing on semifinal qualification — with contrasting motivations.
While the White Ferns’ objective will be to provide a memorable farewell to skipper Sophie Devine, who is retiring from the format after Sunday’s clash at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, England’s focus will be on bouncing back from its loss to Australia.
Nat Sciver-Brunt & Co. cannot afford two consecutive losses ahead of the climactic phase, so changes to the playing XI are unlikely.
Read the full preview by Sankar Narayanan EH here
SQUADS
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Hannah Rowe, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James
England Women: Amy Jones(w), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Sarah Glenn, Em Arlott, Lauren Filer
Published on Oct 26, 2025
