ICC WOMEN'S ODI WORLD CUP: CAN SOPHIE DEVINE & CO. BE A POTENT CHALLENGER?

New Zealand boast of a solid core with players being part of countless high-stakes battles. Captain Sophie Devine, at 36, brings tactical acumen from four prior World Cups. She boasts a key all-round prowess which will help the team...

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AIl eyes will be on the New Zealand women’s cricket team ahead of their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 clash on October 1. The White Ferns, led by Sophie Devine in her farewell 50-over tournament, will be keen to impress largely. The New Zealand side has plenty of key figures in the side who can form a crunch impact. Apart from being a onetime winner in 2000, the New Zealand Women have been three-time runners-up. They have finished 3rd on 4 occasions, and another time they reached the semis. The last three World Cups have seen them not being able to impress as much as one would have liked.

The New Zealand side is riding high on the euphoria of clinching the 2024 T20 World Cup. Ranked fourth in Women’s ODIs, New Zealand’s squad features a mix of several veterans and many debutants, promising a campaign that can be interesting.

NEW ZEALAND SQUAD FOR THE ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Lea Tahuhu.

STRENGTHS OF THE NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM