Women’s World Cup 2025: Women’s World Cup 2025 The 27th match was played between New Zealand and England (NZ vs ENG). England performed brilliantly in this match and won by 8 wickets. After this match, New Zealand suffered a major shock when the Kiwi captain By Sophie Devine (Sophie Devine) announced her retirement from ODI cricket. England players gave a guard of honor to Sophie Devine, whose photos are going viral on social media.
New Zealand’s journey to the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is over. New Zealand led by Sophie Devine performed poorly. New Zealand failed to reach the semi-finals. In the knockout match, New Zealand lost to Team India. Out of 7 matches played, New Zealand won 1, lost 4, while 2 matches were lost due to rain.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine expressed her feelings after the match. She admitted that her desire to bid adieu to cricket with a win was unfulfilled. “I didn’t cry as much as I thought I would,” she said. Elaborating on the benefits of announcing her retirement early, she said, “The best part of announcing early was that I had enough time to process my emotions. It was a great opportunity to enjoy the day and reminisce about the beginning of my career 19 years ago.” Sophie Devine is the second highest number of women’s ODI players for New Zealand. Only Suzy Bates holds the distinction of playing longest ODI cricket for New Zealand.
Sophie, 36, has played 159 matches for New Zealand. She has scored 4279 runs at an average of 32.66. She has scored 9 centuries and 18 fifties in her career. In addition, she has scored 3441 runs at an average of 28.12 in 146 T20 matches, including 21 fifties and one century. She has also done exceptionally well with the ball. She has taken 111 wickets in ODIs and 119 wickets in T20Is.
Batting first, New Zealand scored 168 runs in 38.2 overs. Sophie Devine scored 23 off 35 balls and in reply England reached the target of 172 for 5 in 29.2 overs.
