Linchpin: In addition to her batting, Amelia’s spin techniques shall be equally essential within the sub-continent. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
The idea of latest kind could also be nonexistent for New Zealand, which final performed an ODI in March 2025, however the Kiwis can take confidence from the truth that they’d gained the 2024 T20 World Cup after a fair worse build-up of 10 consecutive losses.
The White Ferns may be the darkish horses of the Women’s ODI World Cup if they’ll leverage their good mix of expertise and youth.
— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) September 10, 2025
The self-proclaimed “grandmas” — skipper Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, and Lea Tahuhu — are an integral a part of the group that additionally boasts of 4 World Cup rookies in Polly Inglis, Bella James, Bree Illing, and Flora Devonshire.
New Zealand’s signature energy of getting a band of all-rounders is upheld by the likes of Amelia Kerr, Devine, Bates, and Devonshire. Amelia is among the many finest within the enterprise, and he or she should play as much as her fame for a profitable New Zealand marketing campaign.
The spin-bowling division, too, is in protected fingers, with Amelia, Eden Carson and the enterprising Devonshire within the ranks. A reputable present from them shall be invaluable within the sub-continent circumstances.
Impact Player
Amelia Kerr, the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year (2024), is rightfully New Zealand’s talisman. The 24-year-old, already a veteran of 77 ODIs, was instrumental within the White Ferns successful the T20 World Cup within the UAE. The leg-spinning all-rounder should deliver her A-game if the Kiwis are to go the gap within the ODI showpiece.
In Georgia Plimmer, Bates, Amelia, Devine, Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green, the Kiwis have a well-stocked batting roster.
However, the problem lies in overcoming the dearth of enjoying time collectively, because the facet could have performed simply 4 warm-up fixtures — two in opposition to England within the UAE earlier than the match apply video games in opposition to India-A and India — coming into the marquee occasion.
New Zealand’s heartfelt rendition of the Maori track ‘E te Iwi E’, devoted to outgoing T20I captain Devine after the facet’s World Cup triumph in Dubai, struck a common chord. An encore on November 2nd, as Devine steps away from the ODI stage, shall be a becoming farewell for the Kiwi legend.
The squad: Sophie Devine (Capt.), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Isabella Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer and Lea Tahuhu.
New Zealand’s fixtures: Oct. 1: Australia (Indore); Oct. 6: South Africa (Indore); Oct. 10: Bangladesh (Guwahati); Oct: 14: Sri Lanka (Colombo); Oct. 18: Pakistan (Colombo); Oct. 23: India (Navi Mumbai); Oct. 26: England (Visakhapatnam).
Published – September 25, 2025 11:32 pm IST
