Womens ODI World Cup | Halliday, Devine shine as White Ferns submit first win

Guwahati New Zealand opened its account within the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 version with a facile 100-run win towards Bangladesh on the Barsapara Stadium on Friday (October 10, 2025).

Sophie Devine and Brooke Halliday added 112 for the fourth wicket earlier than pacers Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu and picked up three wickets apiece to dismantle the opponent’s chase.

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana didn’t thoughts dropping the toss as Rabeya Khan eliminated Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr cheaply. While the spinner constricted the run movement, tempo sensation Marufa Akter (one for 58 in seven overs) had a forgettable night.

Suzie Bates, who scored her first runs within the match, deposited Marufa’s wider deliveries across the discipline because the bowler couldn’t manufacture the prodigious swing she often will get. But, Bates’ vigil was reduce quick at 29 after ball-watching bought her run out within the PowerPlay.

It was the large stand between Devine (63) and Halliday (69) which rescued New Zealand earlier than the latter was despatched again by Fahima Khatun.

Skipper Devine, who notched up her third consecutive 50-plus rating this match, seemed beat within the demise overs. A Type 1 diabetic, the 36-year-old ate what seemed like gummy bears to revive glucose ranges. Fuelled up, she smacked consecutive sixes within the forty fourth over off Nishita Akter Nishi earlier than the spinner castled her.

Tahuhu and Eden Carson mustered up 16 runs within the final over to take their facet to 227 for 9.

If Bangladesh was to drag off its second-highest chase within the format, it will have wanted a good begin. But the Tigresses slumped to 22 for 3 on the finish of the PowerPlay with Jess and Rosemary Mair placing with their swing and denying boundaries. In the following 4 overs, Bangladesh misplaced three extra wickets for 11 runs. Fahima and Rabeya’s 44-run partnership for the eighth wicket tried to take the chase deep however the facet was bundled out in 39.5 overs to endure its second loss in a row.

The scores: New Zealand 227/9 in 50 overs (Brooke Halliday 69, Sophie Devine 63, Rabeya Khan 3/30) bt Bangladesh 127 in 39.5 overs (Fahima Khatun 34, Jess Kerr 3/21, Lea Tahuhu 3/22); Toss: NZ; PoM: Halliday.