🏏ICC Women's World Cup 2025:England W vs New Zealand W, Match 27🏏 - Page 38

Masabata Klaas to Perry, out Caught by Annerie Dercksen!! Perry c Annerie Dercksen b Masabata Klaas 0(6)

Masabata Klaas to Perry, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

It is a lack lustre match between two highly talented teams!!

Meek surrender by SA and Australia Women are going to win this within 3/4 overs from now!

RSAW 97(24)

AUSW 62-2(12.1)

CRR:5.1

REQ:0.95

Australia Women need 36 runs

Congratulations to AusW for their win against SA.

Just two games to go in the group stages of this World Cup and tomorrow is a double-header. The semis are confirmed and Australia have sealed top spot, will face India in Navi Mumbai while South Africa takes on England in Guwahati.

Details for tomorrow's match-- Double header

England Women vs New Zealand Women, 27th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Womens World Cup 2025

Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Date & Time: Tomorrow, 11:00 AM LOCAL

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India Women vs Bangladesh Women, 28th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Womens World Cup 2025

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Date & Time: Tomorrow, 3:00 PM LOCAL

Aus W took badla of T20WC 2024 semi final loss from SA W

🏏England Women vs New Zealand Women, 27th Match🏏

Date & Time: Today, 11:00 AM LOCAL

England are set to face New Zealand as a warm up to their semifinal preparations in their last league game of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. While for all practical purposes, it might be a dead rubber like the second contest of the day, New Zealand would like to end their rain-marred campaign with a win. Most importantly for the fact that it could well be the last 50-over World Cup for possibly three of their legendary cricketers. The farewell match for their captain, Sophie Devine, for certain.

After a stuttered start to their campaign, where Devine showed evidence of her batting might, New Zealand couldn't capitalise on the fixtures in Colombo - due to rain. She has largely failed to find support from the rest of the batting unit.

'Four years of preparation' may have gone to dust sooner than they would've liked, but despite the dejection, there would be enough impetus for them to make their presence felt in the competition. However, their opponents are unlikely to make it any easier for them.

England may have qualified for the semis, with a strong start to the campaign, but they have stuttered a bit thereafter. Rain helped them escape a shock defeat against Pakistan, and they held their nerves only to eke out a hard-fought 4-run win against India followed by a hammering against Australia.

In Visakhapatnam, it's expected to be a tight contest between bat and ball, where every contest except the one involving Australia, have produced middling scores. As a pacer or batter, there may not be much in it for Devine, but like she has done throughout her career, she is never going to leave the field without a fight.

When: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 11:00 AM IST

Where: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

What to expect: Barring a few innings, run scoring hasn't been the easiest at the venue. There will be some assistance for the spinners and conditions are likely to be humid, with possibility of light rain.

Team News:

New Zealand: There could be a possibility that New Zealand might offer some game time to players who have largely spent time on the bench.

Probable XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Izzy Gaze, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

England: England may not want to shuffle too much with their combination, hoping all their players find form ahead of the knockouts. However, Emma Lamb's poor run of scores could tempt the English to offer an opportunity to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who has historically performed well in Indian conditions.

Probable XI: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones, Nat-Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Eccelstone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

Did you know?

- New Zealand spinners have picked just 10 wickets in six games - the least by a team in this tournament and their average (51.2) and strike rate (61.0) are the worst among all the teams.

- England only dropped five catches so far this season - the least among all the teams. Their catch efficiency of 82.1 is the best by any side in this tournament

- Suzie Bates is 66 runs away from becoming the second-leading run-scorer in ODIs. She needs 74 runs to complete 6000 runs in the format

- Sophie Ecclestone is two wickets away from becoming England's second-leading wicket-taker in ODIs

What they said: "We always knew that Soph and potentially Suzie soon, and Lea - girls like that are going to move on. So, a conscious decision was made a couple of years ago to really look at some younger players and to I guess stick by them and keep faith in them. And I think you're seeing that" - Ben Sawyer, New Zealand head coach

"One of my earliest memories is probably her (Sophie Devine) sledging me in a game in the West Indies. Thankfully we came out on the winning side that day, but certainly got me fired up and made me aware of what a character she is. But what an amazing player she's been for New Zealand, and particularly how she's led the team over the last few years. I think hopefully she'll be really proud of what she's done in an international shirt" - Tammy Beaumont, England batter on her battles with Sophie Devine

Over 20

W 0 1 0 1 0 (2 runs)

NZW 91-3

Brooke Halliday

1(3)

Sophie Devine

1(2)

Charlotte Dean

6-0-18-1