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VISAKHAPATNAM: New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has called time on her One Day International (ODI) career following her last group-stage fixture against England in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
Devine played her last match against the Three Lions here on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable career spanning two decades.
The 36-year-old finished with the second-longest ODI career for Black Caps, both men and women. She made her debut in 2017 at 17.
Devine played 159th and final ODI against England at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, scoring 23 off 35 balls and picking up a wicket.
Following the match, Devine was given a guard of honour by both teams
“Not to make it about myself, but we wanted to go out on a high, but that didn’t happen today. Credit to England. I actually didn’t cry as much as I thought I would,” she said.
“Good thing about announcing retirement so early meant that I had time to deal with those emotions. It wasn’t about the result today but just finish it off with my mates. I’m just so humbled that I have been able to do this for 19 years,” Devine said after the match,” she continued.
Overall, she scored 4279 runs at an average of 32.66 with the help of nine centuries and 18 fifties.
Besides batting, she also delivered with the ball, scalping 111 wickets, with her best figures of 3/24 against West Indies in 2018.
However, her side had a poor run in the World Cup, finishing at sixth position ahead of Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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