Women’s World Cup 2025: Predicting New Zealand XI for match 2

Australia women and New Zealand women will clash in the second match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, with the match to be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 1, 2025.

New Zealand have won Women’s T20 World Cup and will be eager to add one more title to their cabinet. However, they last played a WODI in March 2025 and will come into this encounter after playing T20Is in the recent past. They have played two warm-up games against India A and Indian teams.

Here is the predicted New Zealand XI for match 2 of the Women’s World Cup 2025:

Top Order: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr

The most experienced batter in the world, Suzie Bates will be eager to end her WODI career with the World Cup. She has scored 5896 runs at an average of 39.83 in 171 WODIs, including 13 centuries and 37 fifties, with the highest score of 168.

Georgia Plimmer will open the innings alongside her. She has scored 396 runs at an average of 22 in 24 WODIs, including one century and the highest score of 112. Amelia Kerr is the star all-rounder for New Zealand. She has scored 2167 runs at an average of 42.49 and taken 99 wickets at an economy of 4.58, including four centuries and one five-wicket haul, with the highest score of 232* and best bowling figures of 5/17.

Middle Order: Sophie Devine (C), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green

Sophie Devine, the captain, is playing her final WODI World Cup and will aim to finish on a high. Devine has scored 3990 runs at an average of 31.66 and has taken 107 wickets at an economy of 4.54, including eight centuries, with the highest score of 145 and best bowling figures of 3/24. Brooke Halliday has scored 870 runs at an average of 26.36 in the middle order in 40 WODIs, including six fifties, with the highest score of 86. Maddy Green has scored 1708 runs at an average of 28 in 81 WODIs, including two centuries and seven fifties, with the highest score of 122.

Lower Order: Isabella Gaze (WK), Jess Kerr

Isabella Gaze will be the wicket-keeper and has scored 219 runs at an average of 14.60 with the highest score of 40. Jess Kerr, sister of Amelia, has taken 52 wickets at an economy of 4.19 in 39 WODIs, with best bowling figures of 4/23.

Bowlers: Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Rosemary Mair

Lea Tahuhu, one of the fastest bowlers in women’s cricket, has taken 115 wickets at an economy of 4.53 in 97 WODIs, including the best bowling figures of 5/37. Eden Carson has taken 16 wickets at an economy of 4.80 in 16 WODIs with her off-spin, with the best bowling figures of 3/31. Rosemary Mair, in her young career, has taken 12 wickets at an economy of 5.26 in 18 WODIs with the best bowling figures of 3/58 with her medium pacers.

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