England Vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: Jones Leads ENG-W To 8-Wicket Win In Devine's Last ODI

Good morning, cricket fans! Welcome to the start of our live blog for the ENG-W vs NZ-W match at Visakhapatnam. This is the penultimate league match in the Women’s World Cup, with India set to face Bangladesh later today.

With their fates sealed, there’s little other than pride to play for both England and New Zealand, so stay tuned for pre-match updates and playing XIs as they are announced.

• Fixture: England women vs New Zealand women

• Stadium: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

• Time: 11:00 AM IST and local time, Sunday, October 26, 2026

• Live Streaming: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network channels

England vs New Zealand Head-To-Head Records in ODIs:

• Matches played: 85

• England wins: 46

• New Zealand wins: 37

• Ties: 1

• No results: 1

England vs New Zealand Head-To-Head Records in ODI World Cups:

• Matches played: 18

• England wins: 11

• New Zealand wins: 6

• Ties: 1

• No results: 0

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has won the toss, and the White Ferns will bat first.

England: Amy Jones (wk), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.

The pre-match formalities was particularly emotional. This is Sophie Devine's last ODI match,, and the Kiwi skipper was in tears during the national anthem. She spoke about going out to "enjoy and play with a smile on my face", and you can't begrudge rooting for her today.

Match to start soon.

Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer opens strike for New Zealand, and Lauren Bell as the new ball for England. Bates gets off to a cracking start, sending only the second delivery off to the deep extra cover boundary for four, helped by a misfiled from Capsey.

That seems to free the batter up, hitting another boundary, with Ecclestone doing well to prevent a third one. Real sloppy start from England.

After an expensive start, England have pulled back the run rate in clinical fashion, conceding just three in the last three overs. With pressure building, Plimmer targets Bell, hitting back-to-back boundaries.

And gone!! Bates looked to support her strike partner after being tempted by a couple of full toss deliveries from Smith. This time, too, it was there to be hit out of the park, but Bates only manages to find Lamb at mid-off. NZ-W lose their first wicket. Replays confirm that the delivery was just about below waist height. Amelia Kerr is the new batter.

New Zealand needed a big over, and Kerr gave them just that, hitting four back-to-back boundaries off Smith. Despite Bates flopping early on, New Zealand have done pretty well in the first Powerplay, and England need a wicket to take control.

The fifty-run partnership is up between Plimmer and Kerr, with the latter hitting with a strike rate of over 173. New Zealand's run rate in the first powerplay is almost run a ball. Solid start in what looks like a terrific pitch for batting on a sunny day in Visakhapatnam.

Despite the odd boundary, England have sort of plugged back the leak of runs, with 13 runs in the last four overs. However, with the run rate still almost touching five, England need to break this partnership between Kerr and Plimmer, which is nearing fifty.

With Ecclestone still not on the pitch, England turn to Capsey. Plimmer welcomes the off-spinner with a boundary, getting a thick outside edge that goes past the third man. The partnership with Kerr is now worth 60 runs off 70 balls. Time for drinks!

Kerr is gone! That's the wicket that England wanted. With five boundaries to her name, she was looking dangerous, but the Three Lions get a much-needed breakthrough in the contest. Capsey is the one to get it, with her floater connecting with the tail end of Kerr's bat for an easy catch by Dean at long-on.

Two set batters gone for New Zealand, with Plimmer departing. Dean gets a wicket of her own, with a slower off-cutter that hits Plimmer in the middle of the pads. One of the easier calls for the umpire. Brooke Halliday is the new batter, with Sophie Devine at the other end.

Ecclestone, fit again, comes on to the attack, and Devine and Halliday keep rrotating the strike to put England 100-up. However, the latter goes on to lose her wicket after mistiming an outside-off delivery, holing it straight to Dunkley at deep mid-wicket.

Unfortunately, the bowler is not fit enough to continue, with Dunkley taking over the ball. Maddy Green is the new batter.

After some tight bowling spells for England, Capsey has a loose one, pitching it wide off. Green has some space to open her arms and drive it through extra cover for a boundary – the first one in 20 deliveries.

Just when Maddy Green looked like she was beginning to free up, Capsey pulls out a rabbit from the hat to give England the breakthrough. Green tried to hit the fuller delivery, but it went low towards Capsey's left side. The bowler did exceedingly well to take the return catch, and the White Ferns are five down.

Devine and Gaze are playing it smart, taking their time. New Zealand have 19 overs in hand, but just five wickets to go with it. As such, no boundaries in the last three overs wouldn't be too much of a problem for the batting side, with the run rate still hovering near the five-an-over mark.

Four wickets in the last six overs, and New Zealand are all out for 168 – their lowest first-innings total in this year's World Cup. It was a masterclass from the English bowlers, pulling it back from 89/2 at one stage. The White Ferns lower order was non-existant at best, with Green's 18 off 19 the only notable contribution.

Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont open the batting for England. Rosemary Mair with the new ball, and she provided Jones with way too much room. After four dot balls, the opener punishes the pacer, driving it to find the gap between cover and mid-off for four.

After three overs without any boundary, Beaumont punishes an absolute freebie from Mair, who is still opting to bowl wide off the crease. NZ-W do not have a lot of runs on the board to defend, and they need to be attacking the wickets much more than they have done till now.

With England essentially running away with the chase, New Zealand bring on Amelia Kerr. The spinner hits Jones on the pads in the very first delivery, with a huge shout for LBW. The umpire is not satisfied, leading to a desperate review from Devine. As expected, the ball was pitching outside off.

The batters keep rotating the strike, and the scoreboard keeps ticking. Just 128 more needed now.

The first powerplay is done, and England reach 50 – the fourth fifty-run partnership between Beaumont and Jones. The required rate is below three-an-over at the moment. If New Zealand can't take wickets, and take them quickly, the match will be over pretty soon.

Beaumont and Jones's solid opening partnership continues. They have taken the English side to the first drinks break without losing a wicket and while maintaining the run rate to over five as well. But just as we say that, Lea Tahuhu traps Beaumont bang in front, and the finger goes up. She reviews the decision but three reds show up and the England opener has to go!

Heather Knight has come in and made a confident start to her innings, stroking a first-ball boundary off Tahuhu. England are still in the driver's seat and the White Ferns need at least two more quick wickets to make a match of this.

That's some way to seal your half-century, Ms Jones! A loose delivery from Bates outside off, and it all happened almost in slow motion as Jones smacked it over the wide long on ropes – just about! 52 runs off 71 balls for the English opener, and the Three Lions need just 44 more.

Sophie Devine, in her last ODI appearance, gets something to cheer about, even though it might not matter in the larger context of the match. It was wicket-to-wicket stuff, and Knight misses the flick. It's straight on the pads, and the umpire's finger goes up.

With Devine opting to bowl the 30th over, Jones welcomed her with a boundary over mid-wicket, levelling the scores. Devine brings all her fielders close inside the circle, but it doesn't matter, as Jones still finds the gap for another boundary to seal an eight-wicket win.