England Vs New Zealand LIVE Score, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: White Ferns Lose Bates Early | NZ-W 81/1 (17)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

• 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

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.