Newton was a part of the squad in the 2016 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, where New Zealand women lost out on a final spot narrowly after being beaten by the eventual champions, West Indies women, by six runs in the semi-final, according to the ICC website.
New Zealand's women's cricket team, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, have begun training in Chennai as they prepare for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The team is aiming to win both the T20 and 50-over titles in the same cycle, a rare achievement in
Zimbabwe women's team will make their historic debut in the ICC Women's Championship and embark on their quest to qualify for the Women's ODI World Cup when they tour New Zealand for a white-ball series in February-March 2026.
Auckland Hearts' left-arm seamer Bree Illing and Otago Sparks' batter Bella James have earned their maiden central contracts after being named in the 2025-26 season list announced by New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine is set to retire from ODI cricket after the conclusion of the 50-over World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka later this year. Despite her retirement from the ODIs, Devine will remain available for T20Is due to a casual playing agreement for the
New Zealand all-rounder Hayley Jensen announced her retirement from international cricket on Friday after representing the national team at five ICC tournaments, as per the ICC official website.
Brown performed excellently in the initial two matches of the series, taking 1 for 22 from four overs in Auckland and 2 for 23 from four in Mount Maunganui. This helped Australia secure a 2-0 series lead with one game left to play.
Off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner met with an injury during the first T20I at Eden Park as Australia registered a magnificent win over New Zealand Women in the first T20I of the three-match series on Friday, as per the ICC.
Several big names like Sophie Devine, Melie Kerr, and Lea Tahuhu rejoined the squad as New Zealand Women on Wednesday announced their T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Australia.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first, New Zealand started very well scoring 42 runs in the powerplay without losing any wickets. Suzie Bates was the aggressor in this partnership, The match was reduced to 15 overs a side thanks to the second delay. Sri Lanka's bowlers made the mo