
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Meet the 8 Trailblazing Captains
By: WE staff
Team New Zealand
Captain: Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine is the captain of New Zealand women's cricket and plays with an aggressive style that is matched by her commanding batting ability.
Sophie is an all-rounder, contributing by regularly putting in enormous batting performances, coupled with providing meaningful breakthroughs with her medium-pacer bowling.
Sophie is also able to turn matches with her aggressive batting, can score runs quickly when required, and her strategic mind as captain provides her with the ability to make good decisions under duress.
She is significant as the New Zealand team negotiates competitive tournaments and continues to lead with effort and passion while maintaining resilience and experience to keep moving the profile of women's cricket forward on a global stage.
Team members: Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Lea Tahuhu