On October 6, the New Zealand W vs South Africa W match in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup took place at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. As it was already predicted that the pitch in the Holkar Cricket Stadium is flat and good for batting, and because of that, after winning the toss, the New Zealand Women’s team decided to bat first. New Zealand started their innings with the early wicket of their opener, Suzie Bates. Sophie Devine handled the innings by scoring an 86+ runs partnership with Brooke Halliday. Sophie Devine showcased a brilliant performance in this match, and she scored 85 runs in 98 balls. Despite Devine’s performance, the New Zealand Women’s team lost multiple wickets in the late over; they lost 7 wickets for just 44 runs, and with the South Africa Women’s team bowled out the entire New Zealand Women’s team they were able to score 231 runs in 47.5 overs.
The South African Women’s team chased the target pretty easily, with Tazmin Brits scoring the third century of the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup; she scored 101 runs in 89 runs. She also scored a 150+ partnership with Sune Luus. The New Zealand Women’s bowling was not able to get multiple wickets in the middle overs, and South Africa easily chased the target in just 40.5 overs. With that, the South African Women’s team secured their first win of the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup by 6 wickets. The player of the match award was awarded to Tazmin Brits.
New Zealand W vs South Africa W: What’s next for the South African Women’s team in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup
The South African Women’s team has played two matches in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup, and from these two matches, they have only won one. They lost their first match by a significant margin when they were completely bowled out by the England Women’s team at just 69 runs. They won their second match by defeating the New Zealand Women’s team by 6 wickets. Currently, South Africa has 2 points in the table and they have a net run rate of -1.402. For them to have a chance to qualify in the Semifinals, they will need to win at least 3-4 matches from their matches in the group stage. They will now next face an in-form Indian Women’s team on October 9, 2025.
New Zealand W vs South Africa W: Is the New Zealand Women’s team eliminated after losing their second?
The New Zealand Women’s team has not yet been eliminated from the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup; however, losing two straight matches in the group stage makes their semifinal qualification somewhat questionable. All the teams will play 7 matches in the group stage, and for a chance to finish in the top four and to qualify for the semifinals, teams generally need to win 4-5 out of these 7 matches. So far, the New Zealand team has lost 2 matches, which now puts them in a situation where they have to win almost all of their remaining group stage matches for them to have a chance to qualify in the semifinals of the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup. In their next match, the New Zealand Women’s team will face the Bangladeshi Women’s team on October 10, 2025.
FAQs
Q. How many ODI matches has Suzie Bates played with the New Zealand Women’s team?
A. On October 6, Suzie Bates played her 350th ODI match with the New Zealand Women’s team against South Africa in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup.
Q. Has the South African Women’s team ever won the ODI Women’s World Cup?
A. The South African Women’s team has never been able to win the ODI Women’s World Cup.
Q. Has the New Zealand Women’s team ever won the ODI Women’s World Cup?
A. The New Zealand Women’s team has won the ODI Women’s World Cup once in 2000.
Q. Which team has won the most ODI Women’s World Cups?
A. The Australian Women’s team has won the most ODI Women’s World Cups; they have won this tournament seven times.
Q. Who is the current captain of the South African Women’s team?
A. Laura Wolvaardt is the current captain of the South African Women’s team in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup.
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