The three-match England-New Zealand series was drawn 1-1. Here’s what the 2025-2029 ICC Women’s Championship table looks like after the series.
England had taken early lead in the three-match ODI series when they won the thriller at Chester-le-Street by one wicket. Stand-in captain Charlie Dean saw England through, with teenage debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman for company. New Zealand won the toss and opted to field in the second ODI, at Northampton, but rain prevented any play.
In the rain-curtailed decider at Cardiff, Alice Capsey (45 in 45 balls) took England to 181-7 in the allocated 33 overs as Bree Illing returned 2-29 and Rosemary Mair 2-41. Lauren Bell (3-29) then reduced New Zealand to 40-3, but Maddy Green (37 in 43), Brooke Halliday (42 not out in 54), and Issy Gaze (22 not out in 23) took them to 141-4 in 24.4 overs.
Rain prevented further play. New Zealand, ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score at that point, won the game and levelled the series 1-1. In the last ODI of her illustrious career, Suzie Bates bowled two wicketless overs for 11 runs and walked off to a standing ovation after scoring a 15-ball 12.
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ICC Women’s Championship 2025-2029 updated standings after England vs New Zealand
This was England’s first ODI series in this cycle, and they opened at sixth place. India and Ireland are now the only teams without a game. With 13 points, New Zealand are at the top spot, but they are also the only team to have played more than six ODIs.
Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
1 | New Zealand | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | +1.776 |
2 | Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.928 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.226 |
4 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.556 |
5 | South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.471 |
6 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.112 |
7 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.406 |
8 | West Indies | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.199 |
9 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.693 |
N/A | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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