Christchurch
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has announced she will retire from One Day Internationals after the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka later this year. Devine will continue to lead the White Ferns through the tournament, which begins on September 30.
The 35-year-old has represented New Zealand in 298 international matches since debuting in 2006, becoming full-time captain in 2020. Her leadership highlights include winning a bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a historic ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title last year.
Devine has scored 7,421 international runs, including eight ODI centuries, and claimed 226 wickets. With 3,990 ODI runs, she’s New Zealand’s fourth-highest scorer in the format and is set to surpass Debbie Hockley’s 4,064 to become third. She is also second on New Zealand’s ODI wicket-takers list, behind only Lea Tahuhu.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) stated Devine will take a casual playing contract for the 2025–26 season. A new ODI captain will be named before the home summer.
Devine said it was the right time to begin stepping away. “I feel very fortunate to have NZC’s support. I’m still fully focused on helping this team in the next six to nine months,” she said.
NZC Head of Women’s High Performance Liz Green and CEO Scott Weenink praised Devine’s long-standing service and supported her decision to transition while remaining part of the team environment in a reduced role.