New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine said though they did not want to get ahead of themselves before the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final but did admit to having dreamt about holding the trophy the night before
Smriti’s knock in an opening stand of 77 with Sophie was the brightest point for RCB in their first loss of the season following back-to-back victories, and drew praise from the New Zealand captain.
Sophie first claimed 2/28 from four overs before smashing a half-century off 41 balls to lead a successful chase of 128
Sophie Devine took on the White Ferns captaincy in an interim capacity last season, and her strong leadership led to her being offered the captaincy on a full-time
Jemimah Rodrigues stated that men's and women's cricket cannot be compared and few changes could help in increasing the popularity of the sport worldwide.
Tim Southee won The Players' Cup, while Sophie Devine was honoured with CPA Players' Award in an online team presentation ceremony this afternoon.
It took time for New Zealand to get the 128-run chase going but captain Devine led by example, becoming the only player, male or female, to register more than five consecutive 50+ scores in the format.
Sophie Devine surpassed Mithali Raj, Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle who all had four straight fifty-plus scores to their name.
Devine came into the tournament having already struck more sixes than anyone else in Big Bash history.
Sophie Devine in 2015 had scored the fastest T20I fifty against India in Bangalore.
