New Zealand and South Africa are ready for a great thriller on the seventh match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 to be played on October 6th at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Starting at 3:00 PM IST, the stage is set for a very critical encounter, as both sides look for an opportunity to bounce back after a defeat in their respective opening matches. With momentum still up for grabs, this match might very well decide the course of the rest of their campaigns.
New Zealand started their campaign on a hard note against Australia. Having won the toss, they elected to bowl first and had the defending champions in deep waters at 128/5, before Ashleigh Gardner stopped the rot with her career-best 115 to take Australia to 327. Though Sophie Devine fought valiantly with 112 (112), supported by fighting knocks by Amelia Kerr (33 off 56), and Izzy Gaze (28 off 18), the White Ferns could only manage 237 and went down by 89 runs.
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But South Africa certainly did not have a start to remember against England. Their batting order collapsed to a mere 69 runs, with Sinalo Jafta (22 off 36) the only batsman to get into double figures. The bowlers had so little to defend that England just strolled to a 10-wicket win. The Proteas would be desperate to get themselves back to form in Indore.
Head To Head:
Matches Played – 20
New Zealand Wins – 12
South Africa Wins – 8
New Zealand has maintained an upper hand over South Africa in ODI, having won 12 out of their 20 meetings so far. Their last clash came in 2023 during New Zealand’s tour of South Africa, where the hosts won the series 2-1.
Squads:
New Zealand Women’s Cricket Team
Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Lea Tahuhu
South Africa Women’s Cricket Team
Laura Wolvaardt (C), Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Tazmin Brits, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Annerie Dercksen, Anneke Bosch, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Karabo Meso, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase
Streaming and Broadcast Information for New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women-Match When and Where to Watch
Live telecast shall be provided on the Star Sports Network, whereas free live streaming shall be available for all JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar subscribers on their mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs, and through any popular web portal.
World Broadcast & Streaming Partners
Australia: Prime Video (Amazon)
Bangladesh: Nagorik TV & T Sports, for digital, go for Toffee
Pakistan: PTV Sports & Ten Sports, online on Myco and Tamasha
Caribbean: ESPN Caribbean; streaming on ESPN Play Caribbean
New Zealand: Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 3, Sky Go, Sky Sport Now
UK & Ireland: SkySports Cricket & Sky Sports Main Event, Streaming on Sky Go & NOW TV
USA & Canada: Willow TV & Willow Xtra, online on Cricbuzz
Sub Saharan Africa: SuperSport Cricket (DStv) & SuperSport app
MENA (Middle East & North Africa): CricLife Max (via E&), Streaming on StarzPlay & StarzON
Papua New Guinea: TVWAN Action, online at icc.tv
