White Ferns

The White Ferns have been eliminated from the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, after losing to South Africa by five wickets.

The White Ferns snatched a dramatic one-run victory in their opening one-dayer against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston today.

New Zealand cricketers Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Sian Ruck and Sara McGlashan are the first New Zealand women to be awarded one-year professional contracts.

White Ferns and Otago star Suzie Bates will be at the forefront of a big push to increase the profile of the women's game.

The New Zealand women's cricket team have capped their build-up for the women's one-day world cup with a historic Twenty20 series victory in Australia.

An unbeaten 122 from Suzie Bates has guided the White Ferns to an eight-wicket win over Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday in the first one-dayer of the Rose Bowl series.

White Ferns captain Suzie Bates has hit a rich vein of form before the Rose Bowl series which starts in Sydney today. The Otago Sparks all-rounder has been in blistering form with the bat in the one-day tournament and has had just as much success with the ball.

England has beaten the White Ferns by 48 runs at Seddon Park in Hamilton to take a two-game buffer in the five-match twenty/20 series.

White Ferns captain Suzie Bates is calling on her batting line-up to perform against Australia in the upcoming Rose Bowl series.