New Zealand Captain Sophie Devine To Miss Sri Lanka Home Series. The Reason Is…

New Zealand girls captain Sophie Devine is not going to participate within the collection in opposition to Sri Lanka in March as she continues to prioritise her well-being, the nation’s cricket board stated on Monday. The information follows Devine’s choice final month to withdraw from the Super Smash and the 2025 Women’s Premier League after receiving skilled recommendation. Liz Green, NZC’s Head of Women’s High Performance, reiterated the significance of participant well-being. “We are absolutely supportive of Sophie’s choice to not participate within the upcoming collection,” stated Green.

“Player well-being is our highest precedence and it is necessary Sophie feels match and properly earlier than returning to skilled cricket,” Green stated.

The White Ferns’ collection with Sri Lanka begins on March 4, that includes three One-Day Internationals and two T20Is.

As captain, Sophie Devine performed a key function in serving to the White Ferns win final 12 months’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup within the UAE in October.

The all-rounder is on the cusp of a milestone, having amassed 3990 runs in Women’s ODIs, averaging 31.66 with the bat in worldwide 50-over cricket.

Since profitable the T20 World Cup with New Zealand in October 2024, Devine has been a part of the ODIs in opposition to India, performed within the WBBL for Perth Scorchers, and likewise performed the ODI collection in opposition to Australia in late December.

Devine, a part of RCB’s title-winning marketing campaign in 2024, was retained forward of the 2025 public sale. In the 2024 season, she scored 136 runs and took six wickets in ten matches.

After her withdrawal from WPL 2025, RCB picked Heather Graham as Devine’s replacements.

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