White Ferns slump to 10th consecutive ODI loss
CHRISTCHURCH: The White Ferns’ horror ODI run has hit a historic low.
An eightwicket defeat to England at Hagley Oval yesterday was the White Ferns’ 10th consecutive ODI defeat — the longest losing streak in the team’s history.
The Ferns have not won a oneday international in over two years, and crashed to a heavy defeat against a team who had not played for 436 days, continuing a stretch that provides little confidence that the side will be a force to be reckoned with come the 2022 World Cup.
While the 10 defeats have come against opposition ranging from pretty good (South Africa) to the defending World Cup champion (England) to historically dominant (Australia), the White Ferns have hardly come close in any of their losses.
A meagre 178 all out was never going to cut it in the first of three ODIs against England, and the White Ferns' reliance on their few worldclass players means that when Amy Satterthwaite (three), Sophie Devine (16) and Amelia Kerr (13) fail to fire, the team almost always follows suit.
However, the two players who did perform may be the players the Ferns most need if they are t prosper come the World Cup. Hayley Jensen, promoted from her usual No 8 spot to open, took her chance with an impressive 53 from 58 balls, while debutant Brooke Halliday marked the occasion with a 54ball 50.
Perhaps one other glimmer of hope for the White Ferns was the debut of 16yearold spinner Fran Jonas, who delivered a maiden and a close lbw referral in her opening two overs, before losing her length slightly in her second spell. — The New Zealand Herald