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Sophie Devine will not feature in the first Dulux ODI against England at the Cello Basin Reserve tomorrow.
Devine has not recovered sufficiently from a quad strain sustained in the fourth T20I against England to be available for selection tomorrow.
She will continue a rehabilitation programme and be monitored over the next two days with the aim to be available for the second ODI at Seddon Park on Thursday.
Melie Kerr will captain the team for the first ODI in Devine’s absence. Leigh Kasperek has remained with the team in Wellington as cover.
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The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
