It is very disappointing that the match is cancelled, we wanted to play: Sophie Devine

Colombo, October 18 (IANS). New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the crucial match against Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 in Colombo due to rain. New Zealand’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals suffered a setback after the match was called off. Sri Lanka’s capital KR The match was called off after prolonged rain at the Premadasa Stadium. It was New Zealand’s fourth ever match at this venue and second in the tournament. Their last match against South Africa earlier this week was also abandoned due to rain. New Zealand has very little chance of making it to the last four of this World Cup tournament. “I hope you watched the South African game last night, where they were out for five hours and still managed to win,” New Zealand captain Sophie Devine said. He said: “It’s very disappointing. You wait four years for the World Cup. It’s very disappointing that the match is canceled due to rain.” The fourth match had to be canceled due to rain in Colombo. Devine urged organizers to consider making changes to the schedule for upcoming matches at the venue to avoid such disruptions. Devine said, “I think, hopefully in future editions, they can consider starting the games earlier in the day. We’ve obviously seen here that the rain usually happens in the afternoon, so it’s a good opportunity to play these games at 10 or 11 in the morning and actually get the games going because all the teams want to play cricket. It’s a big shame for me. We really wanted to play today. We wanted to play this game, and we just wanted to be prepared. playing cricket on the field.” New Zealand will need to win their last two matches at all costs to maintain any chances of reaching the semi-finals. The last two matches are against India and England. –IANS PAK Share this story Tags