D'Arcy Waldegrave: What a turnaround for the White Ferns

Oh my!

What a turnaround.

This morning the White Ferns beat the West Indies to secure their place in the ICC Womens T20 World Cup final.

South Africa awaits in a final bereft of the two biggest teams in women’s cricket, the almost peerless Australians and the other perpetual thorn in the side of the Kiwis, England.

This victory represents a changing of the guard at the pointed end of the women’s game here. The transfer of power from the old school to the next generation looked to be a step too far for the side, who had relied on the immense talent of Devine, Bates, and Kerr for some time. This is not to dismiss the contribution of Tahuhu, one of the better stories of redemption in the team, nor the efforts of Green, Halliday, etc. The next tier of players though, had not shown the way forward, and the team had been staggering in transition.

It took the World Cup for previous efforts to crystalize, with the likes of Eden Carson and Georgia Plimmer paying back the faith shown in them.

This morning's game was a ripper but won’t mean much if the title isn't secured on Monday.

A note about Suzie Bates. She took the ball for the final over, after not bowling a ball in the tournament to date – a huge punt, but one that paid dividends as she showed that the veterans are far from a spent force.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Wildegrave from NEWSTALKSB.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Twenty eight minutes after seven. This is News Talk's HEB
on the All Sport Breakfast. Oh my, own, my, oh my,
what a turnaround this morning. The White Fans beat the
West Indies to secure it their place in the ICC
Women's T twenty World Cup Final. South Africa awaits in
the final. The final bereft of the two biggest names
in women's cricket, the almost ploss Australians and the other

(00:34):
perpetual fawn on the side of the kiwis England. The
victory this morning represents a changing of the guard that
the point at end of the women's game here. That's
what we've been waiting for, the transfer of power from
the old school to the next generation. It looked to
be a step too far for the side who relied
on the immense talent of divine of Baits and Kerr

(00:57):
for some time. This is not to dismiss the contribution
in the past of Leta who one of the betterest
stories of redemption in the team, nor the effort of
Green of Halliday etc. The next tier of players, though
had not shown the way for they hadn't taken the
baton provided to them by some of these legendary players,

(01:17):
and the team had been staggering in transition. So it
took the World Cup for the previous efforts of the
younger players to crystallize the likes of Eden Carson and
Georgia Plummer paying back the faith shown in them. This
morning's game was a ripper, but it won't mean much
if the title isn't secured on Monday morning and a

(01:40):
we word around Susie Bates. She took the ball for
the final over after not have bowled a ball in
the entire tournament to date. She got hit for four
on the first she took a wicket and did enough
to secure victory. That is the old school saying we're
not done yet, but the new school standing right behind

(02:01):
game that's okay, We've got your back and they got
it done.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
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