Sophie Devine reflected on a bittersweet ending to her ODI career after her New Zealand side were comfortably beaten by England in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 36-year-old\u2019s 159th<\/sup> and final match in this format brought an eight-wicket defeat and rounded off a disappointing tournament for the White Ferns, who won the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup last year but have ended on the winning side just once in this competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devine contributed 23 with the bat and picked up a wicket in her emotional swansong, which finished with a guard of honour from both sides, but could not hide her frustration with how the last few weeks have played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing,\u201d she said. \u201cNot to make it about me but I really wanted to go out on a high and the performance wasn\u2019t there today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the way we wanted our tournament go but there are bigger things going on in life so we will move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s just confidence and belief. We spoke about it after the World Cup win last year, we are good enough to be here and when we play our best cricket, we can beat any team in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe just have to keep believing that. I\u2019m really excited about the talent starting to come through, the energy in the group, they have such a high ceiling. It\u2019s just about that self-belief and knowing their best is good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Zealand were well set on 89 for one before the dismissals of Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr in successive deliveries sucked the momentum out of the innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The White Ferns left 11.4 overs unused as they were bowled out for 168, which England surpassed in the 30th<\/sup> over of the reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But a career as long as Devine\u2019s offers perspective and the skipper is determined to see the bigger picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t cry as much as I thought I was going to,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were a few tears in the anthems but I had been able to process those emotions after announcing it so early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was just about enjoying it today and remembering why I started playing. The result didn\u2019t go our way but it was never just about the result, it was also about finishing out here with my mates. It was nice to finish with Suzie Bates bowling at the other end, that was really special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe will reflect, have a few laughs and a few drinks tonight. I\u2019m so blessed and humbled I\u2019ve been able to do this as a career for 19 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, meanwhile, paid tribute to Amy Jones after the opener\u2019s unbeaten 86 spearheaded the chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The victory ensured England leapfrogged semi-final opponents South Africa into second in the group stage table \u2013 which could be significant in the event of a washout \u2013 though they face a nervous wait over the fitness of star spinner Sophie Ecclestone, who spent most of the match off the field after injuring her shoulder making a diving stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know anything further but it was precautionary, we have a huge match coming up so don\u2019t want to risk anything,\u201d Sciver-Brunt said. \u201cWe will know more in a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmy (Jones) was brilliant, starting off with a great partnership with her and Tammy (Beaumont). They navigated that spell really well and Amy being there at the end was massively important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe really wanted to put in a really good performance today to reaffirm the trust in how we\u2019ve gone about our cricket in this tournament, which has been largely successful. 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