Sophie Devine

[3] In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.

[8] In July 2020, Devine was appointed as the captain of the New Zealand women's cricket team on a full-time basis,[9] taking over from Amy Satterthwaite.

She was in a home economics class at Tawa College when the White Ferns coach, Steve Jenkin, gave her the news.

[14][15] In March 2019, she was named as the ANZ International Women's T20 Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.

[17] In January 2020, she was named as the captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

[26] In June 2022, Devine was named as the captain of New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

[27] In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, Devine was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the price of 50 Lakhs.

[28] In September 2024 she was named as captain of the New Zealand squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[29] where they won the tournament.

[40] In January 2021, she broke the women's T20 record for the fastest century, scoring 100 in 36 balls for Wellington Blaze against Otago Sparks in the 2020–21 Super Smash.

"[43] In March 2022, she made a further WODI century, against the West Indies during the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, also in New Zealand.

Devine batting for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Devine batting for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup