The WHITE FERNS will be taking part in an historic match against South Africa tonight.
The rivals will be competing in the 1000th Women’s ODI, 43 years after the first ODI which took place at the inaugural Women’s World Cup in England.
The match is the third in a seven match series between the WHITE FERNS and South Africa, with the first three carrying extra meaning due to International Cricket Council Women’s Championship points being up for grabs.
The third ODI comes at an intriguing time in the series. The second match was taken out by the South Africans, narrowly beating the WHITE FERNS by four wickets. Incredible circumstances led to a WHITE FERNS victory in the first match, with the Proteas losing their last five wickets without picking up a single run.
The 1000th ODI gets underway at 1:30 am early tomorrow morning (NZT), being played at Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
Eighteen nations have taken part in ODIs. England has featured in a record 305 matches, ahead of New Zealand (298) and Australia (292), respectively. The WHITE FERNS’ 147 wins puts them at third place in terms of victories in ODIs, behind Australia and England.
Women’s ODI Trivia:
- 999 matches
- 4 tied matches
- 314,317 runs
- 14,146 wickets
- 532,284 deliveries
- 154 centuries
- 1,229 fifties
- 2,021 ducks
- 91 five-wicket hauls
Of the 14,146 wickets:
- 6,326 caught
- 3,093 bowled
- 1,774 lbw
- 2,141 run out
- 806 stumped
- 5 hit wicket
- one retired out (Dilani Manodara for SL v WI at Basseterre in 2010)
There have been:
- 2,818 byes
- 6,246 leg-byes
- 854 wides
- 1,912 no-balls
