Overview
- New Zealand named a 15-player group in Auckland, with the announcement made by former captain Emily Drumm.
- Flora Devonshire, 22, received her first ODI call-up, with selectors preferring her all-round skills over left-arm spinner Fran Jonas.
- Polly Inglis, Bella James and Bree Illing also earned their first World Cup selections.
- Head coach Ben Sawyer described leaving out Jonas as a tough call and said the squad has the balance they want after an intensive preparation block since April.
- Veterans Suzie Bates, Lea Tahuhu, Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr join captain Sophie Devine, as the team departs September 13 for a UAE camp with warm-ups against England before heading to India and Sri Lanka.