Overview
- Bates said she will retire after the tournament and New Zealand named the 38-year-old in its 15-player squad for the event in England, which runs June 12 to July 5.
- She called it “one final mission” to win another World Cup after helping New Zealand claim the T20 title in 2024.
- She is the all-time leading run-scorer in women’s T20 internationals with 4,717 runs.
- Her career features 145 international wickets, 151 matches as New Zealand captain, and top honors from the ICC in 2013 and 2016 and from Wisden in 2015.
- Some reports cite career totals such as 350 matches and more than 25,000 runs, figures that other outlets have not verified.