{"id":13708,"date":"2026-04-23T21:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13708"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:07:20","slug":"suzie-bates-new-zealand-great-to-retire-from-internationals-after-2026-womens-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13708","title":{"rendered":"Suzie Bates: New Zealand great to retire from internationals after 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates will retire from international cricket after this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup, ending an illustrious 20-year career on the world stage.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 38-year-old will be part of the White Ferns’ 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup taking place from 12 June to 5 July in England, where they will also play three ODIs and T20Is against the hosts next month. <\/p>\n

A right-handed opening batter, Bates is the all-time leading run-scorer in women’s Twenty20 internationals with 4,717 runs and fourth on the ODI charts, while she has also claimed 145 wickets and a record number of catches.<\/p>\n

“When I look back on the past 20-plus years, I can’t quite believe how quickly the time has gone,” said Bates, who also won the 2024 T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n

“I’m immensely proud to have worn the fern so many times, and I’ve been filled with enormous purpose and joy in striving each day to be a better person, team-mate, cricketer, and athlete for this team.<\/p>\n

“I have one final mission: to head to the UK – a place that holds so many special memories for me – and win another World Cup.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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