An emotional Sophie Devine was given a guard of honour as the New Zealand captain played her last One-Day International in Sunday's eight-wicket loss to England at the Women's World Cup, ending an ODI career spanning 19 years and 159 matches.
All-rounder Devine, 36, made her debut in October 2006 and is one of three women to complete the double of scoring 4,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the 50-over format, along with Stafanie Taylor and Ellyse Perry.
Devine, who also represented New Zealand in field hockey before focusing on cricket, led the country to victory in last year's Twenty20 World Cup. She will continue to play in the 20-over format.
"It was about enjoying it today and going back to the roots of 19 years ago and why I play," said Devine, who scored 23 runs and dismissed He

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