Indore, Sept. 30 -- Fifteen defeats on the trot - that is the record weighing heavily on New Zealand Women as they prepare to meet defending champions Australia Women in the second match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at Holkar Stadium here tomorrow.

The White Ferns' last ODI win against their fiercest rivals came in February 2017, and since then Australia have been unyielding.

The Australians enter this World Cup bristling with form and belief, having sealed a 2-1 series triumph in India. Their top order is a statement in itself: Alyssa Healy brings authority as captain and keeper, Beth Mooney stands tall after 233 runs in three innings against India, Ellyse Perry remains the class act, while Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield add you...