White Ferns win T20 Cricket World Cup in Dubai for 1st time

The White Ferns beat South Africa by 32 runs, after scoring 158 for five in their 20 overs, with Melie Kerr top scoring with 43. The team went into the tournament having lost ten T20 games in a row. It was their first appearance in the finals since their loss to Australia in 2010. They smashed it; with emotional scenes on the field as team veterans Suzi Bates and Sophie Devine hugged it out. White Ferns Captain Sophie Devine spoke to Lisa Owen.