4 Mar 2022

Women's Cricket World cup kicks off

From Morning Report, 7:28 am on 4 March 2022

The Women's Cricket World Cup gets underway in Mount Maunganui today, 12 months after the tournament was originally scheduled to begin.

Covid-19 is still having an impact on the tournament, with reduced crowds allowed to attend the games across the country - the first of which is New Zealand's clash against the West Indies this afternoon.

The White Ferns have a chance at repeating history, with New Zealand winning the Cup the last time the tournament was staged here 22 years ago.

Felicity Reid filed this report.