Live updates: Netball World Cup - Silver Ferns v Jamaica from Cape Town International Convention Centre

  • Updated
  • 03/08/2023

Kia ora, good evening, and welcome to live coverage of New Zealand's final group stage match, against Jamaica at Cape Town.

After a shock draw with hosts South Africa, the Silver Ferns head into the clash with the Sunshine Girls with less certainty than expected.

A win would guarantee their spot in the semi-finals, but a defeat could see them pipped by South Africa, albeit unlikely due to New Zealand's superior goal percentage.

The Silver Ferns would have to suffer a huge loss, as well as the hosts recording an equally massive win over Uganda to knock them out.

It will undoubtedly be their stiffest test to date, a task made that much harder without injured star shooter Grace Nweke.

TAB odds: New Zealand $2.80, Jamaica $1.37

Squads: 

New Zealand: Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Grace Nweke, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Maia Wilson, Gina Crampton, Maddy Gordon, Kate Heffernan, Whitney Souness, Karin Burger, Kelly Jury, Phoenix Karaka, Jane Watson.

Jamaica: Romelda Aiken-George, Shanice Beckford, Jhaniele Fowler, Shimona Nelson, Rebecca Robinson, Nicole Dixon-Rochester, Crystal Plummer, Abigale Sutherland, Adean Thomas, Khadijah Williams, Kadie-Ann Dehaney, Kimone Shaw, Shamera Sterling,  Jodi-Ann Ward, Latanya Wilson.