Lea Tahuhu Retirement: New Zealand’s star fast bowler Lee Tahuhu has announced his retirement from the ODI format. She has been a successful fast bowler for the Kiwi team. Women’s T20 World Cup is going to be organized in England in the year 2026, hence she wants to focus her entire attention on T20 format under which she has taken this decision. Tahuhu made his debut for the Kiwi team in 2011 against Australia. She played a total of 103 ODI matches in her 15-year ODI career and also played 4 ODI World Cups.
Most wickets for New Zealand in women’s cricket
Lee Tahuhu has registered her name in the history of New Zealand women’s cricket. She is also the player who has taken the most international wickets for the team. After debuting at the age of 20, he continuously performed brilliantly for the team and took 125 wickets in ODIs. Along with this, Tahuhu has also played 4 ODI World Cups for the team. Tahuhu has played World Cups for New Zealand in 2013, 2017, 2022 and 2025. In the year 2025, he played his last ODI match against England.
Lea Tahuhu has called time on her 15-year ODI career.
The Canterbury pacer has represented New Zealand in 103 ODIs and steps away from the format as the WHITE FERNS’ all-time leading ODI wicket-taker with 125 wickets.
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Full focus will be on T20 format
For now, Lee Tahuhu has announced his retirement from ODI format only. T20 World Cup is going to be organized in England in the month of June this year. Now his entire focus is going to be on this World Cup. She has made it clear that she will continue to play for the team in the T20 format and many exciting matches are to come. She said, winning the T20 World Cup in the year 2024 was very good for us and this year I will try my best to defend the title.
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