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Katya Witney: Catch them while you can

Katya Witney says it is a privilege to witness the last hurrahs of two Kiwi greats.
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine are playing their final ICC tournament

The White Ferns are facing the end of an era this summer – no, really this time.

Their national treasures in Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine will finally take their curtain call at the end of the T20 World Cup, ending their long goodbye tours.
But it feels like we’ve been here before.
When New Zealand won the tournament last time out, that final moment was held almost entirely by Bates and Devine.
Emotion
They looked for each other as soon as the final ball went down, and the emotion of their embrace was felt by those watching.
It was a moment for the years of struggle, almost two decades of ...

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