Vics cut it close but pull off nailbiting win
VICTORIA picked up a nailbiting WNCL win yesterday, defeating Western Australia by two wickets. After rain reduced Western Australia’s innings to 47 overs, the visitors went on to make 8/229. Further rain then reduced Victoria’s innings to 44 overs, and the Vics then reached their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of 223 with merely three balls to […]
Semi Finalists confirmed as English claim last spot
ENGLAND has claimed the last spot available in the semi finals of the Under 19 World Cup after defeating New Zealand yesterday. New Zealand was bowled out for 89 on the final ball of its innings, before England then reached the target in the 12th over. Despite the low final total New Zealand made, the […]
Rain returns but does not completely ruin World Cup action
THE PAST weekend at the Under 19 World Cup saw the start of the Super Sixes stage, which is the stage where every team still left in the competition plays two extra games before the semi finalists are confirmed. Unfortunately rain still reared its ugly head, meaning everyone had varying degrees of success in getting […]
Neighbours finish tournament on a high with maiden wins
YESTERDAY’S Under 19 World Cup action saw the four teams who had finished last in their respective groups play one last consolation match before heading home, having been eliminated from the competition. In the earlier of the two matches, Pakistan finished its tournament on a high with a comfortable 52-run win over Samoa. Batting first, […]
Group A wraps up, next stage all set at World Cup
YESTERDAY’S action in the Under 19 World Cup saw Group A play their last group matches, and as such finalise who was making the Super Sixes stage of the tournament. In the earlier match, the West Indies picked up their first win of the tournament and as such booked their spot in the Super Sixes […]
Result still achieved despite rain, Test Squad announced
AFTER retaining the Ashes last match, the Australians have outright won the 2025 Women’s Ashes after winning the second T20 last night in what was a dramatic match at times. Australia first posted the very competitive tally of 5/185. Much like the first T20, the Australians jumped out of the gates, going at almost 10 […]
Groups wrap up, Super Sixes almost finalised
YESTERDAY’S action at the Under 19 World Cup saw Groups B, C and D wrap up, with some intriguing results in the bunch. Australia vs Nepal Australia remains undefeated so far this tournament after picking up an 83 run win over Nepal. Australia only made 6/139 from its 20 overs, but then restricted the tournament […]
U19 World Cup Player Focus: Vaishnavi Sharma (India)
IT HAS been a tournament for the bowlers so far in the Women’s Under 19 World Cup, with many of the best performances so far being bowlers. One of those was Vaishnavi Sharma in yesterday’s clash between India and Malaysia, who ripped through Malaysia’s middle order to take 5/5 from her four overs and accelerate […]
Group A splits in half with one round remaining
THERE may have only been two matches at the Under 19 World Cup yesterday, but both were crucial in setting up the final day of action in Group A. In the earlier of the two fixtures, Sri Lanka picked up a huge win over the West Indies, to the tune of 81 runs. Sri Lanka […]
Bowlers dominate as history is made at World Cup
IT WAS a historic day at the Women’s Under 19 World Cup, with multiple countries winning a match at the tournament for the very first time. Australia vs. Bangladesh Australia remains undefeated at the tournament after a two-wicket win over Bangladesh. Despite restricting Bangladesh to just 9/91, the Aussies wobbled their way to the total […]
Ashes still Australia’s after dominant T20 win
AUSTRALIA has retained the Women’s Ashes once again, after winning the first T20 of the series last night to take an unassailable lead in the points tally. Australia first posted 7/198 from its 20 overs last night, before then bowling out the English for just 141. Australian openers Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll were not […]
Aussies make positive start as rain wreaks havoc
THE WOMEN’S Under 19 World Cup got underway over the weekend, but it was not a completely smooth start to the competition as rain interrupted a bunch of fixtures across the four groups. UNDER 19 WORLD CUP RESULTS – DAYS ONE & TWO GROUP A Sri Lanka vs. Malaysia Malaysia also did not have a […]
