Australians clinch series with dominant performance
AUSTRALIA has won the third T20 against India by seven wickets to take out the T20 portion of the series and finish the tour off on a high. After restricting the Indians to 6/147 from their 20 overs, the Australians took their time to reach the target but still made it with eight balls spare. […]
WNCL Player Focus: Zoe Cooke (Queensland)
QUEENSLAND returned to WNCL action after the Christmas Break in a big way, downing South Australia by three wickets to kick off its 2024 calendar year with a bang. One of the most crucial components of that win was the bowling efforts of Zoe Cooke, whose five wickets helped turn the game in the Fire’s […]
Déjà vu as WA wins big again
WESTERN Australia has made it two big wins from as many games against the ACT, this time downing the Meteors by 10 wickets. After bowling the Meteors out for only 171 halfway through the 39th over on Sunday, the West Australians reached the target in only 25 overs as both openers carried their bats. Having […]
Scorpions flip script to down Fire
SOUTH Australia has picked up a crucial win in the race for the WNCL finals, downing Queensland by four wickets and bouncing back from its loss to the Fire a mere two days prior. Queensland made 9/205 from its 50 overs, before the Scorpions reached the target with just over nine overs spare. The Fire […]
Tigers tempt fate but remain undefeated
TASMANIA has survived an scare from New South Wales (NSW) to defeat the Breakers by three wickets and keep its undefeated WNCL record in tact. After NSW posted 5/274 from its 50 overs, the chase went down to the wire but Tasmania reached the target with five balls spare. The Breakers got off to a […]
Perry’s milestone magic puts Aussies back on track
AUSTRALIA has bounced back from the disappointment of the first T20 with India and given Ellyse Perry a milestone game to remember, downing the hosts by six wickets. Although the Australians were only chasing 131 for victory, they certainly took their time to reach the target, doing so with six balls to spare. It did […]
Western wallops Meteors to close gap at table top
WESTERN Australia has helped close the gap at the top of the WNCL ladder with a massive nine-wicket win over the ACT Meteors. After the Meteors were bowled out for only 151, the West Australians reached the target with over 28 overs spare and at the cost of only one wicket. The Meteors actually made […]
Fire remain Queens of the WNCL
QUEENSLAND has maintained its place on top of the WNCL ladder after a three-wicket win over South Australia yesterday. After the Scorpions were bowled out for 231, the Fire made the target with seven overs spare. The Scorpions’ innings could not have gotten off to a worse start, with the first wicket falling in the […]
Reigning champs still undefeated in the WNCL
TASMANIA has maintained its undefeated start to the WNCL season with a four-wicket win over NSW. After restricting the Breakers to 9/197 from their 50 overs, Tasmania reached the target with just over 14 overs to go and with four wickets in hand. NSW’s first partnership was only 15 runs, but its second wicket partnership […]
India shocks Australia with dominant win
INDIA has stunned Australia by winning the first T20 of their multi-format series by nine wickets. After bowling Australia out for only 141, the Indians cruised to the target with 14 balls to spare. The Australians made an okay start to their innings, but it was just clumps of wickets falling for next to no […]
International Player Focus: Alyssa Healy (Australia)
IN its most dominant performance of the tour of India so far, Australia defeated the hosts by 190 runs in the third ODI on Tuesday. The win was all set up thanks to a strong start with the bat from the Australians, and a large part of that was skipper Alyssa Healy. She was not […]
Aussies accelerate to series clean sweep
AUSTRALIA has made a clean sweep of its ODI series against India, this time downing the tourists by 190 runs. After a particularly strong start with the bat for the Australians that was maintained for much of the innings to see the Australians to a monster score, their bowlers then dismantled the Indian batting line […]
