Australia remains committed to women’s game in upcoming landmark MCG test
COMING off a thumping win in Adelaide on Saturday, Beth Mooney and her Australian teammates have all eyes towards the exciting prospect of a pink ball test at the MCG commencing on Thursday. When asked about the opportunity that presented itself, Mooney spoke about not only what playing test match cricket means individually, but what […]
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 […]
Mooney powers Australia to resounding victory at Adelaide Oval
CARRYING her bat through their innings, Australian batter Beth Mooney was a force to behold on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval taking her team to another thumping win. Although the series is not live, Australia wanted to keep notching up the wins to take it through to the hotly-anticipated test in form. Mooney took player […]
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 […]
