Demolition job sees South Africa end tournament on high
SOUTH Africa has finished its 2022 Commonwealth Games journey on a high, absolutely demolishing Sri Lanka to the tune of 10 wickets. Although neither South Africa nor Sri Lanka could make the finals anymore, that did not stop the Proteas absolutely making a statement in their final group game. The Proteas won the toss and […]
India dismantle Barbados to book semi final spot
INDIA has made a statement on the eve of the semi finals, defeating Barbados to the tune of 100 runs and booking their place in the Semi Finals. After Barbados sent them into bat, India lost a wicket early, but Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues got to work and put on a 71 run partnership […]
Mooney and McGrath get Aussies out of tricky situation
THE Aussies have finished the group stage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games undefeated, after defeating Pakistan by 44 runs. Tahlia McGrath starred with both bat and ball as the Australians look ahead to the semi final stage and who they will meet. After electing to bat first, the Aussies found themselves at 2/19 in the […]
New Zealand grab spot in semis with triumph over Sri Lanka
NEW Zealand are the second team through to the Semi Finals from Group B at the Commonwealth Games, after a 45 run win over Sri Lanka. After electing to bat first, the New Zealanders were flying at about seven runs an over before they lost their first wicket. However, that loss of Sophie Devine really […]
England book semi spot with win over Proteas
ENGLAND are the first team in Group B through to the semi finals of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after defeating South Africa by 26 runs. After Alice Capsey starred with the bat, a tight bowling performance saw the English nab the win and the semi final booking. The English got sent into bat, and although […]
Aussies book semi spot with dominant display
AUSTRALIA have bounced back from what was an at times shaky performance against India to destroy Barbados by nine wickets and book their spot in the semi finals. After being sent into bat, the Barbadians had a pretty ok start, one of those ones that could have been better but also could have worse. Once […]
India get on the board against arch rival
AFTER letting one slip against Australia, India has got its first win on the board at the Commonwealth Games after a dominant eight wicket win over fierce rival Pakistan. The Indian win was largely thanks to a stellar performance with the bat from Smriti Mandhana, whose 63 not out ensured the target of 100 was […]
Hosts flex their muscles in first up win
Host country England has got its 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s cricket campaign off to an ideal start, defeating Sri Lanka by five wickets. Although England lost more wickets than a team of their quality should have chasing such a low score of 106, but the fact that the English kept the Sri Lankans to such […]
White Ferns off to a golden start
NEW Zealand could not have asked for a much better start to their Commonwealth Games women’s cricket campaign, downing South Africa by 13 runs. The White Ferns certainly put to bed anyone’s doubts about their pre-tournament chances, and it was thanks to a brilliant captain’s game with bat and ball from Sophie Devine (48 runs, […]
Barbados stuns Pakistan to score upset
BARBADOS have defied expectations to beat Pakistan by 15 runs and get their Commonwealth Games campaign off to the best of starts. After being sent in, Barbados got off to a frenetic start, but they did lose their first wicket on only the fifth ball of the innings. However, they did not lose another for […]
