WBBL double-header sees Thunder strike and Renegades roar
A DOUBLE header yesterday at the MCG in the Women’s Big Bash League saw a high scoring win to the Sydney Thunder, while the Melbourne Renegades repeated history in the Melbourne Derby. Sydney Thunders past Perth In the first match of the day, it was the Sydney Thunder who emerged victorious, downing the Perth Scorchers […]
Sixers thwart Stars and rain to claim victory
AS MUCH as the rain tried to thwart the fun out at Junction Oval yesterday, the match was still able to be completed and the Sydney Sixers emerged victorious over Melbourne Stars. The Stars originally made 7/122 from their 18 overs, but the Sixers’ target was revised to 125 thanks to the Duckworth Lewis Method. […]
Stars outclass Hurricanes while Renegades snatch thriller from Strikers
THE Melbourne Stars were simply too good for the Hobart Hurricanes, while the Strikers and Renegades fought out a close game to give the ‘Gades another win. Yastika Bhati gives her side the ideal start against Hobart Batting first, the Hobart Hurricanes scored 136 off their 20 overs. It was veteran all-rounder Nicola Carey‘s 44 […]
Mixed day for the two sides of Sydney’s WBBL divide
YESTERDAY’s action in the WBBL brought very different results for the two Sydney sides, with the Thunder making it two consecutive wins, while the Stars their first victory of the campaign. Thunder make it two on the trot with huge score The Sydney Thunder have made it two wins in as many days after defeating […]
Australia make it two from two in World Cup warm-ups
AUSTRALIA will start its campaign for a fourth consecutive ICC T20 Women’s World Cup title on Saturday night against Sri Lanka. After facing both England and the West Indies in warm-up games on Monday and Tuesday (Dubai time), Australia will be confident in their ability to make decent headway at the tournament after strong performances. […]
Australia hints at potential shift for key all-rounder ahead of World Cup
TAKING the Trans-Tasman series three wins to none, Australia will be happy with its performances against New Zealand ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. After securing a five-wicket win in game three, the Australians continued to rotate their pace bowling stocks, choosing to rest Darcie Brown in favour of Tayla Vlaeminck – the […]
Aussies clean sweep series with strong but inaccurate bowling
AUSTRALIA has clean swept its ODI series with Bangladesh after defeating the hosts by eight wickets in the third ODI. Australia bowled Bangladesh out for 89, before reaching the target itself halfway through the 19th over. The fact that the hosts lost their first wicket two thirds of the way through the second over and […]
‘A’ names equals ‘A+’ performance as Australia wins big
SOME explosive batting from Alana King and some star bowling from the Australians has helped them start their series with Bangladesh with a big 118 run win. Australia posted 7/213 before bowling its hosts out for just 95. Although Australia’s total ended up being more than enough, things were not looking that certain early in […]
PREVIEW | Green vs Gold – The future starts here
IT is a milestone week in the world of Australian women’s cricket. In the first step of what may become something regular in the long term, a multi day Green vs Gold match is taking place in Adelaide. With the increasing number of test matches the Australian women’s team is playing, the need for better […]
Australia secures early finish after dominant Test
AUSTRALIA’s dominant display in the test match against South Africa has been rewarded with the hosts wrapping up proceedings on the penultimate day of the clash. South Africa battled hard on the third day but could not hold on forever, ultimately being fully bowled out for 215 just after tea. Tazmin Brits and Delmi Tucker […]