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PREVIEW | 2024 T20 Spring Challenge

THE first instalment of Cricket Australia’s newest women’s cricket competition, the T20 Spring Challenge will get underway this week, with nine teams set to compete in Adelaide and Sydney. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup taking place meaning that the Cricket Australia contracted players are unavailable largely, the squads consist of some of the […]

PREVIEW | WNCL – Season 2024/25

AFTER the excitement of the international summer getting underway last week, the women’s domestic season gets underway later today. Once again, the team to beat will be Tasmania. After recording a three peat last season, they will once again be the ones to beat. Once again led by Elyse Villani, the Tigers have kept essentially […]

Unpredictable UP seals nail-biting win

THE UP Warriorz’s up and down Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) season has continued, but this time it was a positive after they downed the Delhi Capitals by a single run in a thriller overnight. The Warriorz made 8/138, before a strong bowling performance helped them escape with a win. UP’s opening partnership was quick […]

Fast start helps Capitals exact revenge on Indians

THE Delhi Capitals have finally been able to exact some revenge on the Mumbai Indians, defeating them by 29 runs to hold on to top spot at the top of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) ladder. Sent in to bat, Delhi made a swift start to its innings, going at over 10 runs an over […]

Delight for Delhi as strong run continues

DELHI has continued its winning ways in 2024, this time defeating the Gujarat Giants by 25 wickets overnight. After the Capitals posted 8/163, the Giants could only manage 8/138. The Capitals made a pretty quick fire start to their innings, going at more than nine runs an over. The partnerships themselves were not anything out […]

Delhi on the board after big win

THE Delhi Capitals are on the board in the Women’s Premier League this season after defeating the UP Warriorz by nine wickets. After restricting the Warriorz to 9/119, the Capitals then went on to reach the target halfway through the 15th over. The Warriorz got off to a poor start and it really cost them […]

History repeats as Mumbai makes positive start to season

THE second edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League got off to a high scoring start this morning, with the Mumbai Indians repeating history to defeat the Delhi Capitals by four wickets in a rematch of last year’s WIPL Final. After the Capitals made 5/171, the Indians reached the target on the last ball of […]

PREVIEW | Women’s Indian Premier League 2024

THE time has come for the launch of the Women’s Indian Premier League season. There has not been as much fanfare second time around, but it is sure to still provide plenty of entertainment. Starting tomorrow morning Australian time and ending just under a month later, the five teams who competed in the inaugural season […]

Victorian duo spearhead big win over the border

SOUTH Australia’s hopes of avenging the recent WNCL final heartbreak have taken a hit, after it went down to Victoria by eight wickets yesterday. The Scorpions were bowled out for 210, and the Victorians reached the target with 14 overs to spare. South Australia lost its first wicket on the third ball of the innings […]

Victorious Victoria ruthless against northern rival

VICTORIA has picked up arguably its biggest win of the season, downing the ACT by nine wickets. After bowling the Meteors out for 195, the Victorians did not even need 28 overs to reach the target. Like many of their games this season, the Meteors really struggled to string partnerships of a decent size together. […]

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