England falls apart again as Aussies clean sweep Ashes ODIs
AUSTRALIA has clean swept the one dayer portion of the Women’s Ashes after an 86 run win in the third ODI today in Hobart. The Aussies posted 8/308, before England could only muster 222 before being bowled out. Things were not looking that sweet for the home side, with a top order battling collapse leaving […]
Spin rules as Aussies escape with nailbiter
AUSTRALIA has pulled off a remarkable 21-run win to win the second ODI of the women’s Ashes series. For much of the match it looked like the Australin total of 180 was not going to be enough, but thanks to some stellar bowling from the likes of Alana King, the Aussies were able to pull […]
Aussie pair’s match-winning knocks deal England first Ashes blow
IN THE first Ashes fixture, it was Australian captain Alyssa Healy, along with the all-rounder Ash Gardner that were crucial to the win against England at North Sydney Oval on Sunday. Winning by four wickets, Australia elected to bowl first, sending England in on what seemed like a solid batting pitch in sunny conditions. The […]
Sutherland creates more history as Australia takes Rose Bowl Trophy lead
IN THE game against New Zealand on Saturday, Annabel Sutherland‘s star continued to rise as she made history to take the Australians closer to a Rose Bowl Trophy series win. Sutherland’s recent form has been sublime, but yesterday’s effort culminated in her becoming the first woman to hit two consecutive ODI centuries batting at number […]
PREVIEW | New Zealand vs Australia – ODIs
AUSTRALIA’S last international series of 2024 gets underway tomorrow across the ditch, with the Aussie girls set to contest a three match one day series with neighbours New Zealand. There is certainly plenty riding on this series, more so for the hosts than for the tourists. With automatic qualification to next year’s World Cup always […]
Ellyse Perry’s historic performance sets up win against India
THERE was a sense of déjà vu for Australia in its second ODI against India with another masterful performance from youngster Georgia Voll, which was paired another experienced star’s career-best figures in Ellyse Perry. This Australian women’s series against India, has been one to remember for a few reasons. It started with Voll’s two first […]
Schutt and Voll lead Australia to crushing win against India
IT was Australia’s young talent and their more experienced core that took hold at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, taking the win by five wickets in the first game of the series. In her first game, all-rounder Georgia Voll (46 off 42 balls) was instrumental in the run chase, while at the other end of […]
Adelaide strikes down Perth to rise from ashes
THE ADELAIDE Strikers have moved off the bottom of the Women’s Big Bash League ladder after defeating the Perth Scorchers by 30 runs yesterday. Adelaide posted 6/169 from its 20 overs, before restricting Perth to only 8/139. The Strikers’ openers got off to a great start, with Smriti Mandhana and Katie Mack making a partnership […]
Strikers exact revenge on Hurricanes in return fixture
ON Wednesday, the in-form Hurricanes comprehensively beat the Strikers at Ninja Stadium. On Saturday however it was a different story, with Adelaide taking an unlikely win against the third-placed side. The 38-run win gave them their second win of the competition, managing to bowl the Hurricanes out inside 16 overs. Batting first, the defending champions […]
Batters delight sees huge Hurricane tally
RUNS are not hard to find for the Hobart Hurricanes at the moment, who again compiled a massive to this time defeat the Adelaide Strikers by 28 runs. After Hobart posted 2/191 from its 20 overs, Adelaide gave it a real crack to reach the target, but could only muster 3/163. Things did not get […]