Semis picture starting to become clearer at World Cup
LAST night’s action at the T20 World Cup saw one contender qualify for the semis, and put one in the box seat to do the same in the other group. England thrashes neighbours, in box seat for semis berth England has put itself in the box seat to qualify out of Group B after comfortably […]
Aussies punish Pakistan but at a cost
AUSTRALIA remains undefeated at the Women’s T20 World Cup, but is counting the cost of its win over Pakistan with injuries to two of its stars. After bowling Pakistan out for just 82, Australia then went on to reach that target with nine overs to spare to win by nine wickets. Despite the Aussies losing […]
Tournament heavyweights push past smaller sides
DAY THREE of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup saw a pair of tournament heavyweights in Australia and England pick up some first up wins. Australia cruises to first up win Defending champions Australia cruised to a first up win, defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets. After restricting Sri Lanka to 7/93, Australia reached that […]
Australian T20 World Cup defence squad revealed
AUSTRALIA has announced its squad for next month’s T20 World Cup, with squad continuity a big talking point. Darcie Brown has recovered from the foot injury that have kept her out of Australia’s tour to Bangladesh to be named in the World Cup squad. Unfortunately for Jess Jonassen this means no spot for her again […]
Experimental Aussies maintain winning momentum
AUSTRALIA remains undefeated in its tour of Bangladesh after another white ball victory, this time to the tune of 58 runs in the second T20. After the Australians opted to bat first and posted 8/161, Bangladesh could only muster 9/103. The tourists experimented with their batting order, including promoting Georgia Wareham to number three and […]
Australia changes format but not form in cruisy win
THERE may have been a change in format but there was no change to Australia’s dominance over Bangladesh, this time cruising to a 10 wicket win in the first T20 of the series between the sides. Bangladesh was restricted to 4/126 from its innings, before Australia only needed 13 overs to reach the tally. Losing […]
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 […]
Sophie stars to help Aussies win big again
A bowling masterclass from Sophie Molineux has helped Australia cruise to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second ODI of the series. After bowling Bangladesh out for just 97, the Australians did not even need half their allotted overs to get the job done. Bangladesh’s start was very slow, and when that first wicket […]
PREVIEW | Australia vs. Bangladesh
INTERNATIONAL cricket is back for Australia’s women, who embark on a multi-format white ball tour of Bangladesh, beginning with tomorrow’s ODI. For Australia, it is time for some fact finding before a return to the subcontinent later this year for the World Cup. There has also been very little history between Australia and Bangladesh, so […]
Molineux’s magnificent over helps Bangalore bag title
THE Royal Challengers Bangalore are the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) champions of 2024, after they comprehensively beat the Delhi Capitals to the tune of eight wickets in the final overnight. Delhi was bowled out for 113 before Bangalore took its time but reached the target with three balls to spare. The Capitals actually made a […]