WBBL10 – Opening match stars
AFTER two days of action in WBBL10, every side has now played one match so everyone is off and running. Let us take a look at who starred in their respective opening matches, and what that might tell us for the rest of the reason. BATTING Looking at the top five run scorers from the […]
WBBL10 kicks off with a bang
WBBL10 kicked off in entertaining fashion yesterday, with a triple header of matches across two states. Heat reverse history to sink Strikers The Brisbane Heat were able to exact some revenge on the Adelaide Strikers after the heartbreak of last year’s final after downing the Strikers by four wickets in the opening match of the […]
Jemma Barsby’s Strikers ready to open WBBL|10
AFTER a final over win in the WBBL|09 decider against the Brisbane Heat, Jemma Barsby‘s Strikers are looking for the same result on Sunday against the same opposition at Adelaide Oval. In a match that opens a double-header at the venue, it is the back-to-back champions who will expect a passionate ‘Blue Crew’ at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Litchfield launches Aussies to first up win
AUSTRALIA has kicked off its women’s T20 World Cup preparation in the perfect fashion, downing New Zealand in the first of its three-match series. After restricting their neighbours to 7/143, the Australians reached the target with two balls to spare to win by five wickets. It was a pretty even tempo start from the Kiwis, […]
PREVIEW | Australia vs New Zealand T20 – W
THE senior Australian international cricket summer kicks off today in the sunny skies of Mackay, with Australia and New Zealand kicking off a three match T20 series. This series is crucial preparation for both sides ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup. As such, both countries are sending their World Cup squads to this series, […]
Darke’s day out ensures smooth run for Aussies
AUSTRALIA’s women’s A side just can’t stop winning, this time defeating India A by eight wickets in the second ODI of their series. India was bowled out for 218 with two overs left in their innings before Australia reached that target with just over 10 overs to spare. India got off to a far from […]
Marvelous Maitlan and Mack help Aussies keep on winning
AUSTRALIA has kept its winning run going, winning the first one dayer of it’s a series with India by four wickets. After India posted 9/249, Australia reached the target with three overs to spare. India’s innings got off to a fiery but ultimately costly start, as they found themselves 1/7 after three balls, and then […]
