There might not have been a match at all had the rains not cleared, the famously efficient groundstaff not sprung into action, and fans at the R. Premadasa Stadium here not held on through a damp evening. But fate had other ideas — and a dramatic T20-style finish lit up the Women’s ODI World Cup…
Oodles of aggression, a deep batting unit, and a versatile set of bowlers – those are not the only things powering Australia at the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. A pair of fans who travelled here from Perth to shadow the team across the country – and beyond the borders to Colombo – to…
Visakhapatnam Two wickets, four maidens and extracting maximum turn from a flat surface to finish with an economy rate of 1.80 – Alana King put in a star turn with the ball to help restrict Bangladesh to a below-par total, one that Australia chased down with ease in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Speaking after…
On May 14, 2018, a 16-year-old Sobhana Mostary became Bangladesh’s fourth-youngest debutant in women’s ODIs. It was a trial by pace as she faced South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail. The raw pace of the latter is still fresh in the batter’s mind. “I remember facing Shabnim Ismail in my first few deliveries on…
Pakistan’s crucial league fixture against England was washed out after persistent showers in Colombo, thereby making significant impact on the standings in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. With Pakistan and England sharing points, the former is officially out of the semifinal race in the 50-over showpiece. In four games, Pakistan has lost three barring…
As you move around the North-Eastern India’s largest city these days, you would not miss Durga Puja. The temples, the streets all wear a festive look, and this celebration of the divine feminine goes late into the night. The timing, though not quite intentional, is just right for the women’s cricket World Cup. India is…
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Saturday said the just-concluded women’s ODI series against Australia was more about testing combinations and weaknesses of her team ahead of the upcoming World Cup than the result itself, and the 1-2 series loss was not a setback. India had a chance to script history with a maiden bilateral series…
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana smashed the fastest half-century by an Indian in women’s ODIs during the third and final match of the series against Australia on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The southpaw notched her fifty in just 23 balls. The previous record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in…
Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan was on Tuesday appointed as the batting and fielding coach of the White Ferns ahead of the Women’s ODI World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30. The 48-year-old, who played 55 Tests and 197 ODIs primarily as a batter scoring more…
Fifteen West Indies Women cricketers are taking part in a two-week development programme hosted by the Super Kings Academy in Chennai primarily aimed at developing skills against spin in overseas conditions. The travelling contingent of fifteen players will be accompanied by head coach Merissa Aguilleira, assistant coaches Ryan Hinds and Tremayne Smartt and team manager…