England opened its Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign with a dominant 10-wicket win against South Africa on Friday at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. It was a day for the spinners as Linsey Smith dominated the proceedings and helped the four-time champion bundle out the Proteas for just 69 runs on the board. Here…
Nat Sciver-Brunt believes it is going to be a hard-fought World Cup. “And we are starting with South Africa, which has some brilliant players,” the England captain said ahead of Friday’s match. “Yes, winning all our warm-up matches is something, but I don’t suppose we could take any of the teams lightly. We could take…
Under a dimming Colombo sky, the Pakistan cricket team geared up for its final practice ahead of its Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 opener. There were plenty of laughs and chatter as the players split between field drills and net sessions. The mood straightened up when they saw former captain Sana Mir making her way…
The Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, scheduled to take place from September 30 to November 2, offers a platform for emerging talents to showcase their abilities on the global stage. With eight teams set to compete for the top prize, here are the World Cup debutants from each side who could light up this year’s…
The 50-over Women’s World Cup, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will get underway on September 30. Australia is the defending champion, lifting the trophy in 2022 beating England in the final in Christchurch. India’s best-ever finish in ODI World Cup history has been as runners-up, in the 2005 and 2017 edition, losing to…
Veteran keeper-batter Alyssa Healy will lead the star-studded squad, while the return from injury of spinner Sophie Molineux bolsters their already potent bowling line-up. A total of 10 players from this 15-member squad were there in New Zealand in 2022 when the Aussies won an unprecedented seventh World Cup title and every one of these…
The 15-member squad features a mix of youth and experience as Bangladesh prepare for their second Women’s Cricket World Cup outing. Bangladesh will begin its Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 campaign against Pakistan on October 2 in Colombo. When the two teams locked horns at the previous edition of the tournament back in 2022, Bangladesh…
While Shafali Verma (70, 49b, 11×4, 1×6) helped set up India A’s four-wicket win (DLS method) against New Zealand in an ICC Women’s ODI World Cup warm-up match at the BCCI Centre of Excellence ground 2 in Bengaluru, it was Mamatha Madiwala (56 n.o., 60b, 6×4, 1×6), the other half-centurion, who took the team over the…
Chamari Athapaththu is potentially featuring in her final ODI World Cup. No one understands the dread of the ticking clock more than her. As Sri Lanka prepares the host the women’s ODI showpiece for the first time, Chamari and her side will hope the home side can give fans added reason to cheer with a…
Laura Wolvaardt is all set for her first ODI World Cup as captain as South Africa enters the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 as one of the favourites. Proteas will be relying on their combination to shine on the big stage to strengthen their case for a maiden Cricket World Cup title. South Africa will…