There was more than a bit of an online stir when Meg Lanning won the toss in Australia’s World T20 opener against Pakistan. Not because the captain elected to bat then the coin come down her way, but that her name was listed as coming in as five on the team sheet. With the game
ICC World T20 2018 has started in Guyana on November 9. Last year’s 50-over World Cup-winning captain of England, Heather Knight and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu are all set to face each other in St Lucia on Saturday. England and South Africa both have played one warm-up match each to their preparations for the mega
Marina Iqbal recently became Pakistan’s first female cricket commentator when she made her debut behind the microphone during the series against Australia in Malaysia. Pakistan did not do well on the field, losing all their games, but Iqbal’s rise is the poignant moment in the country’s sporting history. A while ago, Zainab Abbas had emerged
Having recovered from her sinus surgery, Bismah Maroof has re-joined the squad for the upcoming World Twenty-20. She missed out on the series against Bangladesh and the ODI series with Australia. She did return for the Twenty-20 leg of the series, though. Following the conclusion of the series, Women’s CricZone had an exclusive interview with
Veda Krishnamurthy has said that the atmosphere in the Indian dressing room has become open after Ramesh Powar became the head coach in August this year. Powar came in after a turbulent phase. There was discontent within the team in the way Tushar Arothe, who had been given a two-year contract after the 2017 World
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team were originally supposed to have their preparatory camp for the World Twenty20, which gets underway in the Windies from November 9, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. But issues between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Mumbai Cricket Association meant that the camp had to be shifted
Australian opener Alyssa Healy has been in ominous form in the Twenty-20 format. Her half-century in today’s match against Pakistan has taken her to three consecutive fifties in the shortest format. This is a positive sign for Australia, especially with the World Twenty-20 looming. There is no doubt about the fact that Healy’s contribution will
Sophie Molineux starred for Australia in their first Twenty-20 win of the series, against Pakistan. She finished with the remarkable figures of 4-16 from her four overs. Her scalps included those of both Pakistani openers; Nahida Khan and Muneeba Ali, their skipper Javeria Khan and the top-scorer for Pakistan in the last ODI, Aliya Riaz.
The South African team departed for the Caribbean yesterday. Before leaving, their captain Dane van Niekerk spoke in a press conference. During it, she spoke about the confidence she has in the squad, the advantage they had of playing the same conditions just a month earlier and what will be the key to her team’s
Australia won their ODI series against Pakistan 3-0. For the Australians, Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner stood out in the last match. Gardner was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match, for her quick-fire 62* off 37 deliveries before she also took three wickets. Cricket.com.au spoke to the all-rounder following her impressive performance. The win meant the Australian’s whitewashed