“I like leading any team, not just (in) cricket. I like to be the leader in whatever I do,” Devika Vaidya tells Women’s CricZone. This, only days after she was announced as the captain of the India A side that is to travel to Bangladesh and then the impending Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
When the sun set over the Regency suburbs of Hove last Sunday (September 1) evening, it brought the lights down on not just an enthralling Women’s Cricket Super League Final, but it was also the end for a tournament which, in four short years, has helped transform women’s cricket in England. Even as Western Storm,
Amy Satterthwaite’s pregnancy, was the second-most exciting news to come out of New Zealand in the last fortnight. The honour of most exciting went to the ‘Women’s Master Agreement’ (WMA)— a document that will see Satterthwaite being paid her full (contract) retainer despite not being able to train or play. However, things were not always
With minimum of fuss, a calm head and a broad smile Sophie Luff underlined her vast experience during a crucial knock for Western Storm in Taunton on Saturday (August 10). It is the kind of innings which would not have come as a surprise to her many admirers. Not least Storm head coach Trevor Griffin
In September 2017, Zimbabwe faced Uganda in the final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Africa region qualifiers in Namibia. If past results were anything to go by, Zimbabwe should have won at a canter. After all, they had players with a superior skill-set, a larger group of experienced players, and historically, had more of
It is impossible to understate the impact Ellyse Perry has had on the 2019 Ashes series in England. Quite simply, she has dominated with bat, ball and in the field. The statistics, 378 runs and 15 wickets, tell only a fraction of the story. In truth, her impact has been so much more than just
Meg Lanning’s Australian team have a chance to emulate Sir Donald Bradman’s ‘Invincibles’ of 1948 to become only the second Australian team to go undefeated in England. Back then, Bradman’s team went unbeaten in 34 matches, so far, Lanning’s team has registered six wins and a draw. The visitors currently hold an 8-2 advantage in
By any standards, Beth Mooney’s innings to help Brisbane Heat win the WBBL title in January was nothing short of heroic. Fighting nausea and dehydration and struggling to breath in intense heat, Mooney put together a match-winning 65 in Sydney while backroom staff ran on at frequent intervals with water and ice. Yet, she is
There’s a big smile on Kate Cross’s face these days. One that says she’s enjoying her cricket again. She had to work hard to regain that love of the game. A tough period out of the international spotlight came as she struggled with anxiety and depression before making a successful comeback last summer. “I was
Alyssa Healy makes no secret of her competitive streak. “Facing really competitive fast bowlers— it’s how I seem to get my thrills,” she told Women’s CricZone. If opening the batting is high-adrenaline stuff, it is clearly working for Healy, and therefore, she has good reason to feel upbeat ahead of the one-off Ashes Test match