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Bangladesh and South Africa winners on the opening day of U19 T20 World Cup

Bangladesh, South Africa and Australia picked up wins on a rain-affected opening day of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. South Africa won an all-action match over New Zealand to get their campaign up and running with Bangladesh beating Nepal in a low-scoring game. Caoimhe Bray shone as Australia defeated Scotland while three

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Australia open ICC U19 T20 World Cup with win as rain disrupts play

Caoimhe Bray shone on her ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup debut as Australia defeated Scotland on the opening day in Malaysia. England’s batters impressed but their bowlers were unable to go far in their search for victory over Ireland with the match abandoned due to rain after 3.5 overs of Ireland’s chase. Nigeria and

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Rowland and Malcolm start as Scarratt hits milestone

International stars Helena Rowland and Rachel Malcolm return to the Loughborough Lightning starting line-up to face Exeter Chiefs this weekend. The cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens encounter on Sunday 19 January (kick-off: 3pm) sees Rowland return at flyhalf after six weeks out having been one of five Lightning players involved in England’s first training camp

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Somerset sign Olivia Barnes

Somerset County Cricket Club has signed left-arm spinner Olivia Barnes on a two-year rookie contract. The 18-year-old is a product of the Kent Pathway and made her debut for the County in 2022. Olivia, who captained the Kent Under 18s, was a member of the South East Stars Academy in 2022 and 2023 and was

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