Batting first, India’s women got off to a slow start: 27/2 after just 9.4 overs. * Anya Shrubsole removed both of India’s openers cheaply by their 10th over. Firstly, catching Shafali Verma (15) off Katherine Brunt. Secondly clean-bowing Smriti Mandhana (10) *India’s skipper Mithali Raj top-scored (72 runs from 108 balls): that included seven ‘fours.’ Punam
For new readers, previous analysis revealed that: ‘most players struggle to hit a strike-rate of one-run-per ball.’ Also, that: ‘strike-rates per ball are normally calculated in proportion to runs scored per hundred balls.’ Unravelling the top ten batters is not a case of simply taking those who slogged the most runs or took the wickets in
Sunrisers were skittled by the Northern Diamonds in just 19 overs (Fenner’s ground, Cambridge) As seen on Youtube, commentators (Mark Johnson and Andy Abbot) described the match as looking ‘catastrophic;’ and ‘a procession’ after only ten overs were bowled with Sunrisers score on 16/5. Sunrisers finished with the lowest run-rate of the day (1.81) –
England Women End Tour with their Second Series Win [New Zealand Tour – Final T20I, Wellington (Sky – formerly Westpac Stadium) on 7 March 2021] As seen on BT Sports TV and streamed live on website Live Cricket Australia & the ICC match centre, the final women’s twenty overs match was played before cricket spectators.
England Women Celebrate Second Successive Series Win [New Zealand Tour – Second T20I, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) on 5 March 2021] As seen on BT Sports TV and streamed live on website Live Cricket Australia & the ICC match centre, England Women comprehensively beat the NZ White Ferns by six wickets taking a 2-0 series win
A Match Of Two Halves – England Women celebrate Another Win [New Zealand Tour – First T20 International, Wellington (Regional Stadium) on 3 March 2021] As seen on BT Sports TV and live on website Live Cricket Australia, England Women put the White Ferns in to bat and bowled them out for a meagre 96 – with two balls
NZ ‘White Ferns’ beat England at their third attempt [New Zealand Tour – Third ODI, Dunedin (University Oval) on 28 February 2021] As seen on BT Sports2 TV and website Live Cricket Australia, England elected to bat first, posting a ‘half-decent’ score of 220. Ferns Ex-captain Amy Satterthwaite (119*runs off 128 balls) and Amelia Kerr (72* off 88) staged a 173-run partnership. That
Shock Discovery That White Ferns Tail-enders Can Bat – As England Women Snatch ODI Series Win 2-0 [New Zealand Tour – Second ODI, Dunedin (University Oval) on 26 February 2021] As seen live on BT Sports TV and website Live Cricket Australia, England Women made a fine start by removing all three of the White Ferns’ so-called ‘world-class players’
England’s win was tenth consecutive loss for NZ. [New Zealand Tour – First ODI, Christchurch Hagley Oval on 23 February 2021] As seen on BT TV Sport and heard on BBC Radio, England Women made a dream start in their first ODI match following the pandemic hiatus. Their opponents, according to ‘Espn online,’ faced their
Women’s Big Bash (Australia) Final, between Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars at the North Sydney Oval on 28 November. Broadcast on Australian ‘ABC Sport radio’ and social media, ‘Five Live’ listeners were welcomed by broadcaster Jenny Wallace who mentioned there was a ‘good contingent from England.’ Tammy Beaumont with Heather Knight were playing for ‘Thunder’;
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