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India Women win first Metro Bank ODI in Southampton

India Women 262-6 beat England Women 258-6 by 4 wickets. India Women claimed four-wicket victory over England in the opening Metro Bank ODI, despite impressive 83-run stand from Sophia Dunkley. Electing to bat first, England lost early wickets in openers Tammy Beaumont (5) and Amy Jones (1) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton. Desperate to build

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 32

Glamorgan (women) vs Gloucestershire (women) (match 32 league two) double-header fixture at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Sunday 13 July (11h00) Glamorgan women won ‘the battle of the (Severn) bridge,’ cruising to their fifth victory before 1000 vociferous spectators, losing one wicket by a wide margin-of-safety with six overs to spare. Opener Bethan Ellis [67*not-out (from 55

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 26

Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) v Worcestershire Rapids (women)(match 26, league two) double-header fixture at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground on Sunday  6 July 2025 at 11h00 Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Covers were removed and replaced (at least twice) after ninety minutes, for successive pitch inspections. Weather: Stormy with occasional rain clearing. *Scorecard with video highlights,

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 29

Kent  Horses women vs Middlesex women  (match 29, league two) double-header fixture at St Lawrence Spitfire Ground, Canterbury on Sunday 13 July 2025 11h00 Middlesex women  cemented their place to qualify alongside Glamorgan from the South Group, for Finals Day at Northampton on Saturday, 26 July. In-form batter Gayatri ‘Gaia’ Gole [career-best 61runs (from 37 balls)] scored

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 49

Surrey (women) vs Somerset (women) (match 49  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at the Kia Oval on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (14h30) Having set Somerset women their highest score of the tournament to win, Surrey women clinched their tenth win (versus Somerset’s solitary win) from twelve matches played-to-date. Undefeated top-scorer Alice Monaghan [57*not out(from 32

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 46

Essex (women) vs The Blaze  (women) (match 46  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at The Ambassador Cruise Line County Ground Chelmsford on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (14h30) The Blaze women defended their third-lowest score-to-date, still on track to qualify for second or third place for the up-coming semi-finals. Both openers went during their power-play, with

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Warm-up match schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup 2025

The International Cricket Council today announced the warm-up match schedule for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 which will see the eight competing teams prepare for the round-robin tournament with matches across four venues in Bengaluru and Colombo. In all, nine day-night matches will be played from 25-28 September at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 47

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs  Bears (women) (match 47  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (11h00) Bears women beat Hawks to ‘cement’ their second-place position to qualify for Finals Day (ceteris paribus – all other things being equal) now nine points behind the leaders (Surrey).  By comparison, Hawks women

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 48

Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 48  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (14h30) Northern derby won by Durham Cricket women chasing 149 runs, with honours even – up to a point. Their previous clash minus Emma Lamb (played in wettish June weather – match

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Surrey Sail Through

Surrey confirmed their place in the final at the Oval on 27 July with a convincing win over bottom-placed Somerset. Pre-match Bryony Smith recognised the value of the South-East Stars remaining together under the one-county heading.  Stars had meant an amalgamation of Kent and Surrey, and fortunately for the Brown Caps the Kent contingent all

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