Bangladesh and Sri Lanka concluded their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with victories over Pakistan and Scotland respectively. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 23 runs as their total of 140 for seven proved enough, Shorna Akter top scoring with an unbeaten 28 before taking two wickets in the reply. Sri Lanka’s bowlers
In an exclusive interview with Sportsboom Proteas all-rounder Nadine de Klerk said: “We Don’t Mind If People See Us As Easy Opponents.” South Africa head into upcoming 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE as underdogs following a tough 12 months of T20 cricket. Despite finishing the 2023 edition of the showpiece event
Group A encapsulates exactly why the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be the most competitive edition of the tournament ever staged. With the ten teams evenly split into two groups, a fiercely competitive Group A contains five of the top eight teams in the Women’s T20I Team Rankings. Here is a breakdown of
Scotland prepared for their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with an assured warm-up win over Pakistan. Captain Kathryn Bryce took three wickets to set her side a chase of 135 and sister Sarah top-scored with 58 not out to secure the eight-wicket win. In the day’s other game, Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh comfortably
In an article for the ICC West Indies Captain Hayley Matthews says: The 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup win gets brought up in the group from time to time, mainly because it feels like it was so long ago. The older players often talk about the emotions surrounding that victory—not just what it meant
A stress fracture is a bowler’s worst nightmare and Freya Kemp has had two of them before the age of 19. The England all-rounder will make her major event debut at this month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup but only after two years of hard graft to come back from serious injury. “It’s a huge
In a column for the ICC Fatima Sana says: We are aiming to bring a different and more fearless approach to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup this year. In the past, we’ve often struggled in the powerplay, with early wickets falling, middle-order collapses, and a slow pace of runs leading to low totals. We’ve
In an article for the ICC Harmanpreet Kaur said: Our expectation is to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. It is something we as a team have been striving for, for a while, and lifting the trophy will remain our goal. There is no shortage of ambition and drive in this team, and
Ten umpires and three match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 hosted by Bangladesh in the United Arab Emirates from 3 to 20 October. The experienced group of umpires comprises seasoned officials including Claire Polosak, who will be umpiring in her fifth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup,
It’s very exciting to be heading into my first World Cup as South Africa’s captain, says Laura Wolvaardt: We want to go a step further and lift the trophy this time It’s very special to be given the opportunity to lead my country and it’s going to be a whole new, different challenge for me.
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