South East Stars vs Sunrisers at Leicester (Uptonsteel County Ground) on 21 September 2024 Billed as a ‘David vs Goliath’ contest, Stars have been beaten twice as this year’s runners-up at both 20 and 50 over tournaments. On the day, commentators commended skipper Grace Scrivens ‘for a sterling job,’ when winning their inaugural RHF trophy
Sophie Devine, New Zealand’s captain said: We have been really specific and clear with how we want to play in the UAE The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has been a great vehicle in getting the public behind the women’s game and the upcoming tournament is another great opportunity to showcase our sport. The development
The 23 matches at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be shared between two venues as 10 teams converge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to compete for the trophy. The tournament will get underway at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, a regular on the international cricket circuit, on 3 October. Then it’s the
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is upon us, with 10 teams set to compete for the trophy across 23 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament is set to get under way on 3 October when Bangladesh face Scotland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and will run until the final at Dubai
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers at Beckenham, Kent on 14 September 2024 Defending champions – trophy holders and three-times winners – Vipers were knocked-out from this year’s competition by Stars. Before the match, Vipers vice-captain Emily Windsor spoke of a ‘good buzz;’ and Alice Monaghan said she was ‘sad to leave’ when confirming to
The ECB has announced the appointment of Chris Guest as England Women U19 Performance Lead. Guest arrives from The Blaze where he spent three years as head coach of Loughborough Lightning and then The Blaze following the region’s move to Nottinghamshire in 2022, leading the latter to Charlotte Edwards Cup success this summer. Alongside his
Overall prize pot of US$7,958,080 for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 sees a massive 225 % increase from the 2023 edition Cricket is the only major team sport to have equal prize money for its men’s and women’s World Cup events Winners to receive $2.34 million, runners-up to get $1.17million Switch to match
Proteas women’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp confirmed to SportsBoom that she has no current plans to retire despite the recent retirements of experienced teammates including Shabnim Ismail. Proteas Women Transition Phase Time and again, professional teams have to stomach an unavoidable phase of the retirement of its senior players, a phase that tends to lead to
Northern Diamonds vs Sunrisers at Headingley, Leeds on 14 September 2024 Top-of-table Diamonds went down to a shock defeat at home to Sunrisers, who qualify for their inaugural final at fifty-overs. Last year’s defending champions posted a defendable score, but as commentators pointed out early-on it was by no means ’a straightforward game, with Diamonds
Southern Vipers vs Sunrisers at Southampton, East (Utilita Bowl) on 7 September 2024 (10h30) Commentators billed a ‘must-win’ match for Sunrisers to knock-out Blaze and qualify for a semi-final place. By contrast, Vipers had suffered at least three back-to-back defeats and were still playing without their England players. Vipers had already amassed sufficient points to qualify
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