India Women have sealed the Vitality IT20 series with a 6 wicket win at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Batting first, England struggled to find rhythm despite early intent from openers Sophia Dunkley (22) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (5). Deepti Sharma made the first breakthrough, removing Wyatt-Hodge in the third over and setting the tone for India’s
England Women have announced a 15-strong squad for the three-match Metro Bank ODI series against India later this month. Lancashire spinner Sophie Ecclestone returns to the 50-over squad, having missed the West Indies series, while there is a recall for Hampshire’s Maia Bouchier. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is expected to play a full part in the
England Women 171-9 beat India Women 166-5 by five runs England Women stayed alive in their Vitality IT20 series against India, taking the honours in a close and dramatic encounter under the lights at the Kia Oval. A see-sawing affair saw momentum shift back and forth throughout the game, with India eventually needing 12 off
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed her England U20 Women’s squad to take on Scotland on Matchday 1 of the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. The pathway sides meet this Saturday at the CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Caerphilly, Wales (18:00 BST). All Summer Series fixtures will be streamed live on the Six Nations
Trent Bridge Smriti Mandhana, a player who could win the series off her own bat, you might think, hit Lauren Bell’s second ball for four through mid-off. This was the start of a ritual slaughter. Early tactics were on show: Charlotte Edwards preferred one over per bowler; India preferred hitting fours to running in the
Ahead of this summer’s highly anticipated England Women vs India Women series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has teamed up with award-winning British-Indian director, Gurinder Chadha, the mastermind behind Bend It Like Beckham, to create a blockbuster trailer celebrating the upcoming series Chadha’s first women’s sports film in more than 20 years, the
Charlotte Edwards has taken the safe step of announcing only the first squad to face the Indians. The fourteen for the five T20s are: Em Arlott (Birmingham Bears) Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) Lauren Bell (Hampshire Hawks) Alice Capsey (Surrey) Charlie Dean (Somerset) Sophia Dunkley (Surrey) Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire Thunder) Lauren Filer (Durham) Amy Jones (The
A sideways look Derby First, records Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones take pride of place. After their remarkable opening stand of 222 at Derby, with both scoring tons (Jones’ her very first after a dozen years of trying), they repeated the dose at Leicester, falling 20 runs short of their previous effort. Both scored another
Derby This is England, so a black cloud hovered over the ground and the umbrellas went up, but not for long. Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and decided to bat. The game worked out just as we should have expected. Off the first two overs Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones each hit a four, to
News of a season-ending hamstring injury to ex-captain, Heather Knight cuts two ways. She has proved England’s most reliable batter in the T20 series against the West Indies. In her absence the top order looks potentially vulnerable again. Apart from her only the new captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, can be relied on to provide runs in
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