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West Indies seal semi-final spot

Qiana Jospeh and Hayley Matthews guided the West Indies into the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with an emphatic six-wicket victory over England. Both openers hit rapid half-centuries, with Joseph finishing on 52 and Matthews 50, as the 2016 champions easily reached their target of 142 with two overs to spare

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England need the skin of their teeth

Canada v England England squeezed home by the barest margin in a great tribute to Canadian rugby. A final flourish by the Player of the Match, Zoe Aldcroft, in the 80th minute is all the proof we need. The skimpy total England achieved was exactly the same as in the World Cup final a decade

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Source: WXV

Not another top game? – Yes!

Canada v England – A Preview The two teams meet in a needle match that recalls the World Cup final of a decade ago. Both the captains, Tyson Beukeboom (but note a comment below) and Marlie Packer, survive, so do Emily Scarratt, Mo Hunt, Alex Matthews and Karen Paquin, though Paquin doesn’t feature here. An

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Source: WXV

WXV1 – Red Roses v Black Ferns

A Game of Consequences Langley Events Centre, Vancouver Could the Black Ferns show an advance? The outlook wasn’t great after the shock defeat to Ireland. But they started right on top. Ayesha Leti I’iga won a turnover from Jess Breach and it was fingers in the dyke for England. Abby Dow managed to restore order

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England Women U19s T20 World Cup 2025 squad named

The England Women U19 squad for the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia has been named. Spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman impressed domestically and produced some stand-out performances for Southern Brave in this year’s edition of The Hundred and is selected while Davina Perrin, who featured in the 2023 edition of the ICC Women’s U19

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The Red Roses’ Line-up v Black Ferns

Round Two of WXV1 sees the old foes meet up again. They met barely three weeks ago in outer London, the hosts winning 24-12. John Mitchell has announced his team: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 ROWLAND 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 AITCHISON 9 HUNT 1 BOTTERMAN 2 COKAYNE  3 MUIR 4 ALDCROFT 5 WARD 6

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