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Sorry, skipper, I’ve got my homework to do

England v india, 2nd T20, Derby Homework comes first In the world of rugby there was the story of Ellie Kildunne’s mother bringing the England debutant straight back to earth by pressing her homework upon her as soon as the game was over. She had scored a try. She was deeply embarrassed. The second part

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India level the series

India Women 146-2 beat England Women 142-6 by eight wickets India Women levelled the Vitality IT20 series at Derby with a resounding eight-wicket win, despite a record-breaking half-century for 17-year-old Freya Kemp. England opted to bat first but got off to a poor start, falling to 54-5. Kemp and Maia Bouchier (34), teammates at Southern

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England Women win opening IT20 at Durham

England Women 134-1 beat India 132-7 by nine wickets Sarah Glenn took career-best figures of 4-23 and Sophia Dunkley hit her highest IT20 score of 61* as England Women beat India Women by nine wickets at Durham. Stand-in captain Amy Jones won the toss and asked India to bat, and her bowlers kept the visitors down to 132-7.

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England share spoils with India in World Cup opener

England and India shared a tense 1-1 draw in their Pool B opener at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in Amstelveen. Izzy Petter’s super deflecton saw David Ralph’s side hit the front on eight minutes and Hannah Martin in particular created several further chances. But India posed a keen threat from penalty corners and

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India knocked out in final-ball thriller

India were knocked out of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with the final ball of the league stage as South Africa won by three wickets. Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj led the scoring for India with 71 and 68 as the Women in Blue set South Africa 275 to win and the Proteas emerged victorious

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Rana spins India to convincing win over Bangladesh

India kept their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-final hopes alive with a comfortable 110-run victory over Bangladesh in Hamilton. Yastika Bhatia’s half-century was the standout knock in India’s 229 for seven, though Ritu Moni’s three for 37 – including two in two balls – gave Bangladesh hopes of a famous win. But Sneh

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Australia qualify for the semi-finals

Australia completed a World Cup-record chase of 278 to beat India by six wickets and become the first team to book their place in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-finals. Skipper Mithali Raj’s 68 was one of three fifties for India as they built vital partnerships to frustrate Australia’s bowlers on their way

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England get their first win

England earned their first win of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with a four-wicket victory over India in Tauranga on Wednesday. Off-spinner Charlie Dean delivered career-best figures of four for 23 to bundle India out for 134, as seven batters failed to get past single figures. Nat Sciver’s 45 from 46 balls helped rescue England

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