It’s still quite an emotional thing to admit but with the young talent coming up through our squad right now, I can’t help but feel excited about our World Cup squad. Everyone’s been putting in the hard yards which has been pleasing to see. The likes of our younger ones, in Eden Carson and Izzy
It’s so special to lead South Africa at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. I captained at the Women’s T20 World Cup last year, but ODI cricket feels very different – there’s more pressure and many more tactical decisions to make. In T20s, once the powerplay is done, the game can be more straightforward but
We couldn’t be more excited to be over here in India finalising our preparations for the World Cup. It’s a great place to play and somewhere we’re all reasonably familiar with. I think we’re in a great spot as a team; we’ve had some valuable time together as a group across multiple camps over the
Playing at a World Cup isn’t something you get to do every day, and it is an opportunity that we will not take for granted. It’s a huge honour to captain my country at an ODI World Cup and the fact that part of the tournament will be played at home in Sri Lanka makes
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is ready to get underway, with eight teams set to battle it out in India as hosts with one venue in Sri Lanka. Action gets underway on 30 September and runs until the final on 2 November, but the journey for some began long before in order to
Heather Knight returns from injury, while four specialist spinners are named in Charlotte Edwards’ squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup The England Women’s selectors have named their 15-strong squad to represent England Women at the ICC Women’s World Cup in India. The tournament runs from 30 September-2 November and will be the first
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt returns to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after scoring 98 runs in the decider of the three-match series against India in Durham. The all-rounder stabilized the innings after the early fall of the wickets of the openers in what ended as a losing effort, as India won
England Women (116-2) beat India Women (143-8) by 8 wickets (DLS Method). England Women levelled the Metro Bank ODI series 1–1 with a convincing victory over India in a rain-affected contest at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Player of the Match Sophie Ecclestone starred with the ball, finishing with figures of 3 for 27. Her spell included
India Women 262-6 beat England Women 258-6 by 4 wickets. India Women claimed four-wicket victory over England in the opening Metro Bank ODI, despite impressive 83-run stand from Sophia Dunkley. Electing to bat first, England lost early wickets in openers Tammy Beaumont (5) and Amy Jones (1) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton. Desperate to build
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
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