Spin sensation Sophie Ecclestone feels the chemistry within the England squad is helping to bring the best out of everyone at the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2023. England ran out comfortable winners in their tournament opener, chasing down West Indies’ total of 135 for seven with 33 balls to spare. The focus now
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is asking for more of the same when her side takes on Bangladesh after seeing off hosts South Africa in the tournament opener. Sri Lanka are bidding to make history in the second match of the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2023, having never previously won their first two
India head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar has no interest in playing down the magnitude of his side’s latest duel with Pakistan. Few matches in sport set pulses raising more than this and the Group B tussle promises to the set the tone for the tournament in South Africa. Runners-up at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner starred as Australia overran New Zealand by 97 runs to jumpstart their defence of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Healy looked a million dollars for her 55, her highest score in the format since the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, as Australia racked up 173/9. The White
Fearless England cantered to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in a commanding start to their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign. Heather Knight’s side promised aggression in the build-up to the tournament and walked the walk in chasing down 136 with 33 balls to spare. The 135-7 mustered by West Indies, bolstered by a
Sri Lanka claimed a famous three-run victory over hosts South Africa at Newlands on opening night of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Captain Chamari Athapaththu led from the front with a wonderful 68 from 50 balls, her nation’s highest-ever individual score at the showpiece tournament. Having set South Africa 130 to win, Athapaththu’s
The 2009 champions lost the opening match of the previous edition of this tournament in 2020 before recovering to reach the semi-finals. They also suffered three defeats at the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 before bouncing back to reach the final. Knight will be leading her side for a third time
The eighth edition of the World Cup starts today when hosts South Africa take on Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, the first of 23 matches to be played over 15 days, as 10 teams battle it out to be crowned champions on 26 February. The event is forecast to be broadcast
The wait is almost over. One thousand and sixty-eight days have passed since Australia defeated India in front of a sold-out Melbourne Cricket Ground to lift the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 and just one more remains until the battle to be crowned 2023 champions begins. First-time hosts South Africa get the party started
England emerged with two warm-up wins from two by beating New Zealand, and the West Indies clung on to defeat Sri Lanka in Cape Town. India proved too strong for Bangladesh as they recorded a 52-run victory, while hosts South Africa powered to a six-wicket win over Pakistan. Ireland pull off surprise Orla Prendergast put
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