The tenth World Cup was a massive success. Now comes the question, how will national unions react to its effects? None of the options will be easily gained, whether they be increased funding, better support for players or a lasting response from the public, sponsors and the media. Let’s take a glance at a few
Three players from the victorious India side have been named in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament. Deepti Sharma, the competition’s leading wicket-taker who took a magnificent five for 39 in the final, is joined by teammates Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues. The trio are joined by three players from
Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma guided India to a historic 52-run victory over South Africa which saw the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 hosts lift the trophy for the first time. Sharma propelled her country to 298 for seven with a composed 58 before returning a match-winning five for 39 with the ball to bowl
A new name will be engraved on the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy on Sunday – and whether it be India or South Africa, it will mark a seismic moment in the history of the sport. Australia and England have previously dominated this tournament by winning it 11 times between them but were blown
Eloise Sheridan and Jacquline Williams of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires will be the on-field umpires in Sunday’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Final between India and South Africa. The match takes place at DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, where both nations are bidding to become champions for the first
Jemimah Rodrigues struck a sensational century as hosts India reached the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Final with a magical run-chase against Australia. Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s 89 saw India chase down 339 to knock out the defending champions, a record chase in women’s ODI cricket. Australia were firm favourites to reach
In an exclusive interview with SportsBoom Proteas women’s batting coach Baakier Abrahams praised captain Laura Wolvaardt for her 169 in the semi-final against England on Wednesday. Abrahams went on to laud the rest of the batting unit for valuable contributions, including Chloe Tryon and Marizanne Kapp. Overcoming the occasion Leading into the semi-final, the Proteas
Laura Wolvaardt produced one of the great ODI innings and Marizanne Kapp made ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup history as South Africa beat England to reach the 2025 final. Wolvaardt struck 24 boundaries in a brilliant 169 at the top of the order as the Proteas, beaten by England in the semi-finals of the last
Story so far India may have done it the hard way but they ultimately got the job done, surviving a few scares along the way to make it to the knockout stages on home soil. Victories over Sri Lanka and Pakistan got them going but three consecutive defeats, against South Africa, Australia and England, put
Story so far Seven-time ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup champions Australia entered the tournament as favourites and they have lived up to that tag during their unbeaten run in the league stage. Whether salvaging tricky situations, such as against Pakistan and England, chasing 200 down without losing a wicket, as they did against Bangladesh, or
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