Melbourne, Sep 3 (Ians) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only player from the country selected in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League (Wbbl) overseas draft, held on Sunday. She was placed in the platinum category of the draft and was picked by Melbourne Renegades, who also drafted in West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.
Harmanpreet returns to the Renegades and the Wbbl after missing last season due to injury. She was the Player of the Tournament in Wbbl season seven, after being the Renegades’ leading run-scorer (406) and wicket-taker (15). She recently represented the Trent Rockets in The Hundred, and led the Mumbai Indians to the inaugural Women’s Ipl title earlier this year.
“I’m so pleased we got both of them and I’m looking forward to them working with us again this year. It was a tough decision – do we go Harmanpreet at pick three, or do we go Hayley.
Harmanpreet returns to the Renegades and the Wbbl after missing last season due to injury. She was the Player of the Tournament in Wbbl season seven, after being the Renegades’ leading run-scorer (406) and wicket-taker (15). She recently represented the Trent Rockets in The Hundred, and led the Mumbai Indians to the inaugural Women’s Ipl title earlier this year.
“I’m so pleased we got both of them and I’m looking forward to them working with us again this year. It was a tough decision – do we go Harmanpreet at pick three, or do we go Hayley.
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Chelmsford, Sep 3 (Ians) England captain Heather Knight admitted her team didn’t play well in their defeat to Sri Lanka in the second T20I at Chelmsford, adding that the visitors gave the hosts’ a bit of humble pie.
England were bowled out for 104, before Sri Lanka reached their target in 13.2 overs to earn a first win over the hosts’ in the T20I format. Captain Chamari Athapaththu slammed 55 off 40 balls and took out Danni Wyatt in the opening over to set the tone for a superb bowling performance from Sri Lanka for squaring three-game series at 1-1.
“We all had a bad day at the same time. It went wrong for pretty much everyone. “But we have a very inexperienced side, guys learning their trade. There will be no big inquiry about it.”
“We didn’t play well. Sri Lanka did and gave us a bit of humble pie.
England were bowled out for 104, before Sri Lanka reached their target in 13.2 overs to earn a first win over the hosts’ in the T20I format. Captain Chamari Athapaththu slammed 55 off 40 balls and took out Danni Wyatt in the opening over to set the tone for a superb bowling performance from Sri Lanka for squaring three-game series at 1-1.
“We all had a bad day at the same time. It went wrong for pretty much everyone. “But we have a very inexperienced side, guys learning their trade. There will be no big inquiry about it.”
“We didn’t play well. Sri Lanka did and gave us a bit of humble pie.
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Chelmsford, Sep 3 (Ians) After being named player of the match via a formidable all-round display in Sri Lanka’s surprise eight-wicket win over England for the first time in T20Is, captain Chamari Athapaththu called the victory as “huge” for the team.
Chamari slammed 55 off 40 balls as she led Sri Lanka’s charge of chasing down England’s below-par total of 104 with 6.4 overs to spare. With the ball, she took out Danni Wyatt in the opening over to set the tone for a superb bowling performance from Sri Lanka to square three-game series at 1-1.
“I’m really happy about my team’s performance. We learned a lot of things from the last game and we executed all the right plans here. As a captain, as a team, this is huge for us. Huge for women’s cricket in Sri Lanka,” she said after the match ended.
Head coach Malinda...
Chamari slammed 55 off 40 balls as she led Sri Lanka’s charge of chasing down England’s below-par total of 104 with 6.4 overs to spare. With the ball, she took out Danni Wyatt in the opening over to set the tone for a superb bowling performance from Sri Lanka to square three-game series at 1-1.
“I’m really happy about my team’s performance. We learned a lot of things from the last game and we executed all the right plans here. As a captain, as a team, this is huge for us. Huge for women’s cricket in Sri Lanka,” she said after the match ended.
Head coach Malinda...
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Aug 30 (Ians) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, batter Jemimah Rodrigues, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, all-rounders Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar are amongst the platinum players in the inaugural Wbbl overseas draft announced by the league on Wednesday.
Overall, 50 players have been given platinum status for the Bbl and Wbbl overseas drafts happening on September 3. The 25 players named in the platinum list are eligible to be drafted in the first round by teams within the top salary band.
Harmanpreet has played for Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades in the league, while Richa represented Hobart Hurricanes in last year’s Wbbl season. Jemimah has turned out for Melbourne Stars and Renegades, while Deepti played for Sydney Thunder and Pooja represented Brisbane Heat in the past.
Chamari Athapaththu, Lauren Bell, Tazmin Brits, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Nida Dar, Sophie Devine, Deandra Dottin, Sarah Glenn, Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp, Amelia Kerr, Heather Knight, Hayley Matthews,...
Overall, 50 players have been given platinum status for the Bbl and Wbbl overseas drafts happening on September 3. The 25 players named in the platinum list are eligible to be drafted in the first round by teams within the top salary band.
Harmanpreet has played for Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades in the league, while Richa represented Hobart Hurricanes in last year’s Wbbl season. Jemimah has turned out for Melbourne Stars and Renegades, while Deepti played for Sydney Thunder and Pooja represented Brisbane Heat in the past.
Chamari Athapaththu, Lauren Bell, Tazmin Brits, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Nida Dar, Sophie Devine, Deandra Dottin, Sarah Glenn, Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp, Amelia Kerr, Heather Knight, Hayley Matthews,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, Aug 18 (Ians) Uncapped left-arm fast-bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath have earned maiden call-ups to England’s squads for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka starting later this month.
Mahika, born in Reading, United Kingdom, plays cricket in England as a local player. She has represented UAE in this year’s Icc U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, apart from playing 19 T20Is for the senior side. She was part of her domestic side Thunder’s run to Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day and played a key role in their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches earlier this year.
Mahika also made her debut in the 2023 edition of The Hundred for Manchester Originals, apart from playing for England A against Australia A in the recent time.
On the other hand, Bess was part of Northern Diamonds’ Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy-winning side of 2022 and has been in England A set-up for the last 14 months.
Mahika, born in Reading, United Kingdom, plays cricket in England as a local player. She has represented UAE in this year’s Icc U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, apart from playing 19 T20Is for the senior side. She was part of her domestic side Thunder’s run to Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day and played a key role in their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches earlier this year.
Mahika also made her debut in the 2023 edition of The Hundred for Manchester Originals, apart from playing for England A against Australia A in the recent time.
On the other hand, Bess was part of Northern Diamonds’ Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy-winning side of 2022 and has been in England A set-up for the last 14 months.
- 8/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Aug 8 (Ians) Former captain Nasser Hussain was impressed with how England’s women’s side fought back to draw the recent Ashes series against Australia, but he knows they must continue to evolve if they want to close the gap even further on the reigning Icc Women’s Cricket World Cup champions.
England showed their class by winning both the Odi and T20I components of the multi-format Ashes on home soil last month and defeat in the one-off Test in June meant the topsy-turvy series ended tied at eight points apiece as Australia retained the trophy for a fifth straight series.
There were plenty of positive signs for Heather Knight’s side and Hussain has challenged England to build on that performance and continue to improve ahead of the next Ashes series in Australia at the start of 2025.
“England have got some good young players coming through,...
England showed their class by winning both the Odi and T20I components of the multi-format Ashes on home soil last month and defeat in the one-off Test in June meant the topsy-turvy series ended tied at eight points apiece as Australia retained the trophy for a fifth straight series.
There were plenty of positive signs for Heather Knight’s side and Hussain has challenged England to build on that performance and continue to improve ahead of the next Ashes series in Australia at the start of 2025.
“England have got some good young players coming through,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, July 11 (Ians) New Zealand star Suzie Bates returned to the top five while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur made it back to the top 10 in the latest Icc Women’s T20I batting rankings, released on Tuesday.
Bates, a formerly top-ranked batter, has advanced three places to reach fifth position after scores of 44 and 52 helped her team take a winning 2-0 lead in their three-match series in Sri Lanka while Kaur’s match-winning 54 not out off 35 balls in the opening T20I of their three-match series in Bangladesh has lifted her four places to 10th position.
In the latest update, that also considers performances in the second and third matches of the England-Australia series as well as all three matches of the West Indies versus Ireland series, West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews is a significant gainer after being named ‘Player of the Series’ for contributions with both bat and ball.
Bates, a formerly top-ranked batter, has advanced three places to reach fifth position after scores of 44 and 52 helped her team take a winning 2-0 lead in their three-match series in Sri Lanka while Kaur’s match-winning 54 not out off 35 balls in the opening T20I of their three-match series in Bangladesh has lifted her four places to 10th position.
In the latest update, that also considers performances in the second and third matches of the England-Australia series as well as all three matches of the West Indies versus Ireland series, West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews is a significant gainer after being named ‘Player of the Series’ for contributions with both bat and ball.
- 7/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, July 9 (Ians) England beat Australia by five wickets via Dls method in a rain-affected third and final T20I to win the series 2-1 at Lord’s and keep their slim hopes of winning the multi-format Women’s Ashes 2023 alive, here on late Saturday night.
Teenager Alice Capsey (46 off 24) combined with vice-captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt (25 off 25) to steer England to a revised target of 119 off 14 overs with four balls to spare and with five wickets in hand in front of yet another record-breaking crowd in London.
Late wickets helped Australia push England’s chase into the final over; with just two runs to defend, Jess Jonassen trapped Heather Knight lbw first ball, but Dani Gibson iced victory next delivery with a reserve sweep for four.
With this, England inflicted World Champions Australia’s first bilateral series defeat in the format since 2017.
Following the end of T20I series, Australia lead...
Teenager Alice Capsey (46 off 24) combined with vice-captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt (25 off 25) to steer England to a revised target of 119 off 14 overs with four balls to spare and with five wickets in hand in front of yet another record-breaking crowd in London.
Late wickets helped Australia push England’s chase into the final over; with just two runs to defend, Jess Jonassen trapped Heather Knight lbw first ball, but Dani Gibson iced victory next delivery with a reserve sweep for four.
With this, England inflicted World Champions Australia’s first bilateral series defeat in the format since 2017.
Following the end of T20I series, Australia lead...
- 7/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Nottingham, June 26 (Ians) Off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner starred with the ball, claiming a brilliant 8/66 in the second innings as England were bowled out for 178 before lunch on day five of the one-off Women’s Ashes Test, handing Australia an easy 89-run victory, here on Monday.
Ashleigh’s effort means she finishes the one-off Test with an astonishing 12 wickets, after previously picking four wickets in the first innings, with her haul being an Australian record. For England, debutant Danni Wyatt top-scored with 54 before she was trapped lbw by Ashleigh as Australia wrapped up the match within 21 overs on final day’s play.
Ashleigh also became the second bowler to take eight wickets in an innings in women’s Tests, after India’s Neetu David took 8/53 against England in 1995. Her overall match figures of 12/165 are second-best figures in women’s Tests after Pakistan’s Shaiza Khan took 13/226- against West Indies in 2004.
The...
Ashleigh’s effort means she finishes the one-off Test with an astonishing 12 wickets, after previously picking four wickets in the first innings, with her haul being an Australian record. For England, debutant Danni Wyatt top-scored with 54 before she was trapped lbw by Ashleigh as Australia wrapped up the match within 21 overs on final day’s play.
Ashleigh also became the second bowler to take eight wickets in an innings in women’s Tests, after India’s Neetu David took 8/53 against England in 1995. Her overall match figures of 12/165 are second-best figures in women’s Tests after Pakistan’s Shaiza Khan took 13/226- against West Indies in 2004.
The...
- 6/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lahore, March 4 (Ians) The Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) on Saturday unveiled the squads for the three Women’s T20 League exhibition matches, which will be played ahead of the Pakistan Super League (Psl) season eight matches in Rawalpindi on March 8, 10 and 11. The womens matches will start first and it will be followed by the men’s games.
Left-handed batter Bismah Maroof, who recently stepped down as Pakistan’s skipper, will captain Amazons, which include Ireland’s Laura Delany, England’s trio of Lauren Winfield-Hill, Maia Bouchier and Tammy Beaumont, and Australia’s Tess Flintoff.
“I am delighted to lead Amazons team in the three exhibition matches of the Women’s League. This is a great opportunity for our players to express their talent. The involvement of foreign players in the exhibition matches will provide a perfect opportunity to our players to learn from them,” said Bismah in an official statement by the Pcb.
Left-handed batter Bismah Maroof, who recently stepped down as Pakistan’s skipper, will captain Amazons, which include Ireland’s Laura Delany, England’s trio of Lauren Winfield-Hill, Maia Bouchier and Tammy Beaumont, and Australia’s Tess Flintoff.
“I am delighted to lead Amazons team in the three exhibition matches of the Women’s League. This is a great opportunity for our players to express their talent. The involvement of foreign players in the exhibition matches will provide a perfect opportunity to our players to learn from them,” said Bismah in an official statement by the Pcb.
- 3/4/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Cape Town, Feb 25 (Ians) Aggressive, attacking and entertaining cricket has been at the forefront of England’s approach at the Icc Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. And while the semifinal defeat to hosts South Africa will sting, it was not their style of play that proved Englands undoing.
The playing style of the England women’s team under coach Jon Lewis has clear parallels with the ‘Bazball’ approach of the England men’s Test team.
Skipper Heather Knight feels that this new approach and the confidence her players gained from such tactics will boost the team’s confidence in future.
Taking the positive option and looking to assert themselves in the game, England’s batters followed the same blueprint in Friday’s semifinal at Cape Town, with openers Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt tearing out of the blocks.
England’s opening pair smashed 53 in five overs before Dunkley was dismissed,...
The playing style of the England women’s team under coach Jon Lewis has clear parallels with the ‘Bazball’ approach of the England men’s Test team.
Skipper Heather Knight feels that this new approach and the confidence her players gained from such tactics will boost the team’s confidence in future.
Taking the positive option and looking to assert themselves in the game, England’s batters followed the same blueprint in Friday’s semifinal at Cape Town, with openers Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt tearing out of the blocks.
England’s opening pair smashed 53 in five overs before Dunkley was dismissed,...
- 2/25/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Cape Town, Feb 24 (Ians) South Africa edged England in a thrilling semifinal to reach their first-ever Icc Womens T20 World Cup final with a six-run win here on Friday.
Tazmin Brits’s 68 set South Africa up for a commanding total of 164 for four, as she combined for a 96-run opening stand with Laura Wolvaardt, with no bowler safe from an onslaught.
England looked to respond in the same vein, racing to 50 runs before wickets regularly halted their progress, Brits taking four catches in the performance of a lifetime.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight tried to steer England home, but they could not deny South Africa a place in the showpiece on home soil.
Brits and Wolvaardt showed none of the nerves on display against Bangladesh just three days ago as they set the tone for a run-fest. The duo started patiently, but flicked the switch for Charlie Dean’s first over,...
Tazmin Brits’s 68 set South Africa up for a commanding total of 164 for four, as she combined for a 96-run opening stand with Laura Wolvaardt, with no bowler safe from an onslaught.
England looked to respond in the same vein, racing to 50 runs before wickets regularly halted their progress, Brits taking four catches in the performance of a lifetime.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight tried to steer England home, but they could not deny South Africa a place in the showpiece on home soil.
Brits and Wolvaardt showed none of the nerves on display against Bangladesh just three days ago as they set the tone for a run-fest. The duo started patiently, but flicked the switch for Charlie Dean’s first over,...
- 2/24/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Cape Town, Feb 23 (Ians) England opener Danni Wyatt reckons the pressure is completely on South Africa ahead of the second semi-final in the 2023 Icc Women’s T20 World Cup at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Friday.
England, the inaugural winners of the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009, face the hosts in the semifinal after winning all four of their group-stage matches, the last of which was a whopping 114-run victory over a hapless Pakistan.
“I think the pressure is all on South Africa. It’s the home world cup for them. So, we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing. There’s such a calm feeling in our group at the minute, which is really nice. So, I think we’re not going to change anything.”
“Obviously, the semifinal sell-out is going to be really exciting. So, it’s just going to be really...
England, the inaugural winners of the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009, face the hosts in the semifinal after winning all four of their group-stage matches, the last of which was a whopping 114-run victory over a hapless Pakistan.
“I think the pressure is all on South Africa. It’s the home world cup for them. So, we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing. There’s such a calm feeling in our group at the minute, which is really nice. So, I think we’re not going to change anything.”
“Obviously, the semifinal sell-out is going to be really exciting. So, it’s just going to be really...
- 2/23/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Cape Town, Feb 22 (Ians) Star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt believes England’s dominating 114-run defeat of Pakistan was an opportunity to show everyone what they’re about as a team as her side twice made history in their final group game of the ongoing Icc Womens T20 World Cup 2023.
England’s mammoth win against Pakistan on Tuesday night was the biggest margin of victory in Icc Women’s T20 World Cups, while their total of 213 for five was the first time a women’s team had passed 200 in the tournament.
Sciver-Brunt played a crucial knock of 81 not out off 40 balls, anchoring a fifty partnership with Danni Wyatt before putting on 100 for the fifth wicket with Amy Jones.
With the ball, there were welcome wickets for Katherine Sciver-Brunt (2/14) and Charlie Dean (2/28), as Pakistan’s top order failed to fire.
“Previously in the tournament, I think we’ve been building up to a performance like this.
England’s mammoth win against Pakistan on Tuesday night was the biggest margin of victory in Icc Women’s T20 World Cups, while their total of 213 for five was the first time a women’s team had passed 200 in the tournament.
Sciver-Brunt played a crucial knock of 81 not out off 40 balls, anchoring a fifty partnership with Danni Wyatt before putting on 100 for the fifth wicket with Amy Jones.
With the ball, there were welcome wickets for Katherine Sciver-Brunt (2/14) and Charlie Dean (2/28), as Pakistan’s top order failed to fire.
“Previously in the tournament, I think we’ve been building up to a performance like this.
- 2/22/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 6 (Ians) Teenaged all-rounder Alice Capsey has been named in Englands 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held from February 10-26 in South Africa. Alice, 18, is named in the squad as she continues her recovery post breaking her collarbone during the tour of the West Indies in December 2022.
“We hope Alice is fit enough, she’s worked incredibly hard alongside the medical staff to get to this point and we’ll give her every chance, but as we saw in the Caribbean the depth of talent and skill in the squad is growing fast and winning tournaments is about everyone collectively embracing the moment and enjoying the journey,” said head coach Jon Lewis in an official statement.
Fast bowling all-rounder Kate Cross, who last played a T20I in 2019, is the only other addition to the squad which won all five T20Is...
“We hope Alice is fit enough, she’s worked incredibly hard alongside the medical staff to get to this point and we’ll give her every chance, but as we saw in the Caribbean the depth of talent and skill in the squad is growing fast and winning tournaments is about everyone collectively embracing the moment and enjoying the journey,” said head coach Jon Lewis in an official statement.
Fast bowling all-rounder Kate Cross, who last played a T20I in 2019, is the only other addition to the squad which won all five T20Is...
- 1/6/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Dec 13 (Ians) Continuing her remarkable recent rise, Australia batter Tahlia McGrath jumped three places to become the No.1 ranked T20I batter in the latest Icc Women’s Player Rankings, released on Tuesday, after her superb performances in the first two matches of their ongoing series against India.
The 27-year-old, who struck unbeaten knocks of 40 and 70 in Mumbai, has overtaken compatriots Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney as well as India opener Smriti Mandhana to become the fourth Australian and 12th batter to top the women’s T20I rankings.
Mooney had been at the top since August 3 this year when she overtook Lanning. Icc Hall of Famer Karen Rolton is the other Australian to have been at the top of the rankings.
McGrath claims the honour just 16 games into her T20I career — the same amount of matches it took India great Mithali Raj to reach the feat in...
The 27-year-old, who struck unbeaten knocks of 40 and 70 in Mumbai, has overtaken compatriots Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney as well as India opener Smriti Mandhana to become the fourth Australian and 12th batter to top the women’s T20I rankings.
Mooney had been at the top since August 3 this year when she overtook Lanning. Icc Hall of Famer Karen Rolton is the other Australian to have been at the top of the rankings.
McGrath claims the honour just 16 games into her T20I career — the same amount of matches it took India great Mithali Raj to reach the feat in...
- 12/13/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Dec 8 (Ians) England women’s team has said that they have added Maia Bouchier and Alice Davidson-Richards to their T20I squad for the series against West Indies after teenaged cricketer Alice Capsey was sent back home due to a broken collarbone.
Maia, 24, has played 14 T20Is for England since her debut in September 2021 and featured in all five matches for England at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. But she didn’t get a central contract and wasn’t initially included in the 15-player squad for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies.
But with Capsey injured due to a broken left collar bone, she is now back in the T20I setup with Davidson-Richards, who was to fly home after the third Odi in Antigua on Friday and will now stay with the team for the five T20Is against the West Indies.
England took an unassailable...
Maia, 24, has played 14 T20Is for England since her debut in September 2021 and featured in all five matches for England at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. But she didn’t get a central contract and wasn’t initially included in the 15-player squad for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies.
But with Capsey injured due to a broken left collar bone, she is now back in the T20I setup with Davidson-Richards, who was to fly home after the third Odi in Antigua on Friday and will now stay with the team for the five T20Is against the West Indies.
England took an unassailable...
- 12/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Nov 22 (Ians) Captain Heather Knight is back from surgery on a hip injury, while all-rounders Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt both returned from breaks from the game in England Women’s squad announced for their white-ball tour of West Indies next month.
Lauren Winfield-Hill too was recalled to the T20I squad.
Brunt, who earlier in the year retired from Test cricket, made it to the T20I squad while Sciver is present in both teams. Brunt wasn’t named in the Odi squad with newly-appointed coach Jon Lewis hinting that her workload will be managed.
Knight will lead the team in both legs of the tour.
“I’m really excited to get to the West Indies and start working with this group,” Lewis was quoted as saying in a release by the England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb).
“Though I wasn’t involved in selection for this trip,...
Lauren Winfield-Hill too was recalled to the T20I squad.
Brunt, who earlier in the year retired from Test cricket, made it to the T20I squad while Sciver is present in both teams. Brunt wasn’t named in the Odi squad with newly-appointed coach Jon Lewis hinting that her workload will be managed.
Knight will lead the team in both legs of the tour.
“I’m really excited to get to the West Indies and start working with this group,” Lewis was quoted as saying in a release by the England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb).
“Though I wasn’t involved in selection for this trip,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Nov 2 (Ians) A total of six new players — Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb and Issy Wong — on Wednesday were awarded their first England Women’s central contract in the list for 2022-23.
Alice, Freya, Lauren and Issy all made international debuts during the recently ended English summer while Charlie and Emma first played for their country late last year.
For the first time, England Women’s central contracts will run from November 1, to align with professional contracts in the women’s regional game, which were boosted by a 3.5 million pound funding increase last month.
Jonathan Finch, Director of England Women’s Cricket, said the introduction of six new players “provides a new look and feel to the group”.
“It’s great to be able to share the list of Centrally Contracted England Women’s cricketers for the next 12 months, and huge congratulations to all...
Alice, Freya, Lauren and Issy all made international debuts during the recently ended English summer while Charlie and Emma first played for their country late last year.
For the first time, England Women’s central contracts will run from November 1, to align with professional contracts in the women’s regional game, which were boosted by a 3.5 million pound funding increase last month.
Jonathan Finch, Director of England Women’s Cricket, said the introduction of six new players “provides a new look and feel to the group”.
“It’s great to be able to share the list of Centrally Contracted England Women’s cricketers for the next 12 months, and huge congratulations to all...
- 11/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Oct 14 (Ians) England batter Bess Heath on Friday joined the Melbourne Stars squad in the Women’s Big Bash League (Wbbl) as an international replacement player for India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, who will miss the opening weekend of matches, due to her participation in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
Jemimah is currently sitting on top of the run-getters list with 215 runs in seven matches of the Women’s Asia Cup at an average of 71.66 and strike-rate of 137.82. With 2022 being a stellar year for her in the shortest format of the game, Jemimah is turning out to be a force to reckon with in T20s.
She will also become the first Indian player to play for Stars in the Wbbl. Jemimah had represented Stars’ cross-town rivals Melbourne Renegades in the last season of Wbbl, making 333 runs at a strike rate of over 116.
Apart from Jemimah, India...
Jemimah is currently sitting on top of the run-getters list with 215 runs in seven matches of the Women’s Asia Cup at an average of 71.66 and strike-rate of 137.82. With 2022 being a stellar year for her in the shortest format of the game, Jemimah is turning out to be a force to reckon with in T20s.
She will also become the first Indian player to play for Stars in the Wbbl. Jemimah had represented Stars’ cross-town rivals Melbourne Renegades in the last season of Wbbl, making 333 runs at a strike rate of over 116.
Apart from Jemimah, India...
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Sep 24 (Ians) England opener Tammy Beaumont paid a glowing tribute to legendary India pacer Jhulan Goswami, who will retire from international cricket after the third Odi at Lord’s, calling her an “absolutely lovely human” who has been “great for the game”.
Considered as one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game, Jhulan, currently the leading wicket-taker in women’s international cricket, made her India debut through an Odi in January 2002 against England in Chennai.
Now, two decades later, she will be bidding adieu to the international arena when India face England in the final match of the tour at Lord’s.
“It’s not just what she does on the pitch. She’s an absolutely lovely human. She’s been great for the game and she’ll be a very big loss but I think it’s great that she gets to have a good...
Considered as one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game, Jhulan, currently the leading wicket-taker in women’s international cricket, made her India debut through an Odi in January 2002 against England in Chennai.
Now, two decades later, she will be bidding adieu to the international arena when India face England in the final match of the tour at Lord’s.
“It’s not just what she does on the pitch. She’s an absolutely lovely human. She’s been great for the game and she’ll be a very big loss but I think it’s great that she gets to have a good...
- 9/24/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Sep 23 (Ians) After sealing an Odi series victory in England after 23 years, India will now be aiming to give a winning send-off to legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami when they face England in the final match at Lord’s on Saturday.
Apart from giving Jhulan a fitting farewell from international cricket, India would want to make the occasion more memorable by securing a historic clean sweep in ODIs on English soil and convert 2-0 lead into 3-0 scoreline.
Saturday’s match at Lord’s will also be the first time both India and England will be playing at the iconic venue since meeting in a thrilling 2017 Odi World Cup final, where the hosts emerged victorious by just nine runs.
It is believed that retiring from international cricket on the field is something which many cricketers don’t get in their lifetime. But for Jhulan, a bonafide legend of the game,...
Apart from giving Jhulan a fitting farewell from international cricket, India would want to make the occasion more memorable by securing a historic clean sweep in ODIs on English soil and convert 2-0 lead into 3-0 scoreline.
Saturday’s match at Lord’s will also be the first time both India and England will be playing at the iconic venue since meeting in a thrilling 2017 Odi World Cup final, where the hosts emerged victorious by just nine runs.
It is believed that retiring from international cricket on the field is something which many cricketers don’t get in their lifetime. But for Jhulan, a bonafide legend of the game,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Hove (England), Sep 19 (Ians) Opener Smriti Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia struck half-centuries as India Women handed England Women a seven-wicket defeat in the first Odi of the series here on Sunday.
Electing to field the Indian bowlers capitalized on the conditions to restrict England to a modest 227/7 in their allotted 50 overs at the County Ground, here.
The batters then made hay as opener Mandhana top-scored with 91, Harmanpreet remained unbeaten on 74 while Yastika Bhatia struck a 47-ball 50 as India Women reached 232/3 in 44.2 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Mandhana set up the platform for the victory with a superb knock despite losing her partner Shafali Verma (1) early. The score was three runs when Shafali failed to control an uppish flick and was caught by Charlie Dean at mid-wicket off Kate Cross.
Mandhana found a good partner in Yastika as both of them raised 96 runs for the second wicket.
Electing to field the Indian bowlers capitalized on the conditions to restrict England to a modest 227/7 in their allotted 50 overs at the County Ground, here.
The batters then made hay as opener Mandhana top-scored with 91, Harmanpreet remained unbeaten on 74 while Yastika Bhatia struck a 47-ball 50 as India Women reached 232/3 in 44.2 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Mandhana set up the platform for the victory with a superb knock despite losing her partner Shafali Verma (1) early. The score was three runs when Shafali failed to control an uppish flick and was caught by Charlie Dean at mid-wicket off Kate Cross.
Mandhana found a good partner in Yastika as both of them raised 96 runs for the second wicket.
- 9/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Sep 16 (Ians) England Women on Friday announced their squad for the three-match Odi series against India, with Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp getting maiden call-ups.
The series will be England’s first fixtures in the new Icc Women’s Championship cycle, with points leading to qualification for the Women’s World Cup in 2025.
In the absence of Heather Knight and Nat Sciver, who are on a break, Amy Jones continues to lead the team, with Sophie Ecclestone her vice-captain. Jones recently led England to a 2-1 T20I series win over India.
Capsey and Kemp come off the back of impressive performances in T20Is recently. Kemp impressed with a half-century in the second T20I against India while Capsey too was impressive in The Hundred Women’s competition and the recent T20Is.
England women’s head coach Lisa Keightley said that she was “proud of how the...
The series will be England’s first fixtures in the new Icc Women’s Championship cycle, with points leading to qualification for the Women’s World Cup in 2025.
In the absence of Heather Knight and Nat Sciver, who are on a break, Amy Jones continues to lead the team, with Sophie Ecclestone her vice-captain. Jones recently led England to a 2-1 T20I series win over India.
Capsey and Kemp come off the back of impressive performances in T20Is recently. Kemp impressed with a half-century in the second T20I against India while Capsey too was impressive in The Hundred Women’s competition and the recent T20Is.
England women’s head coach Lisa Keightley said that she was “proud of how the...
- 9/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Thought we kept India to a good score; girls did brilliantly to play straight on skiddy pitch: Jones
Chester-le-Street, Sep 11 (Ians) In her first match as England skipper, wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones was pleased by her team restricting the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India to a good score and then doing a brilliant job of playing straight on a skiddy Durham pitch.
Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn took career-best figures of 4/23 and opener Sophia Dunkley hit her highest T20I score of 61 not out as England beat India by nine wickets in the series opener. After Amy won the toss and asked India to bat, her bowlers, led from the front by Sarah, restricted the visitors to 132/7.
In chasing down 133, Sophia and Danni Wyatt (24) put on 60 for the opening wicket before young Alice Capsey continued her sparkling international form with a 20-ball 32 to see England home with seven overs to spare.
“I think (in the) first game of the series it’s important to start confidently and the girls did that, so it was brilliant to see.
Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn took career-best figures of 4/23 and opener Sophia Dunkley hit her highest T20I score of 61 not out as England beat India by nine wickets in the series opener. After Amy won the toss and asked India to bat, her bowlers, led from the front by Sarah, restricted the visitors to 132/7.
In chasing down 133, Sophia and Danni Wyatt (24) put on 60 for the opening wicket before young Alice Capsey continued her sparkling international form with a 20-ball 32 to see England home with seven overs to spare.
“I think (in the) first game of the series it’s important to start confidently and the girls did that, so it was brilliant to see.
- 9/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chester-le-Street, Sep 11 (Ians) Saturday was a night to remember for England leg-spinner Sarah Glenn, who produced her career-best figures of 4-23 at a damp pitch on the Riverside Ground in Durham to set the foundation for the hosts’ nine-wicket win over India in the T20I series opener.
After the match ended, Sarah admitted that the conditions were difficult for her to grip the ball well and had to bowl on a stump-to-stump line to get the better of the Indian batters.
Her first three balls went for six runs, but Sarah bounced back to have Shafali Verma holing out in the deep before trapping Dayalan Hemalatha lbw.
She then castled captain Harmanpreet Kaur with a ball which kept really low and completed her four-fer when debutant batter Kiran Navgire slog-swept straight to fielder in the deep, applying brakes on India’s scoring in middle overs.
“It was difficult to...
After the match ended, Sarah admitted that the conditions were difficult for her to grip the ball well and had to bowl on a stump-to-stump line to get the better of the Indian batters.
Her first three balls went for six runs, but Sarah bounced back to have Shafali Verma holing out in the deep before trapping Dayalan Hemalatha lbw.
She then castled captain Harmanpreet Kaur with a ball which kept really low and completed her four-fer when debutant batter Kiran Navgire slog-swept straight to fielder in the deep, applying brakes on India’s scoring in middle overs.
“It was difficult to...
- 9/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chester-le-Street, Sep 11 (Ians) Despite the absence of stalwarts such as regular captain Heather Knight, veteran seamer Katherine Brunt and all-rounder Nat Sciver, England thrashed the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India by nine wickets in the opening Women’s T20I at the Riverside Ground here late on Saturday to take the lead in the three-match series.
Riding on an unbeaten half-century from Sophia Dunkley (61 off 41 balls), England overhauled the meagre target of 132/7 for the loss of just one wicket — Danni Wyatt (24) — in just 13 overs to complete the mauling of the visitors.
After leg-spinner Sarah Glenn wrecked India’s innings, returning figures of 4/23 — her best figures in T20Is — on a wet Durham ground, Dunkley anchored the chase, smashing eight boundaries and a six as the hosts cruised to victory with 42 balls to spare.
Dunkley, who was lucky to survive several calls, recorded her second half-century and the highest score in the format.
Riding on an unbeaten half-century from Sophia Dunkley (61 off 41 balls), England overhauled the meagre target of 132/7 for the loss of just one wicket — Danni Wyatt (24) — in just 13 overs to complete the mauling of the visitors.
After leg-spinner Sarah Glenn wrecked India’s innings, returning figures of 4/23 — her best figures in T20Is — on a wet Durham ground, Dunkley anchored the chase, smashing eight boundaries and a six as the hosts cruised to victory with 42 balls to spare.
Dunkley, who was lucky to survive several calls, recorded her second half-century and the highest score in the format.
- 9/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chester-le-Street, Sep 11 (Ians) India women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said following the side’s nine-wicket loss to England in the opening T20 International here that the damp and wet conditions made it extremely difficult for the visitors to play their natural game.
Riding on an unbeaten half-century from Sophia Dunkley (61 off 41 balls), England chased down India’s meagre target of 132/7 for the loss of just one wicket — Danni Wyatt (24) –in just 13 overs to complete the mauling of the visitors.
“I just feel today we forcefully played because it was not 100 per cent conditions for cricket to play. Still I am happy the way girls put the effort because when there are chances to get injured but they are ready to play,” Harmanpreet was quoted as saying post-match by ESPNcricinfo.
While middle-order batter Deepti Sharma gave some respectability to the total with her unbeaten 29 off 24 coming in at No.
Riding on an unbeaten half-century from Sophia Dunkley (61 off 41 balls), England chased down India’s meagre target of 132/7 for the loss of just one wicket — Danni Wyatt (24) –in just 13 overs to complete the mauling of the visitors.
“I just feel today we forcefully played because it was not 100 per cent conditions for cricket to play. Still I am happy the way girls put the effort because when there are chances to get injured but they are ready to play,” Harmanpreet was quoted as saying post-match by ESPNcricinfo.
While middle-order batter Deepti Sharma gave some respectability to the total with her unbeaten 29 off 24 coming in at No.
- 9/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, Sep 6 (Ians) The England Women on Tuesday named a 14-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against India, starting September 10, with young fast bowler Lauren Bell earning her maiden call-up in the format.
England will be without the services of their regular captain Heather Knight, who is recovering from a hip injury sustained during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Nat Sciver will continue leading the side in her absence.
Another notable absentee from the squad is England’s leading wicket-taker in the format, Katherine Brunt, who will miss the three-match series to prioritise her rest and recovery.
The 21-year-old Lauren Bell has been named as Brunt’s like-for-like replacement in the squad on the back of her impressive performance in The Hundred. She finished the tournament as the second-highest wicket-taker with 11 scalps in eight matches, including a best of 4/10.
The series against India will be Lisa Keightley’s last assignment...
England will be without the services of their regular captain Heather Knight, who is recovering from a hip injury sustained during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Nat Sciver will continue leading the side in her absence.
Another notable absentee from the squad is England’s leading wicket-taker in the format, Katherine Brunt, who will miss the three-match series to prioritise her rest and recovery.
The 21-year-old Lauren Bell has been named as Brunt’s like-for-like replacement in the squad on the back of her impressive performance in The Hundred. She finished the tournament as the second-highest wicket-taker with 11 scalps in eight matches, including a best of 4/10.
The series against India will be Lisa Keightley’s last assignment...
- 9/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Derby (England), July 25 (Ians) England batter Danni Wyatt is eager for the 2022 Commonwealth Games to start at Birmingham, describing the opportunity to be a part of the multi-nation event as “a dream come true”. The hosts are in Group B of the event alongside New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. England’s preparation […]...
- 7/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Christchurch, March 31 (Ians) England opener Danni Wyatt on Thursday admitted of thinking at a point in the Icc Women’s Cricket World Cup when reaching the final was not a possibility. England lost their first three matches to Australia, West Indies and South Africa, leaving them on the verge of a shock early exit. But […]...
- 3/31/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Christchurch, March 31 (Ians) On the back of a magnificent 129 from opener Danni Wyatt and a career-best 6/36 by left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, defending champions England on Thursday reached the final of Icc Women’s Cricket World Cup with a superb 137-win over South Africa at Hagley Oval. It continues the remarkable upward swing of […]...
- 3/31/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Christchurch, March 31 (Ians) A magnificent 129 off 125 balls from opener Danni Wyatt helped England post an imposing 293/8 against South Africa in the second semifinal of Icc Women’s Cricket World Cup at Hagley Oval on Thursday. Apart from the 12 boundaries hit by Wyatt, she had plenty of luck on her side as […]...
- 3/31/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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