India's wait for a world title continued as they succumbed to a heartbreaking five-run loss to Australia in the semifinal of the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday, where nerves of Aussies prevailed over top knocks from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues
With this win, Australia has topped Group 1 with three wins in three games and six points. SL is at second with two wins in three matches and four points
Megan Schutt then took three wickets in the final over as Sri Lanka ended on 112 for eight before Healy (54 not out) and Mooney (56 not out) saw Australia home without losing a wicket.
The auction started off with a bang, with Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana becoming the first-ever player to be picked. Royal Challengers Bangalore splurged out a massive sum of INR 3.4 crore, making her the most expensive player in WPL. Just moments later, her skipper and batting star Har
After a heated bidding war, the Gujarat Giants opened their account with the pick of Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner for INR 3.2 crore, the joint second highest at the Auction. The three-time World Champion has been one of the pillars of strength for Australia, and opened her 2023 T2
The Kent player, still uncapped at the international level, led England to the final of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup last month. The 19-year-old played a starring role with bat and ball. She was adjudged Player of the Tournament for her performances.
Mooney was actually dismissed for just one in the opening game of the ODI series against Pakistan, but the 29-year-old responded like all good players do with consecutive big scores to earn the Player of the Series award
Steve Smith joined Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke as four-times winners of the Allan Border Medal, while Beth Mooney won her second Belinda Clark Award at the 2023 Australian Cricket Awards.
The highlight for Mandhana was the magnificent 123 against the West Indies at the World Cup in New Zealand, but it was perhaps later on in the year in England where the 26-year-old flourished. The left-hander added some more consistency to her game during 2022 and this was on display as she