Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) found the right balance with their well-thought-out acquisitions at the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 Player Auction held in Mumbai on Saturday.
The reigning ICC Women's Cricket World Cup champions showed they remain one of the best one-day sides in the world as they cruised to a 2-0 series victory over Ireland in Dublin and it was star all-rounder Ash Gardner that once again led the way.
Australian batters set the tone of the match with the help of explosive knocks by Ellyse Perry 91 (99) and Ashleigh Gardner 65 (39), giving a massive target of 322.
Australia skipper Alyssa Healy led the visitors to Ashes glory as they retained the trophy after getting better of England in the second ODI, but she defined the task of leading her team to glory as 'stressful'.
An explosive knock by Shafali Verma and a five-wicket haul by Marizanne Kapp helped an all-round Delhi Capitals crush Gujarat Giants by 10 wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at DY Patil Stadium on Saturday
DC is in the second position in the points table with three wins in four matches and a total of six points. GG is in the fourth position in the points table with one win and three losses in four matches. They have only two points to their name
Coming to the crease with the defending champions in a spot of bother chasing South Africa's 124 for six, McGrath showed no nerves as she and Ashleigh Gardner added 81 runs for the fourth wicket to take them to the brink of victory.
Lanning led a successful pursuit of Bangladesh's 107, of which captain Nigar Sultana contributed 57 in 50 balls, with Georgia Wareham (3/20) among the Australian bowlers to shine. Darcie Brown chipped in with two for 23 before Alyssa Healy and Lanning's partnership of 69 runs laid the founda
Grace Harris holds the record for smashing the fastest century of the Women's Big Bash League, and the second-fastest in all women's Twenty20 games with her 42-ball effort for Brisbane Heat.
In reply, India quickly slumped to 22 for four. Darcie Brown claimed three wickets in her first two overs, while Ash Gardner's off-spin also picked up a pair of wickets. As a result of Brown's early barrage, India stumbled to 22/4.
Australia will begin its World Cup defence on February 12 against New Zealand, before group games against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and hosts South Africa.