Walter and Du Plessis discussed the possibility of the former skipper's return, but it has been made difficult due to scheduling and contract challenges. With Cricket South Africa (CSA) set to announce new central contracts later in March and idea of single-format contracts being floated, Pl
The first ever ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup took place in January which showcased the future stars of our sport, delivering some memorable performances over 16 days of competitive cricket with India being crowned the inaugural champions.
Australian Kim Garth has been named as her replacement in the squad. The right-hand batter had gone unsold at the auction last month. She was part of the Australia side that won the T20 World Cup in South Africa at the time of the auction.
The batter scored 136 runs at a strike rate of 130.76, playing a crucial role in India's run to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. She was also the only Indian player to feature in ICC's 'Most Valuable Team' of the Women's T20 World Cup.
India came close to defeating Australia in the semifinal of the recently-concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup, but lost by five runs. Women in Blue also lost to the Aussies by a narrow margin of nine runs in the final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harmanpreet was India's top scorer
Lanning has won a record four T20 World Cups as Australia's captain, including the most recent one last month in South Africa, when Australia defeated the hosts in the final.
South Africans had flocked to all three venues in Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha throughout the past fortnight that has set a new benchmark for women's sport in the country.
Wolvaardt, who scored 53 in the semi-final against England and a valiant 61 against Australia in the final to finish as the most prolific batter in the tournament, has shot up eight places to sixth in the rankings.
Eight teams earn a direct qualification while remaining two spots to be identified through a global qualifier, as per the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Touted to be one of the most dominating wicket-keeper-batters in the game, Mooney and her team successfully brought home the Women's T20 World Cup in 2018, 2020 and 2023 along with the Women's ODI World Cup in 2022 and the Gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Mooney, who