England Women defeated South Africa Women by 137 runs in the 2nd semifinal of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 to reach the finals. The defending champions outclassed the Proteas in every department to secure a place against undefeated Australia Women in the final scheduled to be played on 3rd April 2022 from 6:30 AM IST onwards. Danielle Wyatt rose on the big occasion to register a classy hundred that took England beyond the reach of South Africa Women. Here’s how the match panned out: South African skipper Sune Luus won the toss and opted to bowl first at…
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South African cricket is filled with a rich history of cricketing passion, battles and achievements. In their illustrious history, South Africa has accomplished number 1 rankings in all three formats of the game. The ICC imposed a ban on the South African team in the 1960s due to global outrage against apartheid. However, Proteas cricketers never let the love for the game diminish in their country and made a massive comeback in 1991 when ICC lifted the ban on Cricket South Africa. To celebrate the undaunting spirit of South African players, Cricreads have created a list of some great moments…
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RCB vs KKR clash at DY Patil stadium in Mumbai was a low-scoring game in which RCB came out on top to register the first two points in the tournament. RCB bowlers heavily impressed with their skill set to wrap up the Knight Riders’ innings on a paltry 128 runs. In reply, RCB was in all sorts of trouble after losing three early wickets but somehow managed to chase down the total with contributions from Shahbaz Ahmed, Sherfane Rutherford, Dinesh Karthik and Harshal Patel. At the toss: Royal Challengers skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl…
South Africa Women will clash with England Women on 31st March 2022 at Hagley Oval stadium in Christchurch from 6:30 AM IST in the second semifinal of the Women’s CWC 2022. Defending champions England will want to make it twice in a row at the World Cup, while South Africa will want to hold the elusive trophy for the first time by advancing to the finals. Probable XIs: SAW: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus (c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka ENGW: Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather…
Australia Women defeated West Indies Women by 157 runs in the first semifinal of ICC Women’s CWC 2022, reduced to 45 overs per side due to the rain at Basin Reserve stadium in Wellington. Australia posted a massive total of 305/3 on the back of Alyssa Healy’s exceptional hundred combined with Rachael Haynes’s 85 runs. Lanning and Beth Mooney, too, were sensational in the death overs for the Australian Women’s team. West Indies Women had no chance of chasing the colossal total in 45 overs due to the inconsistent form of their players in the tournamnet. Here’s how the match…
KKR VS RCB, a marquee clash, will take place at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on March 30th 2022. Knight Riders have faced Royal Challengers in 29 matches in the IPL, with KKR winning on 16 occasions while RCB triumphed in the remaining ones. Team Updates: Knight Riders started their campaign with a bang against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede. KKR comprehensively defeated CSK in the tournament’s first match with 6 wickets to spare to ride high on confidence. The bowlers and batters are in good touch for the two-time champions. Royal Challengers Bangalore are again…
RR vs SRH encounter at MCA stadium in Pune was a lopsided affair, with Rajasthan outperforming Sunrises in every aspect of the game. Rajasthan Royals posted a gigantic total of 210 in the 20 overs owing to some brilliant hitting by Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal and Shimron Hetmyer. Sunrisers Hyderabad, in reply, fell short by 61 runs that heavily dented its net run-rate in the opening game for the team. At the toss: Following in the footsteps of other franchisees and their decision to chase and win in the tournament, Kane Williamson chose to bowl first after winning the toss…
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