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  • AUSW VS WIW: Australian Dominance Extends

    AUSW vs WIW, Match 14th of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, continued the dominance of Australia in the ongoing tournament. The kangaroos defeated the Caribbeans in a lop-sided match by chasing down measly 132 runs in just 30.2 overs with 7 wickets to spare.

    The table-toppers sits comfortably at the summit with 4 wins out of 4 games and a boasting net run-rate of +1.744. On the other hand, West Indies Women have slipped at the 4th position in the points table with 2 wins and 2 losses each in 4 matches. Windies have the worst net run rate of -1.233 among all the teams in the tournament.

    AUSW vs WIW  Highlights:

    Windies captain Stefanie Taylor won the toss and elected to bat first, a decision that she ended up dreading at the end.

    West Indies Women Innings:

    West Indies had a horrible start; they lost the opener, Hayley Mathews and number three Kycia Knights for ducks. Under 10 overs, they found themselves struggling at 34-3 with Deandra Dottin back in the pavilion as well after scoring 16 off 36.

    Ellyse Perry accounted for all top three of the West Indian batters. The Caribbean skipper combined with the wicketkeeper batter Campbelle to put up a slight resistance. The duo formed a 36 run partnership for the fourth wicket. Stefanie Taylor was the lone warrior for the Windies side with her score of 50 off 91.

    Ultimately they collapsed for 131 runs in 45.4 overs to set a target of 132 for the Australian women.

    Australian Innings:

    Australian opener Rachel Haynes played a superb knock of 83* in 95 balls, including nine fours to guide her team to an easy win. Australia lost three wickets in total to chase down the target. Beth Moony also scored an unbeaten 28* off 42 in her team’s victory in 30.2 overs.

    Player of the Match:

    Ellyse Perry was adjudged player of the match for her three wickets at the top to put the West Indian innings in the shambles.

    What’s Next for AUSW and WIW:

    AUSW vs WIW was an encounter worth forgetting for Stefanie Taylor and co. They will face Bangladesh on 17th March while Australia will go against Indian women on 18th March.

     

     

  • IND VS SL, Pink Ball Test: India Ends Sri Lanka’s Struggle

    Sri Lanka had the daunting task of chasing 447 in the 4th innings of the pink ball test match.

    Sri Lankan captain, Dimuth Karunaratne demonstrated why he is known as 4th innings specialist but his counterattacking 107 runs were not enough to eclipse massive total India had put on the board.

    India has whitewashed Sri Lanka in both T20is and Test format of the game in this tour with the win at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

    Lone Warrior Karunaratne:

    The Sri Lankan captain notched up his 14th test hundred; however, found himself losing partners at the other end on a regular basis.

    Beginning the day at 28-1, the duo of Kusal Mendis and Karunaratne did light a flicker of hope when they combined together to put another 69 runs on the board before Mendis got stumped off Ashwin’s bowling.

    Following Mendis, no one showed the resilience to ward off the Indian bowlers. Sri Lanka could only score a paltry 208 in 59.3 overs.

    Jasprit Bumrah picked up another 3 wickets in the second innings to extend his tally to 8 wickets in the pink ball test. Ashwin accounted for four wickets while Jadeja and Axar picked one and two wickets respectively.

    The win in the pink ball test ensured that India finishes the 2021/22 home season undefeated with 3 ODI, 9 T20i and 4 test victories.

    Player of the Match:

    Shreyas Iyer for his significant knocks of 92 and 67 runs in the game.

    Next Challenge for India:

    Indian players will head straight into the competitive T20 environment at the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League following which they will don the blue colours to go against the Proteas in 5 match T20i series beginning from the 9th of June.

     

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  • ENGW VS SAW: Defending Champions lose three in a row

    ENGW VS SAW, Match 13th of 31 at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 saw the defending champions England lose their third match to slip at the 7th position in the points table.

    Invited to bat first, the English Women could only manage 235/9 in 50 overs. In reply, South Africa Women stuttered a bit while chasing but somehow, in the end, managed to register their third win in a row to climb up at the 2nd position in the points table only behind the behemoths Australia Women.

    ENGW vs SAW Highlights:

    English Innings:

    English opener Beaumont was in great touch as she went on to score 62 off 97; however, she kept losing partners at the other end. Wyatt (3), Knight (9) and Sciver (16) could not lend their support to Beaumont to form a formidable partnership.

    Jones (53) came in to bat at no. 5 and constructed a 107 run stand with Beaumont for the 4th wicket that ultimately helped England reach a respectable total. However, in the latter part of the innings, they both departed in quick succession, which made the acceleration at the back end of English innings almost impossible.

    Marizanne Kapp grabbed a fifer for the Proteas while Klass accounted for two English batters.

    Proteas Innings:

    Laura Wolvaardt, the Proteas opener (77), played till the 36th over of the South African innings to ensure that her team got close to the target. She received valuable support from Britts (23) and Sune Luus (36).

    After Laura’s dismissal, England came back in the game with two quick wickets. At the end of the 44th over, the equation had come down to 36 required off 36, with Marizanne Kapp and Chetty in the middle.

    Kapp scored 32 off 42, including 3 fours and a six that ultimately helped South Africa chase down the total in the last over with 4 balls to spare.

    Player of the match:

    Marizzane Kapp for picking up 5 wickets and scoring a valuable 32 runs.

     

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  • PAKW VS BANW: Pakistan loses a thriller

    Pakw vs Banw, Match 12 of 31 of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand, was an absolute thriller that had the cricket community hooked till the very end.

    Despite Sidra Ameen’s brilliant hundred, Pakistan Women failed to chase down Bangladesh’s 234 runs. Bangla Women won the match by 9 runs after restricting Pak Women on only 225-9 in their 50 overs.

    With this win, Bangladesh has registered their first win of the tournament and moved up at 6th position in the points table, while Pakistan have lost four in a row to occupy the last spot in the points table with a net run-rate of -0.996.

    PAKW VS BANW highlights:

    Bangladeshi Innings:

    Bangladesh started positively with both the openers, Sultana (17) and Akhter (44), negotiating well against the Pak attack. The duo collected 37 runs for the first wicket.

    Akhter then combined with Fargana Hoque (71), who played a notable role in Bangla women’s historic win. The captain for Bangladesh, Nigar (46), too played a handy knock as the Bangladeshi top-four chipped in with significant contributions.

    Nashra Sandhu picked up three wickets for Pakistan to ensure that Bangladesh didn’t run away with the game.

    Pakistani Innings:

    Chasing 225, Pakistan appeared extremely comfortable as Nahida Khan (43), and Sidra Ameen (104) formed a 91 run stand for the first wicket.

    Pakistan looked in complete control throughout most of the chase, with Ameen playing the role of an anchor with utmost precision.

    Captain Maroof too played a good knock of 31, but after her departure, a flurry of wickets dented the chance for Pakistan to capitalise on Ameen’s knock and grasp their first win of the tournament.

    They lost 8 wickets in the span of 61 runs from 155 to 215. Sidra Ameen’s run out in the 48th over was the nail in the coffin for Pakistan’s innings.

    Player of the match:

    Fahim Khatun for picking up 3 crucial wickets in the 8 overs.

     

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  • Australia Squashes New Zealand: ICC WCWC 2022

    AUSW VS NZW, ODI 11 of 31, ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup ends with a massive victory for Australia by 141 runs.

    Australia rightfully regains their spot at the top of the table with a thumping third victory in a row at the tournament. Ellyse Perry and Tahlia Mcgrath each scored fifty to take Australia to 269-8 in their 50 overs.

    In reply, New Zealand never posed a threat as Australian bowlers ran through the kiwi innings in 30.2 overs. New Zealand could only manage a paltry 128 runs to concede their second loss of the tournament and slip at 5th position in the points table.

    AUSW VS NZW highlights:

    Australian Innings:

    New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and invited her counterparts to bat first at Basin Reserve, Wellington.

    Australia did not have a great start as their top three fell under 16 overs and the game tilted a bit in favour of the hosts.

    However, Beth Mooney (30) forged a 57 run stand for the 4th wicket with Ellyse Perry (68). Together they brought Australia out of the trouble, and Tahila Mcgrath (57) along with Gardner (48) complimented them well to post a total of 269-8.

    For New Zealand, Hayley Jensen picked 4 crucial wickets, and Kerr and Row accounted for two wickets each.

    New Zealand’s Innings:

    New Zealand never settled and kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the match. They lost 5 wickets under 35, which robbed them of their hope for beating Australia.

    Amy Satterthwaite was the only one in the Kiwis’ innings to contribute something of substance. She scored 44, including 5 fours to at least cut the margin of loss by a bit.

    While Darcie Brown dismissed three New Zealand batters, Wellington and Gardner accounted for two wickets each.

     

    Player of the Match: Ellyse Perry for scoring 68 and picking up a wicket

    AUSW VS NZW, brief scores:

    AUSW: 269-8 (50 overs)

    NZW: 128-10 (30.2 overs)

     

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  • Mandhana & Kaur’s ton help India trounce West Indies: ICC WCWC 2022

    Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) both scored individual hundreds against West Indies Women to propel India to a massive score of 317-8 in 50 overs.

    Chasing 317, West Indies went all guns blazing in the first ten overs, but a horrible batting collapse saw them winding up on a measly score of 162.

    Here’s how the events unfolded:

    Yastika Bhatia became the fuel to power Indian innings in the first 6 overs. She scored a quickfire 31 off 21, while Mandhana anchored the innings from the other end.

    Following Yastika, Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma failed to make any mark in the game. India was reduced to 78-3 in 14 overs when Harmanpreet Kaur joined Mandhana in the middle.

    The duo exerted a cautious approach to steer clear of any further damage and continued knocking the ball around for one ones and twos.

    When settled, both Smriti and Kaur went hard at West Indian bowlers to spur their strike rates past 100 in a crucial contest. Mandhana scored her 2nd hundred at ODI World Cups and 5th in the International One-Day matches.

    Mandhana was removed on 123 by Shamila Connell but only after the highest partnership for India in ICC Women’s World Cups. The duo of Kaur and Smriti added a humungous 184 runs for the 4th wicket.

    Mandhana’s dismissal only made Harmanpreet Kaur more dangerous as she took matters into her hands and overpowered the Caribbean bowlers. She became the first Indian Women Cricketer to have three scores of above hundred in the ODI World Cups.

    Kaur scored 109, including 10 fours and 2 sixes, as India posted 317-8 on the board.

    Chasing 318, Deandra Dottin and Hayley Mathews obliterated the Indian bowling line-up in the first ten overs. The duo formed a hundred run stand for the first wicket in just 12.2 overs.

    Sneh Rana removed both the dangerous openers in the span of 6 overs, and West Indies crumbled from 100 for no loss to 162 all out in 40.3 overs.

    Jhulan Goswami became the bowler with the most wickets in ICC Women’s World Cup, surpassing Lyn Fallston of Australia. She now has 40 scalps registered to her name in the tournament’s history.

  • South Africa Schools Pakistan: Women’s World Cup 2022

    South Africa Women defeated Pakistan Women by 6 runs in the 9th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. Pakistan could only manage 217 in reply to the Proteans 223-9 in the 50 overs.

    Here’s how the match proceeded:

    Bismah Mashroof, the Pakistani women’s skipper, won the toss and elected to bowl first at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

    The Proteans had a patchy start, losing the first 2 wickets in the span of 21 runs. Lizelle Lee and Tazmin Brits contributed only 2 runs each in the team’s total tally.

    At 21-2 in 7.4 overs, the South African skipper Sune Luus formed a rational, risk-free 89 runs stand for the 3rd wicket with Laura Wolvaardt. Together they steadied the South African innings to post a decent total on the board.

    Wolvaardt, batting on 75 off 91, including 10 fours, was softly dismissed through a caught and bowled by Fatima. In the same over, the Proteans lost their 4th wicket when Fatima struck again to claim her 2nd of the three wickets in the day.

    While wickets kept plummeting on the one end, the skipper kept the other end intact until the 48th over. Luus contributed 62 off 102, including 2 fours and a six, departing in the 48th over when was trapped leg before by Fatima Sana.

    Tyron and Chetty each scored a quickfire 31 to provide a late surge in the South African innings. The Proteans finished with 223 runs to defend against the Pakistani batters.

    Chasing 224, Pakistan lost early wickets and found themselves stranded on 26-2 in the 7 overs. Omaima Sohail and Nahida Khan stabilized the Pakistani innings for a while with a solid 69 run stand for the 3rd wicket.

    Nahida’s dismissal brought Nida Dar on the crease, who batted exceptionally well with Omaima to form a healthy partnership of 49 runs. At 144-3, Pakistan was cruising towards a win, but Omaima’s wicket put the breaks on their chase.

    Omaima played a handy knock of 65 off 104 stuffed with 7 fours before giving way to Aliya Riaz in the middle. Riaz, Fatima and Nawaz lost their wickets in quick succession, leaving Pakistan in all sorts of trouble.

    Pakistan needed 31 off the last four overs with Nida and Diana Baig in the middle. Diana shook the Protean nerves by gathering two quick boundaries, bringing the equation to 12 off 8. However, Nida Dar got run out on 55, and Diana Baig was caught and bowled on the 2nd delivery of the 50th over.

    Pakistan folded up on 217 and ultimately lost the match by 6 runs to South Africa Women.

     

     

     

     

  • New Zealand Thrashes India: Women’s CWC 2022

    New Zealand Women thrashed India Women by a massive margin of 62 runs to achieve their 2nd win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 at Seddon Park, Hamilton. In reply of Kiwis, 260, Indian Women could only muster up 198 runs in total.

    Both Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite scored individual fifties to help New Zealand post a respectable total on the board.

    Here’s how the action unfolded:

    The Indian skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and invited her counterparts to bat first in the game.

    New Zealand Women took the opportunities presented to them by utmost delight and dominated India throughout most of their innings.

    Pooja Vastrakar’s brilliant throw helped India get an early breakthrough, but the bowlers could not capitalise on it.

    Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr took New Zealand past 50 before the former departed against Vastrakar in the 11th over of the innings.

    Following Devine’s footsteps, Satterthwaite did not let the Indian bowlers penetrate the Kiwi batting line-up. She stood firm in the middle alongside Kerr to form a 67 run stand for the 3rd wicket.

    Gayakwad dismissed Kerr at the exact score of 50 and brought India back into the game for a while.

    However, at the other end, Satterthwaite played effortlessly as she notched up a fine fifty and ultimately scored 75, including 9 fours.

    Vastrakar bowled a beauty to dismiss Satterthwaite, but it was already too late for the Indians. New Zealand managed to score 260 for the loss of 9 wickets. Vastrakar, who picked up 4 wickets, was the pick of the bowlers for the India women.

    Chasing 260, Indian openers failed to set up a platform for the middle-order to fire. Bhatia and Mandhana played uncharacteristic innings of strike rate less than 50.

    India continued losing wickets at the regular interval, and apart from Harmanpreet Kaur, no one put up any sort of resistance against the Kiwi bowlers.

    Kaur top-scored for India with 71 off 63 deliveries, including six fours and two sixes at a strike rate of around 113. Barring Kaur and Mithali, none of the Indian batters crossed the 30 run mark.

    India folded up on 198 to concede their first loss of the tournament by 62 runs. Kerr and Lea Tahuhu each scalped 3 Indian wickets.

  • Incredible West Indies Women Thumps England Women in ICC WCWC 2022

    Incredible West Indies effort has led to the monumental first-ever win of West Indies Women over England Women in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

    Chasing 226, England kept losing wickets in quick successions at crucial intervals against the gritty Windies bowling unit to lose the match by 7 runs ultimately.

    Here’s how the match proceeded:

    The West Indian skipper, Stefanie Taylor, opted to bat first at the toss, and the openers Dottin and Hayley Mathews proved their captain right. They added 81 runs for the first wicket in 20 overs.

    West Indies Women were cruising in the first 20 overs, but three quick wickets in the 21st over by Eccelstone halted their procession. Suddenly they were on the verge of a batting collapse. They lost another wicket under the score of 100 when Ecclestone again struck in the 27th over of the match.

    At this juncture of the game, England bowlers were entirely all over the West Indian team. However, S Campbelle and Cheaden Nation refused to surrender against the English pace attack. They formed a 123 run stand for the 5th wicket, and Campbelle scored 66 runs, including 4 fours in this historic win.

    Nation remained not out on 49 and propelled West Indies Women score to 225-6 in the 50 overs.

    Chasing 226 England batters failed to devise partnerships to influence the result of the match. England kept lost wickets in quick succession and was reduced to 94-5 in 25 overs.

    The duo of Danielle Wyatt and Sophie Dunkley tried resisting the imminent outcome of the match till the 33rd over. However, with Dunkley’s departure in the 34th over, England lost all its hope of making a come-back in the game.

    England could only score 218  after utilizing all its batters. Shamilia Connell picked 3 wickets, and Hayley Mathews accounted for 2 wickets in the English innings.

    Shemaine Campbelle was named player of the match for her incredible knock of 66 at a crucial game phase.

     

  • India Clinches Victory in the First Test against Sri Lanka

    India Clinches Victory in the First Test against Sri Lanka

    India clinches victory by an innings and 222 runs on the 3rd day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Mohali, following Jadeja and Pant’s fireworks to propel India to 574.

    Floodgates Open Following Asalanka’s Wicket

    Carrying on 108/4, Sri Lankan batters Pathum Nissanka and Asalanka demonstrated discipline in the first hour of play on the 3rd day. India lost a chance to dismiss Nissanka early in the day due to Iyer dropping an easy catch in the deep. A whisker also saved Asalanka a couple of times against Ashwin, who surpassed Kapil Dev to become 2nd highest wicket-taker for India in test cricket, behind only the great Anil Kumble in the coveted list.

    Captain Rohit Sharma brought in his gun bowler Jasprit Bumrah in search of a breakthrough in the first session. Boom Boom Bumrah honoured the trust of his skipper and trapped Asalanka for leg before providing India with the much-needed wicket.

    At five down, Sri Lanka lost the will to fight against the non-relenting Indian bowling line-up. None of the batters after Asalanka managed scored in two digits. Jadeja accomplished a unique distinction of being the only cricketer in the last 41 years to score above 150 and pick a fifer in a match when he dismissed Lahiru Kumara at the end of the inning.

    Sri Lanka can only fathom 174 runs in their first innings. Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper, decided to continue the momentum and imposed follow on to let the visitors bat again. Batting for the second time, Sri Lanka lost one of its openers in Thrimanne to finish for 10/1 at the break of lunch.

    India Stamps their Authority

    Following lunch, India stamped their authority on the Sri Lankan batters and quickly bundled them out for an easy win. Nissanka, the only batter to last until the end of the first innings of Sri Lanka, was the first one to depart after lunch.

    Apart from Mathews and Aslanka’a short-lived fireworks, no one from the Sri Lankan team could counter-attack the Indian bowling line-up. Jaddu and Ashwin picked four wickets each, and Sri Lanka managed a paltry 178 in the 2nd innings.

    Ravindra Jadeja was declared man of the match for his unprecedented contribution in the first test. Here’s how BCCI’s official handle on Twitter celebrated the Indian win.