Southampton, June 19 (IANS) Australia will aim to strengthen their grip on a Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final spot when they face tournament debutants Netherlands in the 14th Group 1 match at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. Australia are up and running after a perfect start with back-to-back wins meaning they sit joint top of Group 1 alongside India in a group featuring all three of last year’s semi-finalists. Already having accounted for a big one when beating South Africa in t…
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Manchester, June 13 (IANS) Australia captain Sophie Molineux praised her side’s ability to recover from a difficult start and hailed Phoebe Litchfield’s growing confidence after the six-time champions opened their Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a commanding 65-run victory over South Africa at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday.Australia were rocked early after being sent in to bat, losing Georgia Voll for a duck and Beth Mooney for seven against the new-ball pace of Marizanne Kapp and S…
Manchester, June 13 (IANS) Player of the Match Georgia Wareham praised Australia’s fearless batting approach and strong bowling unit after the six-time champions opened their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a commanding 65-run victory over South Africa at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.Wareham played a key role in the win, scoring a valuable 32 runs before returning figures of 3-13 as Australia defended 172 and bowled South Africa out for 107 in 16.4 overs.Wareham played a k…
Melbourne, May 13 (IANS) Pacer Darcie Brown has been left out of T20 World Cup squad as Australia opted for inexperienced left-arm quick Lucy Hamilton.Australia have revealed a 15-player squad for the tournament starting June 12 in England, led by captain Sophie Molineux alongside deputies Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath. The squad also featured seasoned campaigners such as Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Ash Gardner.Hamilton, who had captained Australia at last year’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 Wor…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Australia’s chair of selectors Shawn Flegler has acknowledged that the early phase of Sophie Molineux’s captaincy has been anything but conventional, citing her ongoing back issue as an unusual challenge, while backing the decision to appoint her as leader across formats.Molineux, who succeeded Alyssa Healy earlier this year, assumed leadership duties in phases, initially during the T20I series against India and then on a full-time basis for the West Indies tour fol…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Lucy Hamilton described her journey to a maiden central contract as a ‘rollercoaster,’ capping a whirlwind rise that has transformed her from a domestic hopeful into an all-format international in less than a year.Only months ago, the 19-year-old pacer was mapping out a routine domestic season featuring appearances for Queensland and Brisbane Heat. Since then, she has broken into Australia’s senior setup across all three formats, secured her first Cricket Australi…
Dubai, April 7 (IANS) Australia leg-spinner Alana King reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings within four days of losing it as she took a remarkable five for 19 to overtake England spinner Sophie Ecclestone and move up in the list.King’s spell, along with Phoebe Litchfield’s 68 not out (56 balls), helped Australia to a nine-wicket win and a 3-0 series victory over the West Indies.Litchfield’s unbeaten 87-run, second-wicket partnership with Ellyse Perry (33 not out…
Dubai, April 7 (IANS) Alana King has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC Women’s ODI bowling rankings following a standout performance during Australia women’s tour of the Caribbean. Her rise comes after a match-winning five-wicket haul in St Kitts. King, who had briefly taken the top spot in March before slipping behind Sophie Ecclestone again last week, returned in emphatic fashion with exceptional figures of 5-19 in 10 overs at Warner Park in Basseterre. Her spell, which included 44 dot ball…
ST. Kitts, April 3 (IANS) Alana King claimed her second-best ODI bowling figures as Australia registered a commanding nine-wicket win over the West Indies in the third ODI here at Warner Park and wrapped up a 3-0 whitewash.Led by a five-wicket haul 5-19 from leg-spinner King, Australia bowled the West Indies out for a paltry 136 before chasing the total down with more than 30 overs to spare. King’s 5-19 isher her second best bowling figures, after her 7-18 against South Africa at last year’s ODI…
Dubai, March 31 (IANS) Georgia Voll jumped eight spots to overtake fellow Australian Beth Mooney as the No. 1 ICC Women’s T20I batter after scoring her first T20I century in the third and final match against the West Indies, helping her team to a 3-0 series sweep.Voll’s innings lifted her above 800 ratings points to a personal best of 815, securing her first top spot in the batting rankings, as Australia won the rain-affected match by 40 runs using the DLS method.Mooney’s tenure, starting …