Saint Vincent, March 22 (IANS) Georgia Voll bounced back strongly on Sunday after a modest outing in the opening T20I against the West Indies, but the young opener insisted she is far from settling into a comfort zone at the top of Australia’s batting lineup, embracing the chance to further shape her game during the Caribbean tour. After managing just eight off 10 balls in the first match, Voll responded with an attacking 39 off 23 deliveries in the second T20I, playing a key role in Australia…
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Saint Vincent, March 22 (IANS) Alana King delivered another strong performance to underline her return to Australia’s T20I setup, claiming 2-25 as the visitors secured a 17-run victory over the West Indies in the second match to clinch the three-match series with a game to left.After electing to bat, Australia were off to a brisk start courtesy of Georgia Voll, who set the tone with an attacking 39 off 23. Her innings, studded with six boundaries and a maximum, ensured momentum in the powerpla…
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland shared an unbroken stand of 38 to guide Australia to 96/3 in 27 overs at stumps and trail India by 102 runs on day one of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.After bowling out India for 198, Australia were forced to negotiate a tricky session under lights. Phoebe Litchfield fell cheaply to debutant pacer Kranti Gaud, while skipper Alyssa Healy managed only 13 in what could be her penultimate international innings.Debut…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Senior pacer Renuka Thakur has been ruled out of the only Test against Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth as Kashvee Gautam was named a replacement on Tuesday.”To better manage her workload, Renuka has been advised to rest and will be unavailable for selection for the pink-ball Test. The BCCI Medical Team will be closely monitoring Renuka’s fitness progress,” BCCI said in a statement.”The Women’s Selection Committee has named Kashvee Gautam as her replacement. Kashv…
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) India batter Smriti Mandhana and Australia spinner Alana King have climbed to the top of the Women’s ODI bowling and batting rankings, respectively, in the latest update released by the ICC on Tuesday.The pair made the move in the three ODIs within the week of action, with Mandhana making notable scores of 58 and 31 in the week, which was enough to move past Laura Wolvaardt (790), who will have the opportunity to reclaim the spot when the Proteas take on New Zealand across …
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) Signing off her ODI career in style, Australia captain Alyssa Healy said finishing the format with a dominant win and a memorable innings was a proud and special moment. Healy smashed 158 off 98 balls in her final ODI appearance as Australia beat India by 185 runs in the third ODI of the multi-format series played at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. Chasing a massive target of 410, India were bowled out for 224 in 45.1 overs as Australia completed a 3-0 sweep of the ODI series …
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) Skipper Alyssa Healy’s 158 and Alana King’s (4-33) helped Australia bowled out India for 224 runs in 45.1 and register a dominant 185-run win in the third ODI of the multi-format series, here at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. With this win, Australia clinched the ODI series 3-0 and took a lead of 6-2 in the multi-format series.Earlier, Australia posted a massive 409/7 in 50 overs after losing the toss. Captain Alyssa Healy played a brilliant knock of 158 in her final ODI appe…
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) Skipper Alyssa Healy played a magnificent knock of 158 runs, while Beth Mooney remained unbeaten at 106 as Australia Women posted 409/7 in 50 overs against India in the third ODI of the multi-format series here at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. Coming to bat, Australia’s captain Healy came to open the innings for the final time in the ODI. She received a guard of honour from the Indian side.Australia started carefully, scoring 27 runs in the first five overs. India got their …
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side had once again failed to bat to their potential, saying the team had set out to post a 300-plus total on a surface significantly better than the one used in the first ODI but had repeatedly undone themselves by making same mistakes again and losing wickets at crucial intervals.At the Bellerive Oval, Harmanpreet top-scored with 54 off 70 balls, while Pratika Rawal made 52 off 81 deliveries. But India’s total of 251/9 was bel…
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) Georgia Voll struck a magnificent 101 to power Australia to a commanding five-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The result also meant Australia secured the ODI series and took a 6-4 lead in the multi-format series.India’s total of 251/9, built on composed half-centuries by Pratika Rawal and Harmanpreet Kaur, always appeared a few runs short of what would be required to truly test Australia on a surface and outfield that offered lit…