Manchester, June 21 (IANS) South Africa left‑arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba admitted that facing India is ‘never easy’ but insisted her side is ready for the high‑stakes Women’s T20 World Cup Group A encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday. Sunday’s clash is also the first time both teams are meeting in a Women’s T20 World Cup game.“Oh, obviously playing India is never easy. It’s never an easy game for us. Obviously they’re a good side and playing against each other, it’s always…
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Manchester, June 13 (IANS) South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt admitted Australia were the better side on the day after the Proteas suffered a 65-run defeat in their opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday.After restricting Australia to 172/8 despite a blistering 51 from Phoebe Litchfield, South Africa struggled in the chase and were bowled out for 107 in 16.4 overs, with Wolvaardt top-scoring with 44.Reflecting on the defeat, the South African s…
Manchester, June 13 (IANS) Australia batter Phoebe Litchfield said an aggressive approach against South Africa’s premier pace duo of Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail helped her produce a match-defining half-century in the team’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday.Litchfield smashed 51 off just 24 deliveries, striking nine fours and a six, to lift Australia to 172/8 after the six-time champions suffered early setbacks against a disciplined South African bowlin…
Manchester, June 13 (IANS) Phoebe Litchfield’s dazzling half-century helped Australia overcome an early wobble and post a competitive 172/8 in their opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.After winning the toss and opting to bat, Australia suffered an immediate setback when opener Georgia Voll, the world’s top-ranked T20I batter, was dismissed for a duck in the very first over. Marizanne Kapp set the tone for So…
Johannesburg, May 12 (IANS) Veteran fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has reversed her retirement and returned to the South African women’s side as the Proteas announced their 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.The 37-year-old, who last represented South Africa in the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup final in Cape Town, adds vast experience to the Laura Wolvaardt-led squad with 113 T20I appearances and a national record 1…
Dubai, April 28 (IANS) South Africa’s captain Laura Wolvaardt has achieved a new career-high rating in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, following her recent outstanding performances against India. Wolvaardt excelled against the reigning ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup champions, delivering a superb century in the third match of the five-game series. She also contributed three half-centuries, ending with a total of 330 runs and earning the Player of the Series award as South Africa secu…
Johannesburg, April 23 (IANS) Riding on a commanding century from skipper Laura Wolvaardt South Africa produced a record-breaking chase to outclass India by nine wickets in the third women’s T20I, here at The Wanderers Stadium on Thursday.With the win, the hosts took a 3-0 unassailable lead in the five-match series.Put in to bat after South Africa opted to field, India posted an imposing 192/4, their best batting effort of the series. The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma laid …
Johannesburg, April 22 (IANS) Explosive half-centuries from Shafali Verma and captain Harmanpreet Kaur propelled India to a mammoth 192/4, their highest-ever women’s T20I total against South Africa, in the third T20I at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday.In a clinical display of power-hitting, India’s batting unit finally found its rhythm to post a daunting target in what is a must-win clash for them to keep the series alive. Shafali laid the foundation with a brisk 64 off 46…
Dubai, April 21 (IANS) Shafali Verma continued her steady rise in the ICC Women’s T20I Rankings, climbing closer to the top five, while India captain Harmanpreet Kaur edged nearer to a return to the top 10 following the latest rankings update on Tuesday. The rankings reshuffle comes amid the ongoing five-match T20I series between India and South Africa, with several players from both sides rewarded for their recent performances ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, which…
Durban, April 19 (IANS) Chloe Tryon and Tumi Sekhukhune picked three wickets each while skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus struck commanding half-centuries each as a clinical South Africa Women thrashed a sloppy India by eight wickets and secure a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at Kingsmead on Sunday.From a position of relative comfort at 99/3, India lost their way as the last seven wickets fell for just 33 runs to end at a below-par 147. Shafali Verma, playing her 100th T20I game, hit 57 …