New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Former India cricketer and national selector Saba Karim believes that opposing teams must adopt a more ruthless approach and out-think Australia strategically if they wish to challenge the dominant side, who won their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title. At the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, Australia again showed their big-game mentality when they comprehensively beat England by seven wickets in the title clash by chasing 151 with 17 balls to spare, after restricting…
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Former India cricketer Reema Malhotra believes the national women’s T20I team needs to make some ‘hard decisions’ and embrace tactical changes if they are to transition into a side capable of consistently challenging for global silverware. Reema’s comments come after Australia won their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday. Analyzing the road ahead for the Indian women’s T20I team, who failed to enter the semi-finals, Reema also stated that relying…
London, July 6 (IANS) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt admitted her side was outplayed by a more experienced Australian team after the hosts went down by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at Lord’s on Sunday, but said there was still plenty for England to be proud of after an impressive tournament.Sciver-Brunt led from the front with an unbeaten 58 off 53 balls to help England post 150/4 after being put into bat. However, Australia chased down the target comfortably in 17.1 o…
London, July 6 (IANS) Beth Mooney credited Australia’s positive approach in the powerplay and the support from Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll after her match-winning knock guided the team to a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title with a seven-wicket victory over England at Lord’s on Sunday.Mooney was named both the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament after finishing as the competition’s leading run-scorer with 259 runs. In the final, the experienced opener struck…
London, July 5 (IANS) Australia underlined their dominance in women’s cricket once again as opener Beth Mooney and youngster Phoebe Litchfield shared a match-winning 100-run partnership to guide the six-time champions to a commanding seven-wicket victory over England in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday. Chasing 151, Australia reached the target in just 17.1 overs to lift a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title. The triumph added to Aus…
London, July 4 (IANS) Australia’s pursuit of another global title has followed a familiar script: clinical, composed and ruthlessly efficient. The six-time champions have once again underlined why they remain the benchmark in women’s T20 cricket, navigating the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 without a defeat to book their place in an eighth final. Whether it has been explosive batting, relentless bowling or experienced campaigners delivering under pressure, Australia have found different match-w…
London, June 30 (IANS) Beth Mooney produced another masterclass in an ICC knockout match while Ashleigh Gardner capped an outstanding all-round performance as six-time champions Australia crushed West Indies by eight wickets with 42 balls to spare in the first semifinal of the Women’s T20 World Cup at The Oval on Tuesday, booking their place in the tournament final for the eighth time.Australia’s chase of 126 runs finished with seven overs to spare, marking the biggest victory by balls remaining…
London, June 28 (IANS) India’s campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 came to a heartbreaking end as Australia produced the highest successful run chase in the tournament’s history to register a commanding six-wicket victory at Lord’s on Sunday. Chasing a challenging target of 171, Australia rode on superb half-centuries from Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner to complete the chase with an over to spare, ending India’s hopes of reaching the semifinals.The defeat meant India finished third…
London, June 28 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Nicola Carey said her side is determined to maintain its winning momentum heading into the semi-finals as the defending champions take on India in their final Group stage match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday.Australia entered the contest unbeaten with four wins from four matches and have already secured a place in the last four. However, Carey insisted the six-time champions are not taking the match lightly an…
London, June 28 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the final group stage match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday.India have made one change for the must-win encounter, as Kranti Gaud is back in the side in place of Nandni Sharma. While Phoebe Litchfield is back in Australia.Australia have been virtually flawless throughout the tournament, collecting maximum points from four matches and establishing themselves as the benchmar…