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India Among Eight Direct Qualifiers For Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 | Cricket News
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India Among Eight Direct Qualifiers For Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 | Cricket News

[ad_1] India, by virtue of finishing inside the top-three in their group in the recently concluded Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, are among the eight automatic qualifiers for the 2024 edition of the tournament scheduled in Bangladesh. The top-three teams in each of the two group of the World Cup automatically made the cut along with hosts Bangladesh and Pakistan who were ranked the highest outside the top-six direct qualifiers.Australia, New Zealand and South Africa qualified from Group 1, while England, India and the West Indies made it from Group 2.Sri Lanka and Ireland are the only teams to have failed to qualify from the recently-held T20 World Cup.Sri Lanka are currently ranked eighth in the rankings while Ireland are 10th.A global qualifier in early 2024 will determine the ...
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“Call B******* On That”: Australia Star Reacts Strongly to Harmanpreet Kaur’s ‘Body Language Down’ Comment | Cricket News
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“Call B******* On That”: Australia Star Reacts Strongly to Harmanpreet Kaur’s ‘Body Language Down’ Comment | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Harmanpreet Kaur© AFPIndia suffered a heart-breaking loss against Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup. Chasing a 173-run target, India were in a strong position when skipper Harmanpreet Kaur got run out. The match turned dramatically as Harmanpreet departed just 40 runs needed off 32 balls. Kaur batted superbly to make 52 before she hit a ball to deep midwicket and seemed set to complete a comfortable two runs only for her bat to jab into the turf just short of the crease. Kaur threw her bat angrily as she walked off. That dismissal pegged back India ultimately.Veteran Australia bowler Megan Schutt has now reacted strongly to a comment by Harmanpreet."They were cruising and we were under the pump. Collectively our last five overs were crucial. Ge...
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Richa Ghosh Only Indian In ICC’s ‘Most Valuable Team’ Of Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News
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Richa Ghosh Only Indian In ICC’s ‘Most Valuable Team’ Of Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] Richa Ghosh scored 47* against England© AFPIndia's wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh's exploits during the side's run to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town have earned her a place in ICC's Most Valuable Team of the tournament announced on Monday. The 19-year-old wicket-keeper and middle-order batter had a couple of below-par scores against Ireland in the group stages and Australia in the semi-finals, but three unbeaten knocks -- 31 not out vs Pakistan, 44 not out vs West Indies and 47 not out vs England -- saw her end the tournament with 136 runs.Four players from Australia, who lifted the trophy for a record-extending sixth time, figure in the XI.They are wicketkeeper-opener Alyssa Healy, who scored 189 runs at 47.25 and effected four dismissals, all-rounder...
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“Was Walking Away From Cricket…”: South Africa’s Women’s T20 World Cup Star’s Shocking Tale Of Alcohol Addiction | Cricket News
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“Was Walking Away From Cricket…”: South Africa’s Women’s T20 World Cup Star’s Shocking Tale Of Alcohol Addiction | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia lifted their third consecutive Women's T20 World Cup title on Sunday after defeating South Africa in the summit clash. With this win, the Meg Lanning-led side extended their title tally to six. However, it was a heartbreak for South Africa as they failed to lift their maiden Women's T20 World Cup trophy. The hosts fell short by 19 runs in the final clash but for wicketkeeper-batter Sinalo Jafta, playing in the final of Women's T20 World Cup was a memorable experience as she paved her way back into the national team after fighting alcohol addiction.During the post-match interaction, Jafta revealed that she came back from the rehabilitation center, two months ago and worked hard before making a comeback.“Two months ago, I came out of rehab. I've got God to thank for my sob...
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Meg Lanning Surpasses Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni To Claim Huge Captaincy Record | Cricket News
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Meg Lanning Surpasses Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni To Claim Huge Captaincy Record | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australian skipper Meg Lanning now has the highest number of major International Cricket Council (ICC) trophies as a captain in the history of the sport. Lanning accomplished this milestone during her side's ICC Women's T20 World Cup final against South Africa on Sunday. In the match, after posting 156/6 in 20 overs while batting first after winning the toss, the Aussies were able to defend the total and keep South Africa away from their first-ever world title across men's and women's senior teams, defeating them by 19 runs.Lanning as a skipper has won a total of five tournaments. These tournaments include the 2022 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup and 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023 editions of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. This makes her the most decorated captain in the history o...
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“Greatest Team Ever”: Twitter Goes Into Meltdown As Australia Complete 2nd Hat-trick Of T20 World Cup Titles | Cricket News
26Feb By adminNo Comments
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“Greatest Team Ever”: Twitter Goes Into Meltdown As Australia Complete 2nd Hat-trick Of T20 World Cup Titles | Cricket News

[ad_1] Women's T20 world Cup: Australia defeated South Africa in the final clashAustralia added a new feather to their cap on Sunday as the Meg Lanning-side lifted their sixth Women's T20 World Cup title after defeating South Africa in the summit clash on Sunday. This was Australia's third title on the trot and Meg Lanning's fifth ICC trophy as a captain. Opting to bat first, Australia posted a total of 156/6 in 20 overs after Beth Mooney plays an unbeaten knock of 74 off 53 balls. Later, South Africa fell short of 19 runs despite a powerful knock of 61 off 48 balls by Laura Wolvaardt. As Australia created a new record in Cape Town, fans took to Twitter to congratulate the team on their spectacular win.6th Title it is for the Aussies in #T20WorldCupTheir dominance is unmatched!SA did put...
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Australia Win Women’s T20 World Cup For Sixth Time | Cricket News
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Australia Win Women’s T20 World Cup For Sixth Time | Cricket News

[ad_1] Women's T20 world Cup: Australia lift their sixth title on Sunday© AFPAustralia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands on Sunday. Opening batter Beth Mooney anchored the Australian innings, scoring an unbeaten 74 in a total of 156 for six. South Africa were never up with the required run rate and were restricted to 137 for six despite opener Laura Wolvaardt hitting 61 off 48 balls.Wolvaardt and semi-final heroine Tazmin Brits struggled to find gaps in the field and scored only 17 runs before Brits was caught at mid-on off Darcie Brown off the last ball of the fifth over.Marizanne Kapp hit two boundaries but was out for 11 and South Africa captain Sune Luus was run out for two. At that stage the home side nee...
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“If She Genuinely Put In The Effort…”: Australia Star’s Massive Jibe At Harmanpreet Kaur Over Run Out In T20 World Cup Semi-final | Cricket News
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“If She Genuinely Put In The Effort…”: Australia Star’s Massive Jibe At Harmanpreet Kaur Over Run Out In T20 World Cup Semi-final | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's dreams of a maiden Women's T20 World Cup title ended when the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side fell short by five runs in the semi-final against Australia. Chasing a 173-run target against Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final, India were batting confidently at one stage, till skipper Harmanpreet's run out happened. The match turned dramatically when Harmanpreet was run out with just 40 runs needed off 32 balls. Kaur batted superbly to make 52 off 34 balls. She hit a ball to deep midwicket and seemed set to complete a comfortable two runs only for her bat to jab into the turf just short of the crease. Kaur threw her bat angrily as she walked off. That dismissal pegged back India ultimately.Australia star Alyssa Healy said that Harmanpreet should have...
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Richa Ghosh Lone Indian In Women’s T20 World Cup Player Of Tournament Shortlist | Cricket News
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Richa Ghosh Lone Indian In Women’s T20 World Cup Player Of Tournament Shortlist | Cricket News

[ad_1] Richa Ghosh in action for India at the Women's T20 World Cup.© AFPYoung wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh was the lone Indian among nine players shortlisted for the Women's T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament. India made a semifinal exit with a heartbreaking five-run loss against five-time champions Australia in Cape Town on Thursday. The 19-year-old's shone in her role as a finisher in South Africa. She smashed two scores in the 40s including an unbeaten 47 against England that took her side to within sight of victory.Richa was only dismissed twice from five innings at the tournament and scored at a strike-rate greater than 130 that further displayed her attacking prowess.Overall she finished with 168 runs at an average of 68. Behind the stumps also she impressed with her agilit...
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‘Invincible’ Australia Stand Between South Africa And Women’s T20 World Cup Title | Cricket News
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‘Invincible’ Australia Stand Between South Africa And Women’s T20 World Cup Title | Cricket News

[ad_1] South Africa will get their fairytale finish at home if they find a way to halt the Australian juggernaut in the Women's T20 World Cup final in Cape Town on Sunday. South Africa showed commendable fighting spirit to upset England in the semifinal but they will need to stitch together a perfect game to topple the mighty Australia, who are the record five-time champions and are in their seventh successive final. South Africa have made rapid strides over the past 12 months and after making the semifinals of the ODI World Cup last year, they entered their maiden final of an ICC event here on Friday.In Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits, a former world junior javelin champion whose Olympic dream was shattered in 2012 due to a car accident, South Africa have one of the best opening pairin...
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