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Drama On Field As TV Umpire Says Not Out But Ground Umpire Signals Out During Australia-South Africa Women’s 2nd ODI. Watch | Cricket News
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Drama On Field As TV Umpire Says Not Out But Ground Umpire Signals Out During Australia-South Africa Women’s 2nd ODI. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Cricket, the gentlemen's game, sometimes becomes so funny that you can't help but roll on the floor laughing. In one of the funniest incidents that ever happened on a cricket pitch, the TV umpire said not out to an LBW review but the ground umpire mistakenly signalled it out. And this didn't happen in a domestic competition but in an international game. It was the second ODI of the three-match series between South Africa and Australia Women at North Sydney Oval. It was an LBW appeal from Australia against Sune Luus on the bowling of Ashleigh Gardner. Ground umpire Claire Polosak g...
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Marizanne Kapp Helps Proteas Women Clinch Historic Win Over Australia In Second ODI | Cricket News
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Marizanne Kapp Helps Proteas Women Clinch Historic Win Over Australia In Second ODI | Cricket News

[ad_1] Marizanne Kapp displayed a stellar performance to power South Africa's women to clinch their maiden ODI win over Australia in Sydney on Wednesday and kept them alive in the 50-over series. Kapp's 75-run knock from 87 balls was the main talking point of South Africa's batting performance. Apart from Kapp, Anneke Bosch's (44 runs from 46 balls) and Chloe Tryon's (37 runs from 36 balls) blitz helped the Proteas to put 229/6 on the scoreboard. Australia had a perfect start to the game by dismissing Laura Wolvaardt for a duck and Tazmin Brits for 21 runs off 41 balls. The visitors were...
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Sue Redfern To Be First ICC-Appointed Female Neutral Umpire For Bilateral Series | Cricket News
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Sue Redfern To Be First ICC-Appointed Female Neutral Umpire For Bilateral Series | Cricket News

[ad_1] England's Sue Redfern is set to become the first ICC-appointed female neutral umpire to stand in a bilateral series during the upcoming WT20I between Australia and South Africa. Redfern's appointment follows the International Cricket Council (ICC) decision to appoint one neutral umpire for all ICC Women's Championship series as well as any T20I matches scheduled with them, ensuring some neutrality in running matches while also keeping in mind the long-term development of female umpires. Seven female neutral umpires will officiate across ICC Women's Championship series with match-da...
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165 Players To Go Under Hammer In Women’s Premier League Auction On December 9 | Cricket News
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165 Players To Go Under Hammer In Women’s Premier League Auction On December 9 | Cricket News

[ad_1] As many as 165 players will go under the hammer during the player auction for the second edition of the Women's Premier League scheduled to be held in Mumbai on December 9. The second edition of the WPL could take place in February-March next year. "Out of 165 players, 104 are Indians and 61 are overseas cricketers of which 15 are from associate nations. The total capped players are 56, uncapped players are 109," BCCI said in a release on Saturday."A maximum of 30 slots are available with the five teams, with 9 spots for overseas players." West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin, who was initially bought for Rs 60 lakh by Gujarat Giants before being controversially excluded on medical grounds, and Australian fast bowler Kim Garth chose to be in the top bracket with the highest rese...
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Cricket South Africa Announces Equal Match Fees Across Genders | Cricket News
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Cricket South Africa Announces Equal Match Fees Across Genders | Cricket News

[ad_1] South Africa became the latest country to provide equal pay across genders after they announced all their cricketers would receive the same match fees for international matches according to the ICC. The Proteas join New Zealand and India as countries that have announced pay parity across the genders. This decision comes on the back of the landmark announcement from the ICC earlier this year that saw equal prize money for men's and women's teams at ICC events.The latest news from South Africa comes on the back of a highly successful 18 months for the SA national women's team, which saw them reach the semi-finals of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in 2022 and then make it all the way through to the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup earlier this year.This was th...
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Pakistan Announce First-Ever Women’s Home Series Against South Africa | Cricket News
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Pakistan Announce First-Ever Women’s Home Series Against South Africa | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan women's team will host South Africa Women at home for the first time ever in a limited-overs series in September, as per ICC. South Africa will play three T20Is followed by three ODIs in Pakistan, with the matches set to take place between 1 to 14 September. The South African team will arrive in Pakistan on 27 August, with all the matches set to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi.South Africa's tour will start with a three-match T20I series between 1 and 5 September. This will be followed by the ODI series between 8 and 14 September, with the matches being a part of the ICC Women's Championship 2022-25.Pakistan are currently occupying the second spot on the table while South Africa are sixth.On the series, Pakistan skipper Nida Dar said as quoted by ICC, "The ne...
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Fastest Women’s Bowler Shabnim Ismail Retires From International Cricket | Cricket News
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Fastest Women’s Bowler Shabnim Ismail Retires From International Cricket | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Shabnim Ismail© AFPSouth African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who is credited with sending down the quickest delivery in women's cricket, announced her retirement from the international game on Wednesday. During the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Cape Town in February she bowled a 128kmh (80mph) delivery - the fastest recorded in the women's game. Ismail, 34, said in a statement issued by Cricket South Africa that she wanted to spend more time with her family but would continue to be available to play in domestic Twenty20 tournaments around the world.She ended her international career on a high when she was a member of the first South African team, men or women, to reach a World Cup final.She took two for 26 in the final against Australia in Cape Town but...
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ICC Announces Women’s Player Of Month Nominees For February | Cricket News
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ICC Announces Women’s Player Of Month Nominees For February | Cricket News

[ad_1] The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the outstanding performers nominated for the Women's Player of the Month Awards for February 2023, capturing the thrilling action that played out across international cricket during the month. The three nominees for the ICC Women's Player of the Month all enjoyed a memorable ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. Ashleigh Gardner won the award back in December and her inspirational all-round form in February earned her the Player of the Tournament prize as Australia claimed a sixth global T20 crown.Nat Sciver-Brunt followed up her recent ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year Award with a string of impressive batting performances, steering England to another World Cup semi-final.Completing the lineup for the Women's Player of t...
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