New Zealand Women's Cricket Team secures a crucial six-wicket win over Scotland in the Women's T20 World Cup, keeping their knockout stage hopes alive. Scotland, despite a spirited performance led by Darcey Carter's unbeaten 72, were knocked out.
Afghanistan's women's cricket team, which fled the Taliban in 2021, is touring England for a series of matches and an advocacy campaign. The team seeks recognition from the International Cricket Council (ICC), which currently cannot sanction them due to the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan Cricket Board's refusal to acknowledge the women's team. The tour aims to highlight their plight and secure future funding and formal recognition.
Afghanistan's women's cricket team, which fled the country in 2021, is embarking on a tour of England. The tour serves as both a cricket series and an advocacy campaign, with players seeking official recognition from the International Cricket Council (ICC) amidst Taliban restrictions on women's rights.
India's women's cricket team maintained a 'no handshake' policy against Pakistan during their T20 World Cup match. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana avoided handshakes at the toss. Pakistan's coach Wahab Riaz commented on the trend, stating it won't make a big difference.
India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in a Women's T20 World Cup match at Edgbaston, setting a new attendance record of 18,814. Smriti Mandhana scored 68, and Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets.
Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues showed resilience with the bat for India against Pakistan. Despite early wickets, Mandhana scored boundaries, while Rodrigues survived a close run-out chance. The match, held at Edgbaston, features a pitch expected to favor spinners as the game progresses.
As the Women's Cricket World Cup begins, the Dutch team expresses excitement and acknowledges sacrifices made by players. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana aims to restrict opponents with their bowling. Netherlands captain Babette de Leede anticipates a high-scoring game on a flat wicket.
South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba took a crucial wicket of Ashleigh Gardner, caught by Laura Wolvaardt. Earlier, Ayabonga Khaka dismissed Phoebe Litchfield. Australia Women are 62/4 after 7.2 overs. Shabnim Ismail left the field due to injury.
Women's T20 cricket has seen a dramatic increase in scoring rates, with 150 runs now considered a competitive benchmark, up from 120-130 previously. This surge is attributed to the natural progression of the game, influenced heavily by the rise of franchise leagues like the WBBL, WPL, and others, which have changed batting habits and encouraged aggressive play.
India's women's cricket team, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, arrives in England for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, seeking their first title after previous runner-up and semifinal finishes.
A Sunshine Coast women's cricket team, the Nambour USC Strikers, is heading to England to compete in the Walker Women's Cricket Cup against Kempton Cricket Club. The team, formed five years ago by Kylie Starcevich to provide an inclusive environment for women and girls, includes mother-daughter duos and a navy veteran.
Fatima Sana of Pakistan smashed the fastest half-century in Women's T20 Internationals, reaching fifty in just 15 balls against Zimbabwe. She also set a new record for Pakistan across both men's and women's T20Is.
A sports quiz covering England's women's cricket team's nervy win, key football matches, and FIFA World Cup preparations.
Fresh from their ODI World Cup victory, India's women's cricket team is intensely focused on clinching the 2026 T20 World Cup in England. Batter Jemimah Rodrigues emphasized the team's heightened hunger for success, stating preparations began immediately after their last triumph.
England's 15-player Women's T20 World Cup squad will skip this weekend's domestic matches for a training camp with the British Army. The programme, at an undisclosed UK location, focuses on decision-making, resilience and performing under pressure. The camp precedes the team's first international of the summer - three ODIs against New Zealand starting 10 May - before T20s against New Zealand and India. The World Cup begins against Sri Lanka on 12 June.
England women's cricket head coach Charlotte Edwards has named a T20 World Cup squad nearly identical to the one that lost the Ashes 16-0 fifteen months ago, drawing criticism for conservatism. The squad features established players like Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who have played in every World Cup since 2017 without winning a trophy. The only uncapped player is 18-year-old left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, while 19-year-old dynamo Davina Perrin was overlooked despite a match-winning Hundred semi-final century.
Darwin's premier women's cricket league has become the first Australian grade competition to use an artificial intelligence umpire review system.
Heather Knight hopes this summer's T20 World Cup on home soil can be transformative for women's cricket in the UK, nine years after England won the 2017 edition. The 35-year-old captain admits the success was not fully capitalised on due to lack of professional structures at the time. England have not won an ICC trophy since 2017, losing finals to Australia in 2018 and 2022, and semi-finals to South Africa in 2023 and 2025. Knight believes the domestic game is now in a different place with professional structures and The Hundred in place, and hopes to maximise the opportunity of hosting.
