SA's most dangerous weapon Wolvaardt leads the way at World Cup
There's no doubting the class of Proteas opener Laura Wolvaardt but she has really taken the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup by storm.
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"Sometimes An Inch Costs...": Virender Sehwag's Tweet On India's Women's World Cup Exit
The Indian women's cricket team crashed out of the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 after narrowly losing their final league match to South Africa. Mithali Raj and team needed to win the last match to qualify for the semi-finals. The closely fought match went down to the wire and in the end a no ball on the penultimate delivery of the last over by spinner Deepti Sharma cost the team dear.
Women's World Cup: Infighting, inconsistency plagued India's campaign; 'time to look beyond Mithali and Jhulan'
ICC Women's World Cup. The runners-up finish five years ago had changed the face of women's cricket and considering the massive strides the game made since that final in 2017, there were expectations that India would go all the way this time.
Women's World Cup: What Mithali Raj Said About No-Ball In Dramatic Final Over Against South Africa
Team India bowed out of the ICC Women's World Cup after suffering a three-wicket loss against South Africa on Sunday at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Mithali Raj-led India fought it out like bravehearts, but in the end, it was not enough as South Africa held their nerves to get over the finishing line. At one stage, the equation was in favour of India in the final over of the game, but a decisive no-ball cost India big time, and in the end, the side was knocked out of the tournament.
I've not really thought about my future: Mithali Raj on retirement call
Women's World Cup, but veteran India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said it's not the right time to take a call on her future just after the country's heart-breaking exit from the showpiece. The 39-year-old Raj, the lone women cricketer to have played in six World Cups after making her maiden appearance 22 years ago, said she has not even come out of the disappointment of failing to qualify for the semifinals after India's three-wicket loss to South Africa. "You've not given me even an hour to think about my future, to go through and process what has just happened today," Raj said in the post-match virtual media interaction, replying to a query about future plans.
France forward Mbappe fit to face South Africa: Deschamps
Kylian Mbappe will take part in France's friendly against South Africa on Tuesday after recovering from an ENT infection, coach Didier Deschamps said on Sunday. The forward missed the world champions' 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in Marseille when Olivier Giroud netted his 47th international goal, which put the AC Milan striker four shy of Thierry Henry's all-time France scoring record.
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Updates Points Table: Semi-Finals Lineup After India's Defeat To South Africa
India failed to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, losing to South Africa in their final league stage fixture at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday. A win would have seen India secure a place in the semifinals at the expense of West Indies but a resilient unbeaten half-century by Mignon du Preez saw South Africa win the game by three wickets. The win further helped South Africa maintain their momentum for the semi-finals after finishing the league phase in second position with 11 points. Australia, who were the first team to qualify for the semis, are placed on top of the Women's World Cup points table with 14 points and are unbeaten. Meanwhile, England finished third after defeating Bangladesh by 100 runs on Sunday.
South Africa into last four after thrilling win vs India
South Africa beat India by three wickets in a thrilling finale to set up a semi-final showdown with England at the Women's Cricket World Cup.