Australia shocked by Ireland in T20 World Cup warm-up
Reigning champions and heavy tournament favourites Australia fell to a shock three-wicket defeat against Ireland in a Women's Twenty20 World Cup warm-up game in Stellenbosch on Wednesday.
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India Pacer Renuka Singh Named ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer Of The Year 2022
India's fast bowling star Renuka Singh clinched the ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award with her magnificent displays of seam and swing bowling in 2022, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday. Renuka Singh bagged 18 ODI wickets at 14.88, economy 4.62 while the pacer scalped 22 T20I wickets at 23.95, economy 6.50. Renuka beat Australia's Darcie Brown, England's Alice Capsey and compatriot Yastika Bhatia to become the recipient of ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year 2022. The 26-year-old has generated a lot of noise as a result of her meteoric rise during a hectic year for the India team.
Rabada, Jansen, Ismail nominated for ICC awards despite topsy-turvy Proteas season
Proteas fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Shabnim Ismail and all-rounder Marco Jansen were the only South Africans nominated for the ICC Awards 2022.
Australia captain Lanning returns for Pakistan series
Australia captain Meg Lanning has ended her break from cricket and was included in the squad for their one-day international series against Pakistan next month, giving the team a boost ahead of the women's Twenty20 World Cup in February.
Healy thrilled by 'fearless' display in Australia's Super Over loss to India
Australia women's unbeaten run across all formats this year came to an end in a super over defeat by India on Sunday but captain Alyssa Healy was thrilled by the "fearless cricket" played in front of a sell-out 45,238 crowd at DY Patil Stadium.
Alyssa Healy Appointed Vice-Captain, Likely To Lead Australia In Tour Of India
Alyssa Healy is likely to lead Australia in the tour of India in December after the star wicketkeeper-batter was named the vice-captain of the women's team on Thursday. Healy takes over from Rachael Haynes, who retired from international cricket last month. With World Cup-winning captain Meg Lanning still on her indefinite break, Healy could be donning the skipper's cap for the team's upcoming assignments that include five T20s in India before the home series against Pakistan and the T20 World Cup in South Africa next year.
Harmanpreet Kaur Registers This Big T20I Record During Women's Asia Cup Final
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur added another feather to her hat after she surpassed New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates to become the most capped Women's T20I player in the history of the game. The 33-year-old made her 137th appearance in the final of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh on Saturday. Harmanpreet played her 136th T20I against Thailand in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup to level the record with Bates. The New Zealander is now placed second on the list with 136 matches in T20Is. Bates has scored 3613 runs with a century to her name.
Nitschke made full-time coach of Australia women's team
MELBOURNE : Shelley Nitschke has been appointed head coach of the Australia women's cricket team for the next four years with the task of overseeing a tricky transition of a highly successful team.