When does The Hundred 2023 start? Manchester Originals fixtures and tickets
The Hundred has announced its 2023 fixture list with Manchester Originals kicking off their competition with a double header away at Welsh Fire on Wednesday August 2.
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RCB buy Smriti Mandhana for 3.4 crore, GT shell out 3.2 crore for Aussie Ashleigh Gardner
It was a two-way battle between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore for Mandhana where the latter eventually outbid the Mumbai-based franchise. Mandhana's base price was Rs 50 lakh.Aussie all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who recently starred in team's first win at the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup against New Zealand became the second highest buy of the day with Gujarat Titans paying Rs 3.2 crore for her services. Another Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was also picked up by Bangalroe for Rs 1.7 crore
Ireland open T20 World Cup campaign against England
Ireland head into their fourth T20 World Cup campaign fresh off the back of a three-wicket victory over tournament favourites Australia in Wednesday's warm-up game in Stellenbosch.
Proteas spinner Mlaba moves to career-best 2nd in ICC T20 rankings
Proteas women spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba climbed to second position in the ICC T20I Rankings after her fine performance in the Tri-Series between India and West Indies.
Ireland's Josh Little named on ICC team of the year
Ireland's Josh Little has been named in the T20I Team of the Year after a 2022 where he was the second-highest wicket-taker.
Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma attain career-best T20 rankings
Both Mandhana and Deepti have moved to within striking distance of the top spot for batters and bowlers, respectively, after the latest weekly update. Mandhana, who has been a top-ranked batter in ODIs, moved up after scoring an unbeaten 51 off 25 balls, which guided her team to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup in Sylhet, Bangladesh recently.
India's Deepti Sharma gets back career-best third rank among T20I bowlers
Sharma gained ranking points, riding on some fine performances in the ongoing Asia Cup in Sylhet, Bangladesh. She grabbed three wickets against Pakistan and two each against Bangladesh and Thailand, overtaking South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail and now only trails England spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn.
ICC Women's T20 Rankings: Deepti Sharma Leaps Into Top 3 Of Bowling Ranking
India's consistent all-rounder Deepti Sharma moved into the top three of the ICC T20I Women's bowler rankings on Tuesday after a string of impressive performances in the ongoing Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Sharma's spectacular few months continued as she vaulted into the top three of the Women's T20I Bowling Rankings, displacing West Indies' in-form star Hayley Matthews, South African pacer Shabnim Ismail, and Australia's Megan Schutt.