Moreeng to take 'a lot of positives', hails Wolvaardt's maturity as Proteas skipper
Proteas coach Hilton Moreeng hailed his side following their 11-run victory against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20 at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Sunday.
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Harmanpreet Kaur Back In Top-10 Of ICC Women's T20I Batting Rankings
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has regained her place in the top 10 of the latest ICC women's T20I batting rankings following her stellar show in the opening T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh. Kaur's match-winning 54 not out off 35 balls while chasing 115 has lifted her four places to 10th position. Tahlia McGrath still leads the way with 784 rating points, closely followed by teammate Beth Mooney (777). Smriti Mandhana (728), Sophie Devine (683) and Bates (677) complete the top five.
New Zealand Women's Cricket Team Star Bowls 11 Overs In An ODI Game. Here's Why
New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson achieved a bizarre record on Friday in the second women's ODI against Sri Lanka in Galle. Carson, much to everyone's surprise, bowled 11 overs during the match. The on-field umpires and the match officials did not notice the error as Carson went on to give 41 runs in her 11 overs and bagged two important wickets. Carson had completed her quota following the conclusion of the 45th over. However, a huge blunder saw her return to action in the 47th over.
Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings
India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday jumped 16 places to move into the top 20 of the latest ICC Women's T20I rankings for the first time after some good scores in the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa. Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England in the Women's T20 World Cup over the past week took her to a career-best 20th position. She became the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ahead of her in the list.
Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma
Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday became the first cricketer-ever to play 150 T20Is as she took the field for India against Ireland in a Women's T20 World Cup match. In men's cricket, Rohit Sharma has played the most number of matches (148) in the shortest format. "It (playing 150 T20I games) means a lot, I got an emotional message from my team-mates. Thanks to BCCI and ICC, we are able to play so many games," Harmanpreet said at the toss.
New Zealand's Suzie Bates Becomes 1st Woman To Achieve This Big T20 World Cup Milestone
Suzie Bates led a return to form by New Zealand's batters as they scored 189 for three in their Women's T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Bates hit 81 not out and became the first woman from any country to reach 1000 runs in T20 World Cups. It was a dramatic turnaround for the White Ferns who notched the highest total of the tournament after being bowled out for the two lowest in their first two matches - 76 against Australia and 67 against South Africa.
South Africa vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: South Africa Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs New Zealand
South Africa vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: South Africa Women and New Zealand Women face each other in a Group A T20 World Cup match at Boland Park, Paarl on Monday. South Africa started the tournament with a 3-run loss to Sri Lanka, while New Zealand were outplayed by Australia in their opening match. The White Ferns lost their first game by a big margin of 97 runs. Their net run rate is -4.850 and they hold the bottom spot in the five-team table. On the other hand, South Africa Women have a net run rate of -0.150. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Oval Invincibles defend Hundred title as Alice Capsey stars in win over Southern Brave win
Oval Invincibles defended their women’s Hundred title after beating Southern Brave by five wickets in a repeat of the 2021 final at Lord’s.