Healy named Australia captain across all three formats
Alyssa Healy has been appointed captain of Australia's women's cricket team across all three formats, replacing Meg Lanning following her retirement last month.
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Adelaide Strikers beat Brisbane Heat to retain WBBL title
The Adelaide Strikers claimed their second straight Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title on Saturday with a three-run win over Brisbane Heat in a thrilling final that went down to the wire at the Adelaide Oval.
Wolvaardt's Strikers beat Heat to win 2nd straight Big Bash title
Tight bowling helped propel Tahlia McGrath's Adelaide Strikers to a nail-biting three-run win over Brisbane Heat for a second straight women's Big Bash League title on Saturday.
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, Women's Big Bash League 2023 Final: Preview, Fantasy XI, Weather And Pitch Reports
Adelaide Strikers Women will face Brisbane Heat Women in the final of the Women's Big Bash League 2023 on Saturday, December 2 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia. The match commences at 1:40 PM IST. The Adelaide Strikers women's team finished first in the League Group points table of Women's Big Bash League 2023 with 22 points and a net run rate of +1.154. They won 11 of their 14 matches and lost three. Brisbane Heat Women, meanwhile, finished third in the points table with 16 points from 14 matches. They have won eight matches and lost six, with a net run rate of +0.203.
Alyssa Healy Puts Hand Up For Australian Cricket Captaincy
Alyssa Healy is keen to take over from Meg Lanning as Australian cricket captain, with the star wicketkeeper-batter saying she would "100 percent" put her hand up for the job. Lanning retired from the international game last week after almost a decade in charge, leading Australia to four Twenty20 World Cup titles, one 50-over World Cup triumph and a Commonwealth Games gold. Healy, 33, is considered the frontrunner to take the reins, having filled in over the past 12 months while Lanning took time away from the game.
Melbourne Stars Routed For Record-Low 29 Against Adelaide Strikers In Women's Big Bash League
A Melbourne Stars side boasting Australia skipper Meg Lanning and several England internationals was bundled out for just 29 runs -- a record-low score in the women's Big Bash League. The previous low in the Twenty20 competition's eight seasons was the 66 posted by both Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in 2017. The Stars' innings lasted just 57 legal deliveries, with no player making double figures against rampant defending champions Adelaide Strikers, who won by a crushing 148 runs.
Aussies On Rankings March As Players Earn New Career-High Ratings
Australia's dominant ODI series triumph over Ireland has seen a host of their stars rewarded on the latest ICC Women's Player Rankings. The reigning ICC Women's Cricket World Cup champions showed they remain one of the best one-day sides in the world as they cruised to a 2-0 series victory over Ireland in Dublin and it was star all-rounder Ash Gardner that once again led the way. Gardner was the joint leading wicket-taker during the series with four scalps and managed a score of 65 from her only innings and it meant the 26-year-old reached new career-high ratings in all three rankings categories.
Ireland suffer heavy defeat to Australia in one-day international
Australia beat Ireland by 153 runs after a classy batting display in a one-day international in Dublin.