Nancy Harman got Southern Vipers over the line in a tight three-wicket victory over Thunder to give the holders three wins in a row. Allrounder Harman, in her first appearance of the season, came to the crease with Vipers wobbling on 136 for 6 needing 207 – and behind the DLS with rain about. But … Read more
Western Storm demonstrated tremendous tenacity with the bat to register an unlikely victory over top-of-the-table South East Stars in an entertaining Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. Set a daunting target of 299 to win in 44 overs in a rain-shortened contest, Storm reached 236-5 in their chase when … Read more
It was rather ill-tempered the last time these two sides met in Bangladesh, with Harmanpreet Kaur smashing the stumps and slamming umpires for “pathetic decisions”, and the home captain Nigar Sultana criticising her “manners”. Nine months later, the bigger picture is the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh this September-October, as India and Bangladesh begin their … Read more
Mady Villiers’ beguiling spin proved too much for an under-strength and out of form The Blaze as Sunrisers raced to a seven-wicket win in a rain-shortened encounter at Chelmsford. The former England white-ball international returned 3 for 18 from nine overs as the visitors, missing the likes of Tammy Beaumont, Bryce siblings Kathryn and Sarah … Read more
Ella McCaughan blasted a half-century to take her past 1,000 Southern Vipers runs and help her side win back-to-back Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches. Opener McCaughan was belligerent in her 97-ball 83, with Charli Knott continuing her fine start to life in the UK with 40 – as Vipers totted up 287. Diamonds stuttered in … Read more
Western Storm clinched their first win in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy after defeating Thunder by 66 runs at Emirates Old Trafford. An unbeaten 76 by Sophie Luff capped an excellent fightback by Western Storm who made 252 for 6 from their 50 overs after a superb exhibition of spin bowling by Sophie Ecclestone had … Read more
Ryana MacDonald-Gay’s sensational start to the season continued as she took 4 for 18 to help bowl the South East Stars to a 71-run (D/L) win over Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at Beckenham. The Maidstone-born seamer now has 12 wickets for the season after just three matches and a lethal … Read more
India rode on Renuka Singh’s 3 for 18 to beat Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening game of the five-match T20I series in Sylhet, on a humid Sunday evening. India have won 15 of 18 T20Is against Bangladesh now. Barring the Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana, none of the batters could put up a fight … Read more
England seam-bowling prospect Ryana MacDonald-Gay took a career-best five for 31 before opener Tash Farrant continued her fine start to the season with an unbeaten 68 as South East Stars made it two wins from two by thumping The Blaze in their Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy clash in Leicester. England star Farrant, who hit a career-best … Read more