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Latest Cricket News Updates: Here comes Super Sunday when the two heavy-weights of women’s cricket will fight for the world title in the shortest format of the game. Defending champions Australia will lock horns with first-time finalists and hosts, South Africa in the grand finale of the T20 Women’s World Cup 2023 in Cape Town.
The Proteas held their nerve to beat England by six runs in Friday’s semi-final and will be backed by a passionate Cape Town crowd as they look to get the better of the reigning champions. The Proteas held their nerve to beat England by six runs in Friday’s semi-final and will Read More
A section of fans and cricket pundits believe that Australia stand no chance of a comeback, given how the first two games panned out. And now, former India captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has also given his prediction on the final scoreline of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. (Full Story)
Jack Leach’s delivery to get rid of Mitchell left the home crowd stunned as they watched Pope anticipate the trajectory of the ball of the Kiwi batsman’s willow as he moved in the right direction to pull off a blinder of a coach with one hand. (Full Story)
A lot of senior players, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, haven’t played many T20Is for India since T20 World Cup 2022 exit, whereas all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been given leadership responsibilities in the shortest format. It’s a clear indication that the concept of split captaincy is being formulated in the team. And now, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has come up with the idea of ‘split coaching’. (Full Story)
Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy said had the Indian skipper put a little bit of effort into taking that second run, she would have passed the crease safely. (Full Story)
Ravi Shastri threw light on the curious case of KL Rahul, and made an unusual statement. Shastri believes there shouldn’t be any vice-captain in the team (Full Story)
Ahead of the third face-off, Australia dealt several injury blows. The likes of Josh Hazlewood and David Warner were ruled out due to injuries while captain Pat Cummins also went back home to see his unwell mother. At the same time, the management released Ashton Agar from the squad. (Full Story)
It was a tough tour for India as they suffered a 0-4 hammering in Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, Kohli termed it as a game-changing series for him as performing in tough Aussie conditions boosted his confidence. (Full Story)
South Africa showed commendable fighting spirit to upset England in the semifinal but they will need to stitch together a perfect game to topple the mighty Australia, who are the record five-time champions and are in their seventh successive final. (Full Story)
At the same time, Australia are taking nothing for granted ahead of their ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2023 showdown with first-time finalists South Africa as captain Meg Lanning feels there will be pressure on everyone since it’s a summit clash.
Australia have reigned supreme in five of the seven ICC Women’s T20 World Cups but have never previously faced the hosts in the showpiece.
Lanning and her teammates are expecting little support when they step out at Newlands on Sunday but they are up for the challenge.
Meanwhile, New Zealand discovered some top-order batting grit to stymie England’s push for victory on day three of the second Test in Wellington on Sunday.
Asked to follow on 226 runs behind, having been dismissed in their first innings for 209 midway through the first session, New Zealand reached 40 without loss at lunch.
Tom Latham was unbeaten on 27 and a watchful Devon Conway was 13 not out after seeing off 19 testing overs at the Basin Reserve.
New Zealand still need a further 186 runs to avoid an innings defeat. They face a daunting task to save the match and deny England a 2-0 series sweep after losing the first Test in Mount Maunganui by 267 runs.
Eyes will also be on the build-up of the Women’s Premier League 2023. Mumbai Indians began their camp for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League here on Saturday.
The team started its first practice session under the watchful eyes of the support team, headed by chief coach Charlotte Edwards.
“It’s been brilliant. It’s been great to get the team out here. Obviously, our own venue and to see the players, it’s been brilliant for me. Heard a lot about these players and to finally get them into the nets and watch them in action it’s been fantastic,” Edwards said in a release.
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