South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (right) celebrates taking a wicket. (AP Photo) South Africa pace spearhead Shabnim Ismail etched her name into the record books by becoming the first bowler to claim 50 wickets in Women’s T20 World Cup history during the semifinal against England at The Oval on Thursday.The landmark came in Ismail’s 38th Women’s […]
Heather Knight’s unbeaten 79 from 111 balls helped England claim a second consecutive win in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Tuesday (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) England survived a scare against Bangladesh as Heather Knight (79* off 111 balls) and Charlie Dean (27* off 56 balls) stitched together a 79-run stand for the unbeaten seventh wicket […]
File Photo: Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt (Pic credit: ICC) England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt has been named the new captain of the national women’s cricket team, succeeding Heather Knight, who was sacked last month following a disastrous 16-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia.Sciver-Brunt, 32, had been the frontrunner for the role after serving as Knight’s long-time […]
