Jun 20, 2026
Amelia Kerr’s late double earns New Zealand a four-run escape against Ireland
New Zealand kept their Women’s T20 World Cup defence alive by holding off a spirited Ireland by four runs in Southampton, with Amelia Kerr’s decisive...
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Jun 19, 2026
Winless Pakistan face Bangladesh in a Women’s T20 World Cup must-win at Southampton
Pakistan are still chasing their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup, and a Bangladesh side with a win already to their name awaits at Southampton...
Jun 19, 2026
India eye a 3-0 sweep against Afghanistan in the Chennai finale
India have already pocketed the series, but a win in the third ODI at Chennai on Saturday would complete a clean sweep of Afghanistan.
Jun 19, 2026
Shreyanka Patil ruled out of the Women’s T20 World Cup as Prema Rawat joins India
India have lost Shreyanka Patil to an ankle ligament injury for the rest of the tournament, with uncapped leg-spinner Prema Rawat called up as her rep...
Jun 19, 2026
Taylor’s 47 and Alleyne’s 19th-over triple seal a 7-run West Indies win over Scotland
Stafanie Taylor’s unbeaten 47 and a three-wicket burst from Aaliyah Alleyne in the 19th over saw West Indies hold off a spirited Scotland by seven run...
Jun 18, 2026
Shreyanka Patil stretchered off with an ankle injury as India await scans
Shreyanka Patil was stretchered off with an ankle injury during India’s win over the Netherlands, leaving the team waiting on scans for news on the sp...
Jun 18, 2026
Dercksen’s fifty earns South Africa their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup
Annerie Dercksen’s blazing 52 set up the chase and Nadine de Klerk held firm, but South Africa still needed a wide to scrape past Pakistan by two wick...
Jun 18, 2026
Shafali’s all-round show and Mandhana’s 74 send India top of Group 1
A record India total and a Shafali double of bat and ball overwhelmed the Netherlands in Leeds, lifting the two-time finalists above Australia on net...
Jun 17, 2026
Gill and Kishan centuries power India to a series-sealing 170-run win over Afghanistan
Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan both made hundreds and shared a stand worth 224 as India racked up 402 in Lucknow, then bowled Afghanistan out for 232 t...
Jun 17, 2026
Perry stars as Australia crush Bangladesh by nine wickets at the Women’s T20 World Cup
Ellyse Perry’s two wickets and an unbeaten cameo earned her the player-of-the-match award as a much-changed Australia brushed Bangladesh aside in Leed...
Jun 17, 2026
Winless South Africa and Pakistan meet at Edgbaston with semi-final hopes on the line
South Africa and Pakistan both lost their openers at the Women’s T20 World Cup. At Edgbaston on Wednesday, the side that loses again will see its semi...
Jun 16, 2026
Nilakshika Silva’s unbeaten 54 stuns New Zealand and leaves the champions on the brink
Sri Lanka chased down 151 with two balls to spare in Southampton, Nilakshika Silva’s 54 not out condemning the defending champions to a second straigh...
Jun 16, 2026
England’s batting blitz puts winless Ireland on alert at the Women’s T20 World Cup
After a 219-run opening statement against Sri Lanka, hosts England meet an Ireland side still chasing a first win at a Women’s T20 World Cup. The fixt...
Jun 15, 2026
India look to seal the series against Afghanistan in Lucknow
India lead 1-0 and can wrap up the series when they face Afghanistan in the second ODI at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. Gurbaz’s fireworks asi...
Jun 15, 2026
New Zealand look to revive their title defence against Sri Lanka
New Zealand’s title defence is already under pressure after an opening loss to West Indies, and the champions must respond against a Sri Lanka side al...
Jun 15, 2026
India eye debutants Netherlands with momentum and net run rate in mind
India go to Headingley as overwhelming favourites against the Netherlands, but a tough group means the size of the win could matter as much as the win...
Jun 15, 2026
Deepti’s five-for caps Mandhana’s 68 as India rout Pakistan by 64 runs
Deepti Sharma’s career-best 5 for 10 dismantled Pakistan for 106 as India opened their Women’s T20 World Cup with a 64-run win at Edgbaston, Smriti Ma...
Jun 14, 2026
Bangladesh spoil Netherlands’ T20 World Cup debut with a six-wicket chase in Birmingham
Netherlands’ first match at a Women’s T20 World Cup ended in defeat as Bangladesh ran down a target of 140 with five balls to spare at Edgbaston.
Jun 14, 2026
Kane Williamson retires from international cricket after a record-laden New Zealand career
Kane Williamson has called time on a 16-year international career, retiring mid-tour in England as New Zealand’s most prolific batter across all three...
Jun 14, 2026
Campbelle’s unbeaten 90 stuns champions New Zealand in West Indies’ World Cup opener
West Indies stunned the defending champions in their tournament opener, Shemaine Campbelle’s unbeaten 90 hunting down 163 with a ball to spare.
Jun 14, 2026
Litchfield blitz and Australia’s spinners crush South Africa at Old Trafford
Phoebe Litchfield’s 24-ball fifty set it up and Australia’s spinners did the rest, bowling South Africa out for 107 in a 65-run win to open the World...
Jun 14, 2026
Gurbaz hundred goes in vain as Gill seals India’s seven-wicket win in Dharamsala
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s blistering 102 was not enough as Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 84 steered India to a seven-wicket win in a rain-shortened first ODI at...
Jun 13, 2026
India carry patchy form into their Women’s T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan
India begin their Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday, and neither side arrives in the form their billing suggests.
Jun 13, 2026
Bryce sisters and Gordon set up Scotland’s 40-run win over Ireland
Kathryn and Sarah Bryce put on 106 together before Kirstie Gordon and Katherine Fraser ran through the Ireland batting at Old Trafford.