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Australia’s maiden bilateral women’s tour of South Africa has been rescheduled by a week, with the all-format series now set to run from 24 March to 18 April 2027 instead of the originally planned 18 March to 11 April window. The shift allows both sides to take part in the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy…

India opened the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup with a 59-run DLS win over Sri Lanka. They scored 269/8 in 47 overs and bowled Sri Lanka out for 211 in 45.4. Deepti Sharma made 35 and took 3/32 in 10 overs. India followed with an 88-run win over Pakistan, scoring 247 in 50 overs…

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has shared a positive update after nearly three months of recovery from a hamstring injury. On 31 October, she confirmed that her hamstring had been declared fit following rehabilitation. This puts her in contention to return during India’s multi-format tour of South Africa in December. The injury had kept her away…

Sydney Thunder have signed South African allrounder Nadine de Klerk ahead of Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 12. The announcement came on October 24, 2026, with one week remaining before the club’s first home match. De Klerk joins after four seasons with Brisbane Heat and following a career-best 12 months. Thunder’s opening home game will…

Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down as captain of the Indian women’s team across all three formats after the BCCI decided that a leadership change was needed. The 37-year-old made the decision after a review meeting with BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia in Guwahati. Harmanpreet and Smriti Mandhana were told that the selectors wanted a change for…

Harmanpreet Kaur’s decision to step down as India’s women’s captain across all formats arrives not as a retreat, but as a calculated handover at the peak of her legacy, freeing her to chase the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as a player while ushering in Smriti Mandhana’s era with momentum and clarity.

At 37, Harmanpreet Kaur has decided to step down as captain of the Indian women’s cricket team across all formats, bringing an era-defining leadership journey to a close.

Pakistan pace bowler Kainat Imtiaz has retired from international cricket and will now focus on becoming a match referee. The right-arm quick recently officiated matches in the PCB National Women’s Under-19 T20 tournament, which was held in Karachi in August and September. Her decision marks a move from playing the game to working as a…

Former Namibia cricketer Yasmeen Khan has made available for South Africa and is included in a 28-player training camp from September 27 to 30. She has played 117 T20Is for Namibia and captained them 27 times. Born in George, between Cape Town and Gqeberha, she plays for Dolphins in Durban.

The latest ICC Women’s T20I Rankings update reflects a dramatic reshuffle following India’s gold-medal triumph at the Asian Games 2026 and South Africa’s 5-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe, with Shafali Verma breaking into the top four in batting and a host of players from both tournaments posting career-best gains across batting, bowling and all-rounder tables.

The 5th T20I of the South Africa Women tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on September 19, 2026, delivered a thrilling battle as South Africa Women held their nerve to secure a hard-fought 14-run victory over Zimbabwe Women. The match unfolded with high intensity from the opening delivery, showcasing superb individual performances, key partnership building, and…

Cricket South Africa has named an 18-player Under-19 Women’s squad for an extended national training camp in Durban and Pietermaritzburg from 18 September to 1 October, marking a pivotal step in the Junior Proteas’ build-up to the third edition of the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal in…