Tag: Women’s T20 World Cup

DUBAI: Scotland have won the toss and decided to bat first against West Indies in the eighth match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

PLAYING XIs

Scotland: Saskia Horley, Sarah Bryce (wk), Kathryn Bryce (c), Ailsa Lister (wk), Priyanaz Chatterji, Darcey Carter, Lorna Jack-Brown, Katherine Fraser, Rachel Slater, Abtaha Maqsood, Olivia Bell

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Afy Fletcher, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack

READ: India edge past Pakistan to register first win in Women’s T20 World Cup

DUBAI: Arundhati Reddy’s three wickets followed by a combined batting effort steered India to a dominant six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the seventh match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Sunday.

While chasing a modest 106, India successfully achieved the target in 18.5 overs with Sajeevan Sajana hitting Nida Dar for a boundary.

India lost Smriti Mandhana (7) early on with 17 runs on the board, however, Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues stitched a 43-run stand for the second wicket to keep the team in the hunt.

Shafali Verma top-scored with 32 runs from 35 balls before falling prey to Omaima Sohail.

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana then struck twice to force her side’s comeback as she removed Jemimah Rodrigues (23) and Richa Ghosh on back-to-back deliveries.

But Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur played a 24-ball knock of 29 runs to tilt the game completely in her side’s favour before she retired hurt in the 19th over.

Deepti Sharma and Sajeevan Sajana remained unbeaten at 7 and 4 respectively as India comfortably chased the target.

Fatima Sana took two wickets, while Sadia and Omaima picked one each for Pakistan.

Pakistan opted to bat first, however, the decision backfired as Renuka Singh castled opening batter Gull Feroza (0) on the last ball of the first over.

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India soon got another success as Deepti Sharma bowled Sidra Amin (8) with 25 runs on the board.

Muneeba Ali scored a scratchy 17 from 26 balls with two boundaries before falling prey to Shreyanka Patil, leaving Pakistan reeling at 41-4.

Nida Dar held on to one end, however, wickets kept falling at the other end. Captain Fatima Sana added a valuable 13 runs from eight balls but her quick knock was ended courtesy of a brilliant catch by wicketkeeper Richa Gosh.

Pakistan were struggling at 71-7 when Syeda Aroob Shah joined Nida Dar and together they added 28 runs for the eighth wicket.

Nida Dar was bowled in the last over after scoring 28 runs from 34 balls. Nashra Sandhu faced the last two balls of the innings and struck a six to push the team’s total to 105-8.

Syeda Aroob Shah remained unbeaten at 14 runs from 17 balls which included one boundary.

For India, Arundhati Reddy returned with bowling figures of 3-19, while Shreyanka Patil claimed 2-12. Renuka Singh, Deepti Sharma and Asha Sobhana managed one wicket each.

It’s worth noting that Pakistan started their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024  campaign with a victory over Sri Lanka, while India suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of New Zealand.

Playing XIs:

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, and Sajana Sajeevan.

Pakistan: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Tuba Hassan.

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SHARJAH: Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s anchoring knock, followed by a combined bowling effort steered England to a 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the sixth match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Set to chase 119, Bangladesh only managed 97 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 20 overs despite Sobhana Mostary’s 44-run knock.

Bangladesh had a shaky start to the pursuit as Shathi Rani and Dilara Akter perished inside five overs with the scoreboard reading 17/2.

Skipper Nigar Sultana and Sobhana Mostary then tried to settle things down with a cautious 35-run partnership, culminating with the former’s dismissal in the 12th over.

Sultana made 15 off 20 deliveries with the help of two boundaries.

Her dismissal sparked a collapse as Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals, while Mostary ticked the scoreboard singlehandedly until finally walking back to the dugout in the penultimate over.

She remained the top-scorer for Bangladesh with a gutsy 44 off 48 balls, laced up with one six and a four.

Charlie Dean and Linsey Smith bagged two wickets each for England while Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sarah Glenn struck out one batter apiece.

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Opting to bat first, former champions England got off to a flying start to their innings as openers Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge dominated Bangladesh bowlers in the batting powerplay, which yielded 47 runs.

England were on course to amass a big total but Rabeya Khan, bowling her first over, provided Bangladesh with a massive breakthrough in the form of Bouchier.

Bouchier scored a brisk 23 off 18 deliveries with the help of three fours.

England suffered another blow when Nat Sciver-Brunt (2)was trapped lbw by Fahima Khatun with the scoreboard reading 53/2 in eight overs.

Skipper Heather Knight then put together a cautious 20-run partnership for the third wicket with Wyatt-Hodge before both perished in quick succession, reducing England to 76/4 in 12.1 overs.

Knight made six off seven balls, while Wyatt-Hodge remained the top-scorer for England with a 40-ball 41, laced up with five fours.

The back-to-back dismissals jolted England’s batting expedition and the former champions went into a defensive mode.

The cautious approach did not benefit England much as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually curtailed to 118/7.

For Bangladesh, Nahida Akter, Ritu Moni and Fahima Khatun bagged two wickets each while Rabeya Khan made one scalp.

Hosts Bangladesh are at the top of Group B standings of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with two points in one match while England are playing their first match of the tournament.

READ: Australia thump Sri Lanka in Women’s T20 World Cup

SHARJAH: Megan Schutt’s 3/12, followed by Beth Mooney’s unbeaten knock led defending champions Australia to a convincing six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu’s decision to bat first backfired as her side could only accumulate 93/7 in the allotted 20 overs.

The Asian champions had a disastrous start to their innings as they lost both their openers Vishmi Gunaratne and Athapaththu inside four overs with just six runs on the board.

Following the early debacle, Harshitha Samarawickrama offered some fight with her cautious 23-run knock before falling victim to Sophie Molineux, leaving Sri Lanka in tatters at 56/4 in 13 overs.

Nilakshika Silva then took the reigns of Sri Lanka’s batting expedition but remained devoid of any notable support from the other end.

She remained the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with a 40-ball 29.

Megan Schutt was the standout bowler for Australia, courtesy of her economical bowling figures of 3/12 in her four overs, followed by Molineux with two wickets, while Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham shared two wickets between them.

In response, Australia had an alike start as they lost three wickets, including their captain Alyssa Healy (4) and experienced all-rounder Ellyse Perry (3), inside the batting powerplay with just 35 runs on the board.

But the defending champions recovered, courtesy of an anchoring partnership between Mooney and Gardner.

The duo added 43 runs for the fourth wicket until Gardner perished with Australia in touching distance to a triumphant start to their Women’s T20 World Cup title defence.

Gardner made 17 off 15 balls with the help of three fours.

Mooney then joined forces with Phoebe Litchfield, nine off nine, to make sure there were no further hiccups in the modest run chase.

The opening batter top-scored for Australia with an unbeaten 43 off 38 deliveries, laced up with four fours.

For Sri Lanka, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera and Udeshika Prabodhani made one scalp each.

The six-wicket victory put defending champions Australia in second spot in Group B standing of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, while Sri Lanka remained fourth.

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DUBAI: New Zealand have won the toss and decided to bat first against India in the fourth match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh

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DUBAI: South Africa have won the toss and decided to field first against West Indies in the third match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Qiana Joseph, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Shamilia Connell

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinolo Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka

READ: Bangladesh ’emotional’ after first win in 10 years at Women’s T20 World Cup

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her team’s first victory in a Women’s T20 World Cup match for a decade as “very emotional” and suggested it would create “momentum” for the women’s game at home. 

Bangladesh secured a 16-run win over Scotland in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener in Sharjah after posting what appeared to be a flimsy 119-7 in their 20 overs.

Their bowling attack, however, tied the Scots down and restricted them to 103-7.

“I would say that a win after 10 years, we all are very emotional because we have been waiting for this victory for a long time,” said Joty who was playing in her 100th T20I.

“No matter how good the cricket we play, if it doesn’t translate into victory, it means nothing. And I would say for women’s cricket, after a long time, I feel like we have done something.

“We have always said about Bangladesh that we have to create momentum and then we will move forward with that momentum.

“Now it seems like we are going to dream of doing something bigger. Similarly, the fans and family who support us in Bangladesh are dreaming that we can do something better than that.”

The momentum for women’s cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.

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Instead, weeks of widespread political unrest in Bangladesh, which eventually led to the installation of an interim government, saw the tournament switched to the United Arab Emirates, with Bangladesh remaining as nominal hosts.

“Initially it was very heartbreaking because we always bear in mind that we are going to play in front of our home crowd,” said Joty.

“But still, the people who came here today, it was brilliant.

“As a professional player and as a professional team, I think we should move on from the disappointment, not think about what could have been.

“We were able to play here and we are pretty fortunate. We all are healthy and we all are safe and representing our country and got a good win in front of a good number of people.

“Back home, they were very happy. We will get the reaction of our family and friends and fans. And definitely, they’re in a very good mood right now.”

Scotland’s Saskia Horley, who took 3-13 at the back end of the Bangladesh innings, admitted there was “a bit of disappointment” about losing their first T20 World Cup match but said there was “a hell of a lot of passion and pride” about competing at the World Cup.

“You know, our captain, Kathyrn Bryce, just said like, we’re going to be history makers here. Anything above that is a bonus.”

Bangladesh remain in Sharjah for their next Group B game against England on Saturday while Scotland, who were playing their first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup match, will be up against former champions West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.

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