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Proteas Boost: Dane van Niekerk Ends Retirement Ahead of CWC 2025

Posted on August 25, 2025 by [email protected]

In a social media post on August 25 (Monday), former South African captain Dane van Niekerk declared that she had withdrawn her retirement from the game. During the 2024–25 season, the 32-year-old made her comeback to domestic cricket for Western Province. She was later added to the 20-member extended group for the August 25–September 1 pre-World Cup training camp in Durban.

“I’m happy to declare that I’ve made the decision to not retire from international cricket. The absence has made me realize how much I’ve missed representing my nation. I’m determined to do all in my power to have that chance again,” she posted on Instagram.

The former South Africa captain resigned in 2023 at the age of 29. After failing to satisfy the fitness standards needed to be selected for a home T20 World Cup squad. For the tournament, Sune Luus assumed the role of captain.

Van Niekerk played 194 games for South Africa, including 1 Test, 86 T20Is, and 107 ODIs. Throughout her international career, she scored 4074 runs and claimed 204 wickets. Additionally, she captained South Africa for 50 ODIs and 30 T20Is, winning 29 and 15 games, respectively.

During the Covid era, she suffered numerous injuries despite being a stalwart in South Africa. She missed the most of the 2020 season due to a lower back ailment. She was unable to compete in the 2022 ICC World Cup in New Zealand because of an ankle issue.

In addition to expressing regret to Cricket South Africa (CSA) for how she handled her retirement. Van Niekerk, now 32, expressed her desire to play for South Africa once more. I genuinely apologize to Cricket South Africa and the cricket community for my retirement. I am incredibly appreciative of the chance to perhaps showcase my abilities on a global level once more in the future.

South Africa will travel to Pakistan.

As a final preparation for the ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, South Africa will choose the side that will fly to Lahore for a three-match ODI series against hosts Pakistan from September 16 to 22. After the Durban training camp.

Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, and Chloe Tryon. Who are all presently competing in the Hundred Competition, are not included in the 20-player camp.

South Africa Women’s training squad:

Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Anneke Bosch, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Luyanda Nzuza, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Miane Smit, Faye Tunnicliffe, and Dane van Niekerk

Sciver-Brunt has taken back the top rank in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Posted on July 29, 2025 by [email protected]

Nat Sciver-Brunt, the captain of England, scored 98 runs in the final of the three-match series against India in Durham. Regaining her position at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings.

In what turned out to be a losing effort, the all-rounder stabilized the batting. When the openers’ early wickets fell, and India won the match by 13 runs and clinched the series 2-1.

Sciver-Brunt took the top spot for the third time in her career after defeating Smriti Mandhana by three points. She had previously held the top spot from June to December 2024 and from July 2023 to April 2024.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, moved up 10 spots to 11th place in the batters’ list after her brilliant and game-winning century (102 off 84 balls).

Richa Gosh rose nine spots to 39th position with a career-high rating of 516 points. While her teammate Jemimah Rodrigues rose two spots to 13th.

Other changes in this week’s report include the Ireland vs. Zimbabwe series in Belfast. Which the home team won 2-0.

Following hits of 50 and 67, Player of the Series Orla Prendergast moved up 12 spots to a career-best, joint-22nd position. In addition, she broke into the top 10 of the all-rounders’ list from 13th position last week and moved up 10 spots to 33rd among the bowlers. Reaching a personal-best rating of 447. After taking two wickets for 20 in the opening game.

Sciver-Brunt

Ireland’s players also had some notable improvements. Amy Hunter rose two spots to 28th place in the batters’ list, while skipper Gaby Lewis went up one spot to 17th.

Teammate Modester Mupachiwana has moved up two spots to 53rd place. While Zimbabwe’s skipper, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, has reached a career-high 40th position with rating points of 513 thanks to her 48 and 56 scores.

The second and third games in the three-match T20I series between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Dublin. Where the visitors were once again thoroughly thrashed, are also included in this week’s edition.

Lewis was the series’ top batsman, hitting 154 runs to win Player of the Series. She moved up to a tie for 14th place with Rodrigues of India after scoring 67 and 87 in the second and third innings, respectively.

In the first two games, Cara Murray took three wickets for 19 and three for 17, moving her up three spots to 45th on the bowlers’ list. With seven wickets taken, she was the series’ top wicket-taker at the conclusion.

During the England tour, Radha Yadav takes Shuchi Upadhyay’s place due to injury.

Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 by [email protected]

In place of Shuchi Upadhyay, left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has been selected for the India Women’s white-ball tour of England. The tour will not include Upadhyay due to a left-shin injury.

Upadhyay made her ODI debut against South Africa during the tri-series in Sri Lanka. She was called up for the forthcoming England tour for the first time in her T20I career.

According to the BCCI, the shin illness was discovered at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru during the pre-tour camp.

In December of last year, she took the third-most wickets at the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy. In nine innings at an average of 15.44 and an economy rate of 3.48, she took 18 wickets at that time. She won the championship with her team, Madhya Pradesh, and was awarded the Player of the Tournament.

Radha Yadav, who has participated in 84 T20Is and seven One-Day Internationals, last played for India in December 2024, taking four wickets against the West Indies. But in the ensuing ODI series against them, she was passed over.

She took the most wickets in the home one-dayers against New Zealand before to the West Indies series.

India will play England Women in three ODIs and five T20Is beginning on June 28.

Shafali Verma was left off of India’s ODI team for the match against Australia.

Posted on November 19, 2024 by [email protected]

India’s group for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia does not include the dynamic opener Shafali Verma. Following a poor run of play in which he amassed just 56 runs in the most recent home series against New Zealand, Verma was excluded. Verma’s four ODI half-centuries really ended in July 2022.

The highly regarded offspinner Shreyanka Patil is another interesting absent from the 16-man team. She missed the New Zealand series because of shin splints. She actually didn’t play in the T20 World Cup until after missing time due to a hand injury. Sayali Satgare, Uma Chetry, and D. Hemalatha were the other players left off of the team that defeated New Zealand.

Squad:

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor

Harleen Deol, who played her final game for India in December 2023. She will return to Australia as part of India’s touring contingent. Deol only participated in three WPL games this season due to a knee injury she sustained while playing for the Gujarat Giants, which required a protracted recuperation and rehabilitation period.

Richa Ghosh, who missed the New Zealand series because of her Grade 12 board examinations, returns to the team. Legspinner Asha Sobhana and seamer Pooja Vastrakar, who missed that series due to injuries sustained during the previous T20 World Cup, have not yet made a comeback.

Along with quick bowler Titas Sadhu, the selectors also decided to give Minnu Mani his first call-up to the ODI team. In the home series against Australia last year. Sadhu, 20, did not play in the ODI team. With an unforgettable 4 for 17. She left her imprint in the first Twenty20 Internationals against the same opponents in Navi Mumbai. Additionally, Sadhu played in two Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh in May of this year before suffering an injury that required time at the NCA.

Earlier this year, in August, Mani led the India A team to a 2-1 series loss to Australia A. In three games, she amassed 62 runs and claimed four wickets at a respectable economy rate, rewarding her for her useful contributions with the bat further down the order.

When India was in danger early in the first ODI against New Zealand, Tejal Hasabnis played a gutsy innings of 42. Which helped them achieve a competitive total and earn her a spot in the squad. The team has welcomed Priya Puniya back after she played with the ‘A’ team in Australia. After her previous appearance in a home ODI match against South Africa.

Series Schedule:

1st ODI – December 5, Allan Border Field, Brisbane

2nd ODI – December 8, Allan Border Field, Brisbane

3rd ODI – December 11, WACA, Perth

Prize money for the supporters of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be increasing greatly.

Posted on September 18, 2024 by [email protected]

The prize money for the champions of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, which gets underway in the United Arab Emirates on October 3, will be USD 2.34 million. This is a 134% increase over the USD 1 million that Australia received for winning the competition in 2023.

The ICC said on Tuesday that the total prize pool of USD 7.95 million is likewise 225% greater than the USD 2.45 million up for grabs in 2023. The ICC decided in June 2023 to give women the same prize money as men for their individual events, and this forthcoming competition will be the first to do so.

Earlier this year, USD 2.45 million was given to India, the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup winners. The men’s T20 World Cup had 20 participating sides compared to the women’s event’s 10, and the discrepancy between that sum and the USD 2.34 million that the women champions would receive is due to the difference in the number of matches played by teams over the two events.

The 2024 Women’s World Cup runners-up will receive USD 1.17 million, while the losing finalists, South Africa, will receive USD 500,000. The 2024 semi-finalists that lose will receive USD 675,000, up from USD 210,000 in 2023. Additionally, each of the ten teams that compete in 2024 will receive USD 112,500.

October 5 fixtures swapped Women’s T20 World Cup

On October 5, the ICC announced a modification to the Sharjah game schedule. Previously, Australia and Sri Lanka were to face each other at 1800 local time, with Bangladesh and England playing the afternoon match at 1400 local time. The rescheduled schedule now has England playing Bangladesh in the evening and Australia and Sri Lanka playing in the day.

Beginning on October 3 in Sharjah, Bangladesh will play Scotland at 1400, followed by Pakistan facing Sri Lanka at 1800 in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup.

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Sophie Devine and the Perth Scorchers extend their contract

Posted on August 16, 2024 by [email protected]

Sophie Devine has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Perth Scorchers, meaning she will play in the WBBL in the orange and black uniform.

The prominent all-rounder from New Zealand. Who the Scorchers retained in the inaugural overseas player draft held the year before. Demonstrated her value by claiming 14 wickets and collecting 489 runs to be named to the WBBL Team of the Tournament.

Devine, one of the best all-rounders in the game of cricket. Is two wickets short of reaching 100 in this match. She called it a “no brainer” and was thrilled to have committed to the Scorchers for two more years. She called the side to the 2021–22 title—a unique memory. It was their first title.

“I’m absolutely stoked to be returning to the Scorchers,” Devine stated. “Over the past four seasons, I have developed such a unique bond with the players and staff, and I couldn’t fathom playing anyplace else.

The entire team is really driven to win the WBBL|07 title. I will always hold a particular place in my heart for performing it in front of Optus Stadium’s supporters. The addition of Mikayla Hinkley, a free agent from the Brisbane Heat, has further strengthened the Scorchers. Alana King has signed a three-year contract extension with the team.

The current Perth Scorchers roster includes:

Mikayla Hinkley, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Chloe Ainsworth, Stella Campbell, Piepa Cleary, Maddy Darke, and Sophie Devine (INT).

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