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Sri Lanka (153/5) beat New Zealand (150/6) by five wickets Devine and Melie Kerr provide solid batting platform for New Zealand Poor final two overs leave New Zealand on under-par 150/6 Illing drops match-winner de Silva on 1 Sri Lanka claim the win in the final over Reigning champions on the brink In a disastrous day at Southampton, reigning champions New Zealand let their crown slip through their fingers with an abject display in which they underperformed with the bat, the

India (170/6) beat Pakistan (106 all out) by 64 runs Smriti Mandhana hits 68 to set up unassailable total Deepti Sharma stars with the ball, taking 5/10 Muneeba Ali top scores for Pakistan before being run out by Deepti 18,814 spectators is a record attendance for a World Cup group game On a warm, sun-drenched afternoon in Birmingham the residents of the Soho Road and Smethwick High Street gathered alongside the residents of the Stratford Road and the Alum Rock Road to celebr

“We still believe, we belong here, we worked really hard for it,” is what Babette de Leede reflected after falling short on the Netherlands’ T20 World Cup debut. A pool of orange took over the Wyatt Stand at Edgbaston with the red, white and blue flags dotted around the ground. For the first time, the Netherlands had made it to a T20 Women’s World Cup. This is the day they had been anticipating since late January on that rainy day in Kathmandu where they qualified. Regardless

Australia (172/8) beat South Africa (107 all out) by 65 runs Efficient Australia overcome the underwhelming Proteas. Fantastic Litchfield cameo the highlight for Australia. Wolvaardt unable to kick on in reply for South Africa. Ismail misfires on her World Cup return for South Africa South Africa in danger of exiting at the group stage. In the first heavyweight encounter of this World Cup, Australia triumphed over South Africa on a chilly, blustery day in Manchester. The cla

An emotional Scotland cruised past Ireland by 40 runs to secure their first ever T20 World Cup win with spin strangling the Irish batters. The Bryce sisters’ 106-run partnership alongside brilliance from the spinners enabled a confident win over their traditionally close competitors. Yesterday when the ICC kindly gifted the press a bag of freebies, there was a bit of confusion when one of the items was a scarf. Nobody was complaining today as Old Trafford provided familiar co

England (219/1) beat Sri Lanka (132 all out) by 87 runs Wyatt-Hodge produces the mother of all innings Sciver-Brunt cameo sees England cruise past 200 Jones cements place at the top of the order with half-century Kemp takes four wickets to complete a clinical win England began their home T20 World Cup in commanding fashion in front of nearly 15,000 spectators, easily defeating Sri Lanka in a one-sided contest at Edgbaston. A clinical and destructive century by new mum Danni W

‘There’s no fight we cannot win’ England record highest T20 World Cup total to thrash Sri Lanka in opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge struck an unbeaten 105 as England cruised past Sri Lanka by 87 run to open their home T20 World Cup in spectacular fashion. Setting a record breaking total of 219, England comfortably defended their mammoth score with Freya Kemp taking 4/21. “Together, we're unlimited. Together, we'll be the greatest team there's ever been.Dreams the way we planned 'em.

Whether you’re a season cricket fan or a novice looking to get invested in the T20 World Cup, here is a brief guide to all twelve teams who will be taking part. Group A Netherlands World ranking: 14 Star player: Sterre Kalis. The only member of the Netherlands squad who is a full-time professional. Powerful batter who can be seen smashing runs for Yorkshire and Birmingham Phoenix Also watch out for: Babette de Leede – the wicketkeeper, batter and captain. Has led this side b

28th January 2026. Holding hands in the iconic bright orange kit, the Netherlands women’s cricket team charged towards the rain drenched blue tarpaulin covering TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu, Nepal. They had just qualified for their first Women’s T20 World Cup. A 21-run DLS win against the USA continued their strong run in the global qualifier and now, they had secured tickets to England. Led by Babette de Leede, the side had cruised through the European qualifiers on home t

With the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup about to begin and with hundreds of thousands of tickets sold at the major test cricket venues, there is no better time than now to remind ourselves about where women’s cricket in England has come from over the last century and more - and the extraordinary journey English women’s cricket has been on over recent years. “The Women in Whites” (Pitch Publishing, £19.99) takes us on a journey from the 14th Century until the present day. The autho

Derbyshire Falcons (112/3) defeated Worcestershire Rapids (109/9) by 7 wickets with 18 balls remaining Rapids put into bat and hit under-par 109/9 Sophia Mitchell top-scores with 21 Derbyshire in trouble at 6/2 in 2nd over of their reply Assured 60* from Rebecca Duckworth seals a comfortable victory for the Falcons Worcestershire women play their only stand-alone game of the whole season at New Road, raising questions of the county’s commitment to equality New Road Worcester

A returning Kirstie Gordon took 3/27 as Scotland cruised past the Netherlands in their first home game since 2022, winning by nine wickets. On a sunny day at Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh, Kirstie Gordon stood shoulder to shoulder with her teammates in a Scotland shirt, belting out Flower of Scotland; it just felt right. With injury preventing a return for the global qualifiers, Gordon’s homecoming was perhaps fittingly in sync with Scotland’s first match on home turf sinc

The Blaze (159/6) beat Warwickshire (158/8) by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare Warwickshire set under-par total after a great start Young guns Austin and Surenkumar star with the bat for the Bears Ex-Bear Marie Kelly stars for The Blaze The Blaze comfortably win despite missing England and Scotland players Watching Warwickshire play is a bit like watching a team made up of very keen, talented and excitable students on tour. They have that sense of camaraderie and joie de vivr

New Zealand (141/4 from 24.4 overs) beat England (181/7 from 33 overs) by 17 runs (DLS method) Kiwi legend signs off with a win. Soon to retire star Bates ends her ODI career with DLS win at Cardiff. New Zealand draw the series 1-1. England underwhelming despite impressive bowling from Bell. Capsey top-scores with 45 before giving wicket away Player of the series Maddy Green steers New Zealand safely ahead of DLS Rain brings a premature end to the game after an on-off day in

The Blaze (166/5 from 34.3 overs) beat Surrey (164 all out) by 5 wickets with 93 balls remaining Richard's salmon & cream cheese bagel courtesy of the food festival at Trent Bridge On a Bank Holiday set aside to celebrate the labour of the people, The Blaze laboured to a sluggish, but ultimately convincing win against a Surrey side who seemed somehow bewildered and lost under the low grey clouds at Trent Bridge. The Blaze won the toss and had no hesitation in inserting the op

Warwickshire (336 all out) beat Somerset (302 all out) by 34 runs A native of Warwickshire once wrote: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” This has not been a temperate summer so far for Warwickshire’s cricketers. They have blown both hot and cold as they hit over 300 last week and lost, whilst they hit 691 runs in their first two games wi

T20 County Cup: Glamorgan (140/8) beat Devon (129/5) by 11 runs Newport International Sports Village is a truly impressive development. Here you can play and watch a myriad of different sports in one place. There is the Geraint Thomas Velodrome for cycling, there is the Newport Stadium for Rugby, football and athletics, there is a competition level swimming pool and there are two adjoining cricket pitches at Newport Cricket Club, with a triangular scoreboard with faces that c

Middlesex (173/3) beat Gloucestershire (172 all out) by seven wickets with 110 balls to spare On Watling Street, the road which took people in ancient times from Verulamium to Londinium, many great battles have been fought over the centuries. It was here that in AD 46 that Roman legions marched northward to conquer the Britons. It was here that Boudica, Queen of the Iceni (the ancient world equivalent of Captain of Essex) marched her forces through Radlett, situated on this a

Yorkshire (280/9) beat The Blaze (210 all out) by 80 runs It has been quite a journey for the White Rose county. Aggrieved at being passed over for the right to become a Tier 1 county in the first year of the re-organised structure of women’s cricket in 2025, they did not quietly accept their fate, but instead protested vociferously and decried the unfairness of a system which rewarded their more northerly neighbours over them. A year’s penitence in Tier 2 was not all plain s

Middlesex 121/0 (18.4) beat Derbyshire 124/6 (39.3) by 10 wickets (DLS method) “When the clouds shake their hyssops, and the rain Like holy water falls upon the plain,' Tis sweet to gaze upon the springing grain And see your harvest born.” (A rainy day in April, Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917)) The early season chill was as evident as ever beneath the slate grey skies of Derbyshire’s County Ground. A brisk breeze added bite to the cool, damp morning and sent endless sooty cumu