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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

Lancashire (303/8) beat Durham (154 all out) by 149 runs (match reduced to 48 overs per side) Maybe it is slightly unfair to imagine that the beginning of the English cricket season, arriving as it does hot on the heals of the dawn of British Summer Time, earmarks the start of “actual Summer”. Occasionally, in England, we are blessed with an unseasonably warm April. April 2025 was such a month, when the new county structure for English women’s cricket coincided with some hot

With England’s top 30 players competing in an intra-squad T20 series in South Africa, let us look at who can gain a place at this summer’s T20 World Cup by putting in some stand-out performances and which seats are already taken on the proverbial team bus. Player Role % chance Notes Nat Sciver-Brunt Batter / All rounder 100% It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which these 11 players do not make the final 15 for the World Cup. There may be arguments for leaving some of th

Netherlands (107/7) beat Thailand (90 all out) by 17 runs Two things that Dutch people are famous for: being very tall and making you pay for your food. In Isabel van der Woning and Iris Zwilling, Netherlands women have two very tall fast bowlers who have been making batters pay for their mistakes throughout this tournament. Zwilling’s 3 wickets for 9 runs and van der Woning’s 4 for 14 carried the Netherlands to an unlikely win against Thailand after the Dutch batters had po

In November 2025, it was announced that Fairbreak, the private company set up by Shaun Martyn and former Australia women’s captain Lisa Sthalekar to promote inclusion, diversity and opportunity in sport, would be hosting their next cricket tournament in Saudi Arabia. Fairbreak has gone through some changes in leadership since it last hosted a tournament in Hong Kong in 2023. Shaun Martyn has stepped down and Fairbreak is now led by Ramasamy Venkatesh, founder of Gencor Pacifi

Woeful Yorkshire unprepared for the reality of equity in 21st Century cricket For those of you who may have forgotten, Yorkshire women were promoted from Tier 2 to Tier 1 at the end of last season, having publicly criticised the ECB for the decision to give Tier 1 status to Durham instead of Yorkshire in 2025. The initial plan, for Yorkshire and Glamorgan to become Tier 1 in 2027, was changed one month later following vociferous and prolonged lobbying and protest by the coun