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England Captain Scores First Century in Women's Cricket League
SportsJan 26

England Captain Scores First Century in Women's Cricket League

Nat Sciver-Brunt just made history with a blazing 100 runs in India's Women's Premier League, smashing a record that had stood since the league began. Her unbeaten century came from just 57 balls, lighting up the stadium and setting a new bar for women's cricket.

Sky Sports2 min read
Nigeria's First Women's Cricket League Enters Semifinals
SportsMay 1

Nigeria's First Women's Cricket League Enters Semifinals

Four teams are battling for the championship in Nigeria's pioneering women's cricket league, which started in 2021 as the country's first professional platform for female players. The South-South Female Cricket League is creating opportunities for women athletes while building gender equality in Nigerian sports.

Punch Nigeria2 min read
Darwin Women's Cricket Trials AI Umpire Technology
InnovationApr 26

Darwin Women's Cricket Trials AI Umpire Technology

Australian women cricketers in Darwin are now using AI ball-tracking to challenge umpire calls, a first for local cricket anywhere in the country. The technology brings professional-level reviews to grassroots players for a fraction of the cost.

ABC Australia2 min read
New Zealand Cricket Demands Women's Inclusion in New League
InnovationMar 23

New Zealand Cricket Demands Women's Inclusion in New League

New Zealand Cricket just made history by requiring a new professional league to include women's competition before they'll approve it. The move puts gender equality at the center of the country's biggest cricket overhaul in 21 years.

Daily Maverick2 min read
Women Cricketers Become UK's Highest-Paid Female Athletes
SportsMar 12

Women Cricketers Become UK's Highest-Paid Female Athletes

Three young women cricketers just signed contracts worth over £100,000, making them some of Britain's highest-paid sportswomen. The historic auction marks a massive leap for women's sports equality in the UK.

BBC Sport2 min read
Lord's Cricket Club Fast-Tracks Women After 27-Year Wait
SolutionsApr 18

Lord's Cricket Club Fast-Tracks Women After 27-Year Wait

The iconic Marylebone Cricket Club is considering fast-tracking women's memberships to fix a striking gender gap: just 3.2% of members are women, 27 years after opening membership to all. The historic shift could transform cricket's most prestigious club within a decade.

BBC Sport2 min read
Nigeria Cricket Brings Back Women's T20 Tournament
SportsFeb 5

Nigeria Cricket Brings Back Women's T20 Tournament

After a year off, Nigeria's women's cricket team is gearing up for an international tournament that could reshape the sport's future in West Africa. Young players are also getting their shot at stardom through expanded youth championships.

Punch Nigeria2 min read
Teen Sees Women's Cricket on TV, Now Plays for Australia
SportsMay 11

Teen Sees Women's Cricket on TV, Now Plays for Australia

At 10 years old, Hasrat Gill flipped through TV channels and discovered something that changed everything: women playing cricket. Now 20, she's representing Australia and inspiring a surge of South Asian girls to pick up the sport.

ABC Australia2 min read
South Africa Women Ready for Cricket World Cup Glory
Sports4d ago

South Africa Women Ready for Cricket World Cup Glory

After two heartbreaking World Cup final losses, South Africa's women's cricket team enters this year's tournament in England with their strongest squad yet. Led by rising star Laura Wolvaardt and bolstered by veteran comebacks, the Proteas are hungrier than ever to claim their first global trophy.

Daily Maverick2 min read
Village Cricketer Takes 14 Wickets at Women's World Cup
Community HeroesFeb 17

Village Cricketer Takes 14 Wickets at Women's World Cup

Shree Charani went from playing cricket on dusty village grounds in Andhra Pradesh to becoming India's second-highest wicket-taker at the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup. Her journey proves that small-town dreams can reach the world stage when belief meets determination.

The Better India2 min read
Dutch Women's Cricket Team Reaches First Ever World Cup
SportsFeb 2

Dutch Women's Cricket Team Reaches First Ever World Cup

The Netherlands women's cricket team secured their first-ever T20 World Cup spot with five straight wins in Nepal. Most players juggle jobs and studies while competing against full-time professionals.

Dutch News2 min read
South Africa's Women Eye First Cricket World Cup Title
SportsMay 27

South Africa's Women Eye First Cricket World Cup Title

After three straight World Cup finals without a trophy, South Africa's women's cricket team heads to England with renewed confidence and their strongest squad yet. Coach Mandla Mashimbyi says he's already picturing the final at Lord's.

Daily Maverick2 min read
Dutch Women's Cricket Makes Historic T20 World Cup Debut
Sports2d ago

Dutch Women's Cricket Makes Historic T20 World Cup Debut

The Netherlands women's cricket team stepped onto the world's biggest stage for the first time, bringing smiles and inspiring moments despite a close loss to Bangladesh. Captain Babette de Leede scored her country's first-ever T20 World Cup half-century in Birmingham.

Dutch News2 min read
Afghan Women Cricketers Return to International Play
Community HeroesMay 21

Afghan Women Cricketers Return to International Play

After five years away from international cricket, Afghanistan's displaced female players will tour England next month in a powerful comeback. The refugee team includes athletes who fled the Taliban and refused to let their dreams die.

Al Jazeera English2 min read
England Women Eye Historic 5th Home World Cup Win This Summer
SportsMar 4

England Women Eye Historic 5th Home World Cup Win This Summer

England's women's cricket team aims to replicate the magic of the Lionesses' Euros victory when they host the T20 World Cup starting June 12. With over 115,000 tickets already sold, women's sport in Britain continues its unstoppable momentum.

BBC Sport2 min read
Afghanistan Women's Cricket Team Tours England This June
Community HeroesMay 21

Afghanistan Women's Cricket Team Tours England This June

Exiled Afghan female cricketers, banned from their homeland since the Taliban took power in 2021, will tour England this summer as they fight for international recognition. The tour marks another milestone in their journey to reclaim their right to play.

BBC Sport2 min read
Women Cricketers Land £210K Deals in Historic UK Auction
SportsMar 11

Women Cricketers Land £210K Deals in Historic UK Auction

Female cricket players in the UK just became some of the highest-paid sportswomen in the country, with salaries jumping from £65,000 to over £210,000 in a single year. An 18-year-old spinner saw her paycheck leap from £12,500 to £105,000.

BBC Sport2 min read
Bowler Takes Hat-Trick in New Zealand Women's Cricket
SportsJan 25

Bowler Takes Hat-Trick in New Zealand Women's Cricket

Central Hinds bowler Ashtuti Kumar took a memorable hat-trick in Saturday's Super Smash Twenty20 match, thrilling fans with three wickets across two overs. The rare cricket feat lit up McLean Park in Napier, even though her team narrowly lost to the Sparks.

Stuff NZ2 min read
Afghan Cricketer Escapes Taliban 15 Times, Now Tours Australia
Community HeroesMay 29

Afghan Cricketer Escapes Taliban 15 Times, Now Tours Australia

After 15 failed escape attempts and destroying her cricket gear to survive the Taliban, Firooza Afghan is finally safe in Australia and back on the pitch. Her team of displaced Afghan women cricketers just toured Darwin and heads to the UK next month.

ABC Australia3 min read
Three England Cricket Debutants Each Take First Wicket
SportsMay 10

Three England Cricket Debutants Each Take First Wicket

Three women made their England cricket debuts and all claimed their first international wickets in the same match against New Zealand. Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Jodi Grewcock, and Dani Gibson wrote their names into the record books during the opening one-day international in Durham.

BBC Sport2 min read

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