Karen Rolton

Defending champion Australia on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad, under the leadership of Karen Rolton, for the ICC Women's World Cup to be held from March 7-22.

The T20 Spring Challenge in Australia is scheduled from 11 to 20 October 2024. Featuring eight Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) teams and the ACT Meteors, each team will play four games with top teams advancing to semi-finals and then the final. Find the full schedule, squads and live streaming information.

Former Australia women's captain Karen Rolton was on Thursday inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame at a ceremony during the dinner break on the opening day of the third day/night Test between Australia and South Africa.

With 509 runs, the wicketkeeper-batter scored more runs than any other player in New Zealand, with her centuries in the semifinal and final of the tournament helping Australia take home a record-extending seventh World Cup title.

Muttiah Muralitharan, the most successful bowler in Tests and one-day internationals, was on Thursday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League faced a shocking defeat as they were dismissed for a record low score of 29 runs. The Adelaide Strikers dominated the match, securing a resounding 148-run victory. The Stars' star-studded top order, including Meg Lanning, failed to perform against the formidable bowling attack of the Strikers.

"The question was never about what Mithali was capable of," says the shy Gaikwad, absolutely unwilling to take any credit whatsoever in having worked with the Team India skipper. "It was about just helping her go about what she wanted to do. It's her hard work paying off."

The Indian team's (women) batting collapsed yet again as Australia romped home to a thumping 118-run win in the fourth ODI to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

Indian women's team stood thoroughly out-played against Australia in their opening match of a five-match ODI series after the hosts romped home to a thumping eight-wicket win on Friday.

South Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk has set a new record in List A cricket by scoring the fastest century in just 29 deliveries during a domestic one-day match against Tasmania. The 21-year-old opener set an Australian one-day domestic record by blasting a half-century off 18 deliveries, setting an Australian one-day domestic record. He then accelerated further, needing just 11 more balls to complete his century, including 32 runs scored in a single over.

Mithali Raj smashed a quick-fire half-century but failed to hit a final ball six to tie the score as Indian women's lost their T20 international against Australia by two runs in Sydney .

Australian cricketer Annabel Sutherland scored the fastest double hundred in women's Test cricket by striking 210 runs off 256 balls in a one-off match against South Africa. Sutherland's extraordinary double century, which took just 248 balls, surpassed the previous record set by Karen Rolton in 2001. Sutherland's aggressive batting style propelled her to rewrite the record books.

Former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Friday.

Anjum Chopra joined Australia captain Karen Rolton and her England counterpart Charlotte Edwards who will all represent their respective countries in the 4th successive ICC Women's World Cup in Australia.

India enters their third Women's World Cup final, aiming to overcome past defeats in 2005 and 2017. After a close loss to England in 2017, the team hopes a victory will further elevate women's cricket in India. They face a determined South Africa, having lost their last three encounters.

West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor will rejoin Adelaide Strikers for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League season six.

Cricket Australia, however, deferred a decision on the final, scheduled to be played from March 27, given the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation, according to cricket.com.au.

Tickets for next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia will go on sale to the public from Thursday, coinciding with one-year countdown of the tournament.

Defending champions Australia are grappling with injury concerns to three key players, including captain Aaron Finch who is uncertain to lead the side in their crucial T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday.

Former captain Rahul Dravid is the lone Indian player to have thus far won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award and three of his compatriots are in the running to emulate him.