Kate Cross

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana hoped that veteran England pacer Kate Cross could complement Renuka Singh and fortify her team's bowling, particularly in the powerplay, in the second edition of the Women's Premier League 2024.

Apparently for the record-breaking knock, Danielle Wyatt had used the bat gifted by Virat Kohli.

England seamer Kate Cross wants the "wishy-washy" rules regarding the run-out for backing too far at non-striker's end to be made clearer following the controversial dismissal of Charlie Dean in the final ODI at Lord's.

England pacer Kate Cross and New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine have been ruled out of the WPL 2025 season to prioritize recovery and well-being. RCB has named Heather Graham and Kim Garth as replacements. The season starts on February 14, with matches taking place across Vadodara, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai, culminating in the final on March 15.

The Indian women's team was all out for a paltry 169 against England in the third and final ODI on Saturday.

Top-order batter Danni Wyatt returned to the fold as England women's team on Saturday announced the squad for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand.

Mumbai Indians' left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque currently leads the list of Women's Premier League (WPL) wicket-takers with nine wickets in her kitty, and she has left England pacer Kate Cross mighty impressed.

India spinners took wickets at regular intervals to nullify a promising start by England as the tourists bundled out the hosts for 219 in the rain-curtailed third and final Women's One-day International, here on Saturday. Looking for a consolation win, India invited England to bat under overcast conditions after the contest became a 47-overs per side affair but as has been the case in the series, the hosts largely remained untroubled.

England announced their squads for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia, with Kate Cross returning from injury for both ODI and Test formats. The ODI squad largely mirrors the victorious South Africa tour team, while Bess Heath rejoins the T20I squad. Alice Capsey is back in the T20I mix. Ryanna MacDonald-Gay retains her Test spot after a strong debut.

Royal Challengers Bangalore strategically invested close to 2.5 crores to secure the services of impactful players such as Ekta Bisht (left-arm spinner), Kate Cross (pacer), Georgia Wareham (leg-spinner), Sabbineni Meghana (all-rounder), Simran Bahadur (medium-pacer), Sophie Molineux (left-arm spinner), and local talent Shubha Satheesh (all-rounder). The new additions are expected to enhance the team's overall performance and competitiveness in the upcoming season.

Kate Cross believes the emergence of talented young England cricketers signals a "really exciting time" for the squad as they gear up for this year's Women's Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh. England aims to build on their T20 clean sweep of Pakistan by securing a 2-0 one-day international series win over the tourists in Chelmsford, east of London, on Wednesday.

England won by 69 runs against Australia in a thrilling third one-day international, leveling the Women's Ashes at 8-8 and marking Australia's first bilateral ODI series defeat since 2013.

All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner picked up eight wickets in England's second innings, registering her career-best figures as Australia women secured a comfortable 89-run win in the one-off Ashes Test in Nottingham on Monday. Chasing a record 268 in the final innings, Gardner ran through England's batting order, picking up five wickets on the final day as the hosts were bundled out for 178.

An under-fire Indian women's team would be desperate to address vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur's prolonged lean patch as it seeks to stop a marauding England side from completing a 3-0 sweep in the final ODI here on Saturday.

Ireland women clinched a dramatic last-ball victory over England in a one-day international, their first win against them in 23 years. Rain reduced the match to 22 overs per side, and Ireland chased down England's total of 153 with Alana Dalzell hitting a crucial four off the final ball.

On a special day for her when she was nominated for India's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - along with ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin by the BCCI, Mithali Raj once again played a captain's knock (59, 92b, 7x4).

Experienced cricketers Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt have been named in England's women squad for the upcoming limited over series against India, starting February 22.

Skipper Mithali Raj struck her third consecutive half-century as India avoided a series clean sweep, defeating England by four wickets in the rain-curtailed third and final Women's One-day International on Saturday.

Flamboyant batter Danii Wyatt made a comeback to the England squad for the three Women's T20 Internationals against India starting July 9 in Northampton.

Seamer Lauren Filer and all-rounder Danielle Gibson have been rewarded with their maiden international call-ups as they find their place in the 15-member England Women squad for the highly anticipated Ashes series against Australia.