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Int'l Cricket Council
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Australia young guns the big winners on latest rankings update
Some impressive performances in New Zealand has seen a trio of Australian young guns rewarded with new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. The Aussies registered an emphatic 3-0 series whitewash over their trans-Taman rivals last month, with opening batter Beth Mooney adjudged Player of the Series for her 166 runs across the three matches. That saw Mooney maintain her place as the No.1 ranked T20I batter, but a pair of youngsters are closing in following some decent efforts with the bat in New Zealand. Women's T20I Batter Rankings Fellow southpaw Phoebe Litchfield gains a new career-high rating and improves two places overall to 20th on the back of her 60 runs for the series, while teammate Georgia Voll jumps a whopping 29 spots to equal 41st following her 161 runs from three innings. Best of Beth Mooney | WT20WC The duo obtain new career-high ratings courtesy of their efforts, while teammate Annabel Sutherland also climbs to a new career-best mark on the latest rankings for T20I bowlers after her superb series with the ball. Women's T20I Bowler Rankings Sutherland claimed eight wickets across the three matches, with her best effort coming in the series finale in Wellington as she collected figures of 4/35 to help propel Australia to an eight-run victory. Every Annabel Sutherland wicket | WT20WC 2024 Sutherland remains fourth on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, but closes to within just 20 rating points of England's Sophie Ecclestone at the top of the list. Australian spinner Georgia Wareham gains one place to move up to eighth on the latest rankings for T20I bowlers, while veteran seamer Megan Schutt also jumps one spot to improve to 11th overall. There is some joy for a group of New Zealand players despite the fact they failed to win any of the three matches against Australia, with star all-rounder Melie Kerr leading the way with her stylish half-century in the final match of the series. Kerr improves seven places to 10th overall on the T20I rankings for batters, with teammate Maddy Green jumping nine spots to equal 45th following her innings of 62 from the same contest.
The Guardian
21-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets: first women's T20 international
Show key events only 5.35am CET 05:35 Australia star batter Beth Mooney has celebrated her milestone match in style by leading the side to a commanding eight-wicket triumph over the T20 world champions New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday. The visitors were arguably below their best in the field as they gave up a strong start to allow New Zealand to edge towards a competitive total as Melie Kerr (51 not out) and Sophie Devine (39 no) guided the hosts to 137-2. But there was no denying Australia once openers Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll came to the crease. The left-right combination blazed away for an unbroken 77 runs during the six overs of the powerplay and fired Australia to within 25 runs of their target by the halfway mark of the chase. Voll was dismissed soon after reaching her maiden T20 half-century with Australia only 15 runs short of their mark, but Mooney celebrated her 200th international by hitting the winning runs as she finished on 75 not out. But Australia's win could have come at a huge cost with all-rounder Ash Gardner sent for scans on her right index finger after injuring it while attempting to catch a powerful Devine straight drive late in the White Ferns' innings. New Zealand picked up a couple of late wickets when the win was already out of their reach but will have to significantly turn around their form and come with better bowling plans if they are to challenge Australia when the arch-rivals meet again on Sunday. Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney take the game away from New Zealand with a 123-run opening stand for Australia at Eden Park. Photograph:Updated at 5.49am CET 5.27am CET 05:27 Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets Updated at 5.51am CET 5.24am CET 05:24 WICKET! Litchfield c Inglis b Tahuhu 2 (Australia 131-2) 5.20am CET 05:20 5.15am CET 05:15 5.14am CET 05:14 WICKET! Voll c Carson b Tahuhu 50 (Australia 123-1) 5.09am CET 05:09 5.04am CET 05:04 Updated at 5.51am CET 4.59am CET 04:59 4.56am CET 04:56 4.52am CET 04:52 4.47am CET 04:47 Updated at 4.52am CET 4.42am CET 04:42 4.37am CET 04:37 4.32am CET 04:32 4.25am CET 04:25 4.22am CET 04:22 4.21am CET 04:21 4.14am CET 04:14 New Zealand set a target of 138 4.06am CET 04:06 4.04am CET 04:04 3.58am CET 03:58 Updated at 4.16am CET 3.52am CET 03:52 3.50am CET 03:50 3.46am CET 03:46 3.42am CET 03:42 3.38am CET 03:38 3.34am CET 03:34 Updated at 4.15am CET 3.30am CET 03:30 3.26am CET 03:26 3.22am CET 03:22 WICKET! Plimmer c Sutherland b McGrath 27 (New Zealand 47-1) 3.18am CET 03:18 Updated at 3.23am CET 3.14am CET 03:14 3.11am CET 03:11 3.09am CET 03:09 3.05am CET 03:05 WICKET! Bates c Mooney b Brown 14 (New Zealand 32-1) 2.59am CET 02:59 2.55am CET 02:55 2.51am CET 02:51 Updated at 3.22am CET 2.47am CET 02:47 2.45am CET 02:45 2.37am CET 02:37 2.32am CET 02:32 New Zealand XI The White Ferns are back with a more familiar line up as nine players that were part of the XI in the T20 World Cup final return to face Australia. Veteran seamer Lea Tahuhu is back to boost the pace attack while promising batter Bella James will have to wait for her opportunity. New Zealand: Suzie Bates (capt), Georgia Plimmer, Melie Kerr, Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson. WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) All set for Game One at Eden Park! Batting first after a toss win for Suzie Bates. Follow play LIVE and free in NZ on TVNZ 1, TVNZ+ and Sport Nation NZ. LIVE scoring | 📲 #NZvAUS #CricketNation March 21, 2025 2.27am CET 02:27 Australia XI Australia pick an XI packed with all-round talent that comfortably bats as deep as Georgia Wareham at No 9, withy the leg-spinner preferred to Alana King in conditions expected to favour swing and seam. Young quick Darcie Brown will partner Megan Schutt with the new ball, while Beth Mooney will later open in her 200th international. Australia: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath (capt), Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown. Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) 200 of the best for an all-format superstar and a very special member of our team 🫶 Congrats Moons! #NZvAUS March 21, 2025 Updated at 3.32am CET 2.22am CET 02:22 New Zealand win the toss and will bat Updated at 2.24am CET 2.03am CET 02:03 Preamble Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first women's T20I between New Zealand and Australia. The White Ferns arrive at Eden Park as the T20 world champions after their stunning form reversal last year ended with a historic win over South Africa in the final. Australia had claimed the T20 World Cup at the three previous tournaments before their shock defeat to South Africa in the semi-finals, and have been on a tear since then with 12 victories from as many completed matches across all formats. Both sides are close to full strength though Australia are most crucially without captain Alyssa Healy for this three-match series as the star keeper-batter rehabilitates a foot injury. New Zealand have recalled Sophie Devine, who has given up the T20 captaincy since lifting the trophy last year, while Melie Kerr also returns after sitting out the white-ball matches against Sri Lanka and impressing in the WPL. The conditions in Auckland are looking promising for a full 40 overs, with a predicted high of 24C and little cloud around. First ball will be at 2.45pm local time or 12.45pm AEDT. I'll be back shortly with the toss and team news, but in the meantime keep me company with your thoughts and predictions on email or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let's get into it! Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) Finishing the season with a stint across the ditch! 🏏 Aussie fans can tune into the action live on Fox Cricket and Kayo #NZvAUS March 19, 2025 Updated at 2.22am CET
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Milestone Mooney powers Aussies to big T20 win over NZ
Beth Mooney has celebrated her 200th international by powering Australia to an eight-wicket thumping of New Zealand in the first Twenty20 in Auckland. The left-handed opener smashed an unbeaten 75 as Australia made it to the target of 138 with a whopping 39 balls to spare. Mooney and fellow opener Georgia Voll (50) blasted Australia to 0-77 from just six overs to stun the reigning T20 world champions at Eden Park on Friday. New Zealand were rattled by the ferocity of the batting, making a series of uncharacteristic mistakes in the field that made the result a formality. It was Australia's highest opening partnership in a T20 against New Zealand. Voll fell just 15 runs away from the target and Phoebe Litchfield also was dismissed, before Ellyse Perry helped Mooney steer Australia home. Some news that will surprise literally no one: Beth Mooney is piling on the runs during her 200th game. #NZvAUS — Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) March 21, 2025 The Aussies finished the job without star allrounder Ashleigh Gardner, who was sent for scans on an injured finger. Mooney's performance in her milestone match was fitting because she has been a constant, but often underrated, member of the all-conquering Australian side for almost a decade. After electing to bat first, the White Ferns posted 2-137 on the back of an unbeaten 90-run partnership between Amelia Kerr (51no) and Sophie Devine (39no). In her first international back after taking a mental break in December, star veteran Devine impressed at the crease with Kerr. Stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath and quick Darcie Brown took Australia's only wickets. In a blow for Australia, Gardner was sent for scans on her right index finger after leaving the field, replaced by Alana King. Given it is a T20, Gardner was never going to be able to complete her scans, get the all-clear, then return in time to bat, if required, Apart from being without injured captain Alyssa Healy, Australia picked a full-strength XI for the first of three games. The White Ferns are the reigning T20 world champions after pulling off a surprise win at last October's tournament. Australia, who had won the previous three T20 World Cups, were eliminated in the semi-finals and were desperate to reassert their dominance. Star bowler King, player of the series in the recent Ashes thumping of England, was left out in preference of fellow legspinner Georgia Wareham.
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Mooney stars as Gujarat thrash UP Warriorz in WPL
Beth Mooney hit an unbeaten 96 from 59 balls as Gujarat Giants claimed a crushing 81-run win over UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier Australia left-hander batted throughout the Gujarat innings, hitting a remarkable 17 boundaries, as they posted 186-5 in shared a stand of 101 with India's Harleen Deol (45 off 32) for the second wicket, while Deandra Dottin's brief cameo of 17 off eight balls boosted the total late in the spinner Sophie Ecclestone was the pick of the bowlers for UP Warriorz, taking 2-34, but despite her efforts, the home side faced a challenging took two wickets in the first over of the reply, though, to leave the Warriorz 2-2 and they never was 25-4 by the end of the fourth over and when Grace Harris, the batter in the top six to reach double figures, fell for 25 in the 10th, whatever lingering hopes of a dramatic comeback remained were Warriorz were eventually bowled out for 105 in the 18th over as seamer Kashvee Gautam and left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar took three wickets move up to third after their second win on the bounce, level on points with Mumbai Indians in second, while the Warriorz drop to fifth on net fixtures & table
BBC News
05-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Australia's Gardner named Gujarat captain in WPL
Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner has been named Gujarat Giants captain for the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) following her stellar performances in the Women's 27, took nine wickets with her off-spin and scored 190 runs at 63.33 as Australia beat England 16-0 in a series clean replaces Australia team-mate Beth Mooney, who had led Gujarat in the first two WPL has stood for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash but her appointment at Gujarat will be her most significant captaincy role to play Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the 2025 WPL on 14 fixtures
