The first games of the Women's U19 T20 World Cup get underway in South Africa this Saturday (14th January) Group A Games Australia v Bangladesh - 8am UK time (10am local) Sri Lanka v USA - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local) Group D Games UAE v Scotland - 8am UK time (10 am local) South Africa v India - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local) And then on Sunday (15th January) it is the turn of groups B and C Group B Games Pakistan v Rwanda - 8am UK time (10am local) England v Zimbabwe - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local) Group C Games West Indies v Ireland - 8am UK time (10am local) New Zealand v Indo ..read more

WBBL07 is less than two weeks away from completing its group stage, with the teams finishing in third and fourth due to play Eliminator One on 24th November.  The winner of that game will then play in Eliminator Two, the following day, against the team that have finished second in the table.  And the winner from that game will then play the table-toppers, who will go straight to the final on 27th November. Finishing top is therefore a big plus. Finish second and you will have to play at least one game before the final. If you finish third or fourth then you will need to win three gam ..read more

 Another unpredictable (well by me anyway) weekend in the WBBL!! Table-toppers Brisbane Heat managed to lose top spot having beaten Hurricanes in a high-scorer on Saturday, but then limping to just 95/9 against struggling Stars to lose by eight wickets on Sunday. Meanwhile Melbourne Renegades marched on with another defeat of lacklustre Sydney Sixers, and then a remarkable 161 run-chase on Sunday against Adelaide Strikers. Gades needed 106 from the last 10 overs and then 58 from the last 5 overs. The problem was that Harmanpreet Kaur was batting; Megan Schutt was bowled out; and Strikers ..read more

 Who would be foolish enough to try and predict all eight results in the WBBL this weekend? ......here goes...... Renegades v SixersWell this is where it could all go wrong before it has even started! All-star Sixers were just about everyone's tournament favourites before this all started, but they have not looked like potential champions in their four games so far. They were unconvincing in their first two games, but managed to get 4 points on the board, but then they batted poorly against both Stars and Renegades and were soundly beaten. By contrast Renegades have won their la ..read more

 After 20 games of WBBL07 just two points separate seven of the eight teams in the current league table. On Tuesday Sydney Thunder, alst year's winners, kept Melbourne Stars to just 108/7, but then could only stagger to 96/5 in reply. At the end of the powerplay Thunder's response was in tatters at 13/4, with Kim Garth having bowled three maidens and taken three wickets. They never looked like getting back into the game, despite 44* from Deepti Sharma. On Wednesday they had another shot at getting their first win on the board, but Melbourne Renegades clocked up 142/5, with Jemimah Rodrigu ..read more

After a rather damp weekend in Launceston five of the eight teams are tied at the top of the table on five points, with Brisbane Heat heading the standings due to a superior NRR. All of Saturday's four games fell foul of the weather, and it was only due to an exceptional effort by the groundstaff, that all three of Sunday's games were completed.  The first was restricted to just 11 overs a side due to initial damp conditions, played between Heat v Strikers. The shortened game favoured Heat's big strikers, who hit an impressive 104/5 off their 66 balls, despite a hat-trick from Darcie Bro ..read more

The focus of WBBL07 moves north on the island of Tasmania, from Hobart to Launceston, for the next few league games, with seven being played over the coming weekend. Here are this weekend's games (UK times) :- Undefeated Strikers have the early start on both days, facing off first against Canes and then Heat. Canes will be buoyed by their big win over Stars, particularly bearing in mind Stars then went on to beat Sixers the next day. Canes certainly bowled well, but their batting was almost entirely in the hands of skipper Rachel Priest. Who will stand up against Strikers should she fail? I ..read more

What a difference a day makes! On Monday Stars got their butts handed to them by Canes, who clocked up their first win of the WBBL07 campaign, but next day Stars dished out a convincing 30 run win over tournament favourite Sixers! But then that is T20 cricket. Image credit: Punch Magazine, July 17, 1841 To be fair Stars didn't as much lose to Canes, but to Rachel Priest. The veteran Kiwi once again cocked a snook at the White Fern's selection committee by smashing her first WBBL century off 65 balls. Batting first Canes surged to 152/4 with Priest finishing unbeaten on 107. That is 7 ..read more

Despite Tasmania being shut down for the weekend due to a covid scare, the first five games of WBBL07 were completed, albeit with no crowds allowed.  All five games were tight, with all going into the last over, and Scorchers v Heat only being settled after a Super Over. Here are the results from Week One:- Stars 99/1 lost to Sixers 100/1 (10.2 overs) (11 over game) ------ Hurricanes 121 all out lost to Renegades 125/4 (19.2 overs)  ------ Strikers 140/7 beat Thunder 110 all out (19.2 overs) ------ Hurricanes 125/9 lost to Sixers 129/5 (19.3 overs) ------ Scorchers 137/7 t ..read more

The seventh iteration of the WBBL starts this Thursday with 24 games due to be played on the island of Tasmania, before there are further "festivals" in Western Australia, Adelaide and Mackay, where the rest of the games will be played before the finals in late November. For all the fixtures check out our Fixtures Page. Covid, of course, has meant that the original schedule has had to be altered, and covid has also shaped the squads for this year's competition with regard to the overseas players within each squad. It is good to see Indian players featuring once again, for the first time since ..read more