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Group 1: India, 170-6, beat Pakistan, 106, by 64 runs Deepti Sharma takes 5-10 after Mandhana half-century This was a familiar World Cup story: India met Pakistan and for all the talk of history, handshakes and millions of eyeballs, the contest was settled with little drama by the team in blue. Smriti Mandhana started with 68 off 44 balls before Deepti Sharma cleaned up in the second half, taking…

Eng 157-6; Aus 158-5. Aus win by five wkts England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt fails on return Ellyse Perry’s half-century guided Australia to a comfortable five-wicket win against England in their T20 World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff. Perry was superbly caught by Dani Gibson at deep midwicket off Lauren Bell for a match-winning 64 with two runs needed as Australia cruised to their target of 158 w…

England 184-4, bt India 180-5, by six wickets Victory perfectly timed before World Cup opener England pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, reaching their target of 181 with nine balls to spare thanks to a brilliant 137-run partnership from 76 balls between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight. This was England’s highest successful T20I run-chase in eight years …

NZ 80; Eng 81-3. England win by seven wickets England complete chase with 37 balls to spare England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare to secure the series 2-1. The win was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six in the first nine overs. A Thomas Becket-e…

1st T20i: England, 140-3, bt New Zealand, 136-7, by seven wkts Capsey finishes unbeaten on 74 with 16 balls remaining England got off to a winning start in their Twenty20 series against New Zealand after Alice Capsey struck an unbeaten 74 from 51 balls – her highest score for England, and her first T20i half-century since July 2024. Capsey has generally batted at No 3 for England but on this occa…

England captain took new ball along with two victims in 11 overs in Championship comeback for Durham against Worcestershire To little fanfare, Ben Stokes has slipped out of the shorter formats. His last one-day international was at the 2023 World Cup, his last Twenty20 international helped England win its equivalent a year earlier. His most recent white-ball match of any description came during t…