Women's T20 World Cup 2024 award winners list: New Zealand registered a dominating 32-run win over South Africa to clinch their first T20 World Cup title. Amelia Kerr claimed the Player of the Tournament award for taking 15 wickets and scoring 135 runs.
Captain Laura Wolvaardt and her South Africa team beat Australia in the semi-finals to qualify for their second consecutive Women's T20 World Cup final. Wolvaardt scored a steady 42 but the star of the match was Anneke Bosch, who scored an unbeaten 71 off 48 balls.
Chloe Tryon, Ayabonga Khaka, Marizanne Kapp and Sune Luus are four of the most experienced players named in South Africa's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in UAE.
South Africa are ranked fifth on the ICC T20I team rankings with a total of 243 rating points. On the other hand, Pakistan, who are going through a period of transition, are eighth in the world with 217 ratings.
The experienced Indian spin all-rounder Sneh Rana picked eight wickets as South Africa women witnessed an embarrassing collapse in their first innings of the one-off Test match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
India and South Africa Women were involved in a high-scoring encounter in the second ODI played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. A total of 646 runs were scored in the game as the visitors reached 321 in response to India's 325 to lose only by four runs.
Laura Wolvaardt-led South Africa women's cricket team will begin their India tour with three ODIs in Bengaluru before a one-off Test in Chennai followed by three T20Is to get prepared for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
Laura Wolvaardt has led South Africa in 14 ODIs thus far. With nine wins and five losses, Wolvaardt has a win percentage of 64.28 in ODIs as captain for the Proteas.
This is Sri Lanka's first-ever series win over the Proteas across formats. Chamari Athapaththu led from the front and scored a match-winning half-century in the third T20I to complete a 2-1 series win for Sri Lanka.
After suffering four losses in a row, the Gujarat Giants finally got off the mark in the ongoing second edition of the Women's Premier League against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, in their first outing in Delhi. Beth Mooney-Laura Wolvaardt's 140-run opening stand led the way for the Giants.
India's right-arm fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has climbed to the 10th spot in the latest ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings issued on Tuesday (January 30).
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Bangladesh Women stunned the hosts with a dominant win in the first match of the series while the second game at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley was washed out. South Africa need a win to avoid a series loss in the third and last match on Friday.
Captain Tahlia McGrath and star South African batter Laura Wolvaardt shone with a bat to help Adelaide Strikers score 125 runs while batting first against Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League 2023 final at Adelaide Oval.
"Having Laura Wolvaardt as the official captain, together with a blend of young and experienced players bodes well for our succession planning. It will also assist within the excitement we have around the squad in giving young players an opportunity," Clinton du Preez, convenor of selectors, said.
One of the best batters in the world, Laura Wolvaardt has been named the new interim captain of the South African women's team following Sune Luus' decision to step down, a week ago.
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