Trisha Chetty

South Africa produced a near-perfect performance as they humbled Ireland by 67 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Leg-spinner Sune Luus grabbed five wickets for just eight runs in a sensational bowling spell as South Africa crushed Ireland by 67 runs in their second group match of the Women's World Twenty20 on Wednesday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named a squad of 21 players for a training camp as the team steps up preparations for the visit of the West Indies for a four-match Women's ODI series in Johannesburg between January 28- February 6.

Sri Lanka Women skipper Chamari Atapattu led from the front to help her team pull off a consolation 10-run win over South Africa Women in an inconsequential group match of the ICC World T20.

Dominant in the series-opener, the Indian women's cricket team would now look to seal the issue when it takes on South Africa in the second ODI of the three- match series on Wednesday.

Defending champions Australia powered into their sixth women's Twenty20 World Cup final on Thursday to meet India after ending South Africa's dreams in a rain-hit semi-final. Set a revised 98 from 13 overs under the DLS method after Australia made 134 for five off their 20 overs, the South Africans managed 92 for five to just miss out on a first-ever final.

It is harsh to say there are no takers for the first edition of the women's Twenty20 Cup to be played at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday, the response for the Asia XI-Africa XI match seems to be disappointing

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced that Women's National High-Performance squad will be assembling for a week-long training camp from August 26-31 in Pretoria.

Outclassed by three-time champions Australia in their opening match, South Africa will look to turn around their campaign and keep their semifinal hopes alive when they clash with a lowly Ireland in their ICC Women's World Twenty20 match here tomorrow.

Alex Blackwell and Meg Lanning shared a fighting 52-run stand as Australian women overcame a jittery start to eke out a six-wicket win over South Africa in a Group A match of the World Twenty20.

England require 219 runs to beat South Africa and secure a spot in the women's World Cup final after teenager Laura Wolvaardt hit a determined 66 for the visitors on Tuesday.

Skipper Mithali Raj and Punam Raut smashed impressive fifties to guide the Indian women's team to a series-clinching five-wicket win over South Africa in the second ODI on Friday.

Debutant Priya Punia starred in injured Smriti Mandhana's absence following a fine bowling performance to set up India's emphatic eight-wicket win over South Africa in the first ODI on Wednesday.

Experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami snapped four wickets as India women gave a better account of themselves by dismissing South Africa for 157 in the second ODI of the five-match series here on Tuesday.

The emotions ran high at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday. India, finalists at the previous edition of the Women's World Cup, exited the tournament by the smallest of margins. A spirited South Africa pulled-off a last-ball thriller to break a billion Indian hearts.

South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has been nominated in the Cricketer of the Year category for the second year in a row.

India's Jhulan Goswami and Rumeli Dhar ripped through the Africa XI batting line-up to power Asia XI women to a comprehensive 60-run victory in the Afro-Asia Twenty20 tie in Bangalore.

The BCCI may have decided against their women's team travelling to England citing rising COVID-19 cases in India but 24-member South African women's team is certainly on course for the proposed tour in September.

Series in the bag, the Indian women's cricket team will be eager to pile further misery on South Africa in the third and final fixture of the rubber, which is part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship on Saturday.

Indian women's team batter Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday achieved another milestone of playing 100 ODI for the side. She became the fifth player to do so as she took the field in the ongoing ODI match against South Africa here in Lucknow.