Lisa Sthalekar, one of the best all rounders that women cricket has seen, today announced her retirement from international cricket, a day after Australia won its sixth World Cup.
Five-time champions Australia will face the West Indies in the final of the Women's World Cup at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai Sunday.
India captain Mithali Raj feels West Indies' entry into the final of the ICC Women's World Cup is good for the game and its followers who were used to witnessing Australia-England summit clashes in the recent past.
Jodie Fields, captain of five-time winners Australia, on Saturday, said her side has a slight edge over the West Indies in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final on Sunday, even though the Caribbean team had shocked them in the Super Six stage.
Disappointed at finishing fourth in the ICC Women's World Cup, New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates admitted that her team was inconsistent and played its worst cricket in the last three matches.
Out of contention for the finals, defending champions England set New Zealand a target of 267 in their inconsequential Super Six stage match of the Women's cricket World Cup here today.
With England having an outside chance of qualifying for the ICC Women's World Cup final, left-arm spinner Holly Colvin said the defending champions would have to make sure that they not just win but win convincingly against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Her impressive pace bowling helped Australia beat England in a Women's World Cup thriller in Mumbai on Friday, but young Holly Ferling conceded she was nervous at the start of play as she had to fill-in the big shoes of premier bowler Ellyse Perry who missed out due to illness.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf on Friday claimed that its women's cricket team finished last in the World Cup due to the "overwhelming security fears" in India which led to their matches being shifted from Mumbai to Cuttack.
Pakistan women's cricket team on Friday returned from Odisha with "sweet" personal experiences even as their journey in the ICC World Cup was not "so pleasant" as was expected of them.