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Scoring a big hundred in the final of a World Cup event is a big achievement for any batsman and Alyssa Healy just did that in the final of Women’s World Cup 2022. Her husband Mitchell Starc was seen cheering her in a heartwarming gesture after Healy scored the 100th run of her innings.

Australia women performed at their best in the final of World Cup 2022 and outplayed the England team by 71 runs lifting the trophy for the seventh time. Alyssa Healy played a vital role in the match scoring 170 runs from 138 balls helping the team post a total of 356/5 in the first innings.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that the England men’s team will tour Pakistan for a two-match T20I series in lead up the 2021 T20I World Cup in the UAE. This will be England’s first trip to the country since their 2005/06 tour which had included three Tests and five ODIs.

Rain deprived viewers of a full contest in Northampton, but in the limited time the players were on the field, Harleen Deol produced a moment of pure magic. Fielding at long-off, Harleen took arguably the catch of the year as the 23-year-old showed remarkable athleticism to dismiss Amy Jones.

India women’s ODI team captain Mithali Raj has climbed to fifth place in ICC Women’s ODI rankings for batters after her crucial 72 runs against England women in the first ODI in Bristol. Smriti Mandhana was pushed down to the ninth spot with her counterpart Tammy Beaumont leading the charts.