Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the Women's Ashes series, having sustained a stress fracture to her right foot while playing in the recently concluded Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2021. The multi-format Ashes will begin with the lone Test on January 27 in Canberra.

Former Ireland all-rounder Kim Garth bowled a record-breaking spell of three straight maidens as her team Melbourne Stars defeated Sydney Thunders by 12 runs. Kim scalped the wickets of Tahlia Wilson, Phoebe Litchfield, and Corinne Hall, and helped Melbourne Stars to defend a meager total of 108/7.

Hobart Hurricanes have signed India wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh for the upcoming season of Women’s Big Bash League. Ghosh becomes the seventh Indian player to join a WBBL team after Smirti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur.

Melbourne Renegades have signed Indian batters Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur for the upcoming season of Women’s Big Bash League, which begins on October 14. Jemimah and Harmanpreet have joined the exclusive club of six Indian players who signed this week for the WBBL 2021-22