Assessing The State Of Women's Cricket In Aotearoa Ahead Of The White Ferns vs England Extravaganza
The next month will be an intriguing phase for White Ferns as Aotearoa's wahine play lots of cricket against a touring England crew.
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The next month will be an intriguing phase for White Ferns as Aotearoa's wahine play lots of cricket against a touring England crew.
After sealing an ODI series win over Pakistan in the first two games, Aotearoa's White Ferns finished the third encounter tied with Pakistan with the tourists winning in a super over.
White Ferns refreshed their mana with a win over Pakistan in the first ODI and the chaos of this win could flip the entire ODI series in favour of the hosts.
Of all the Aotearoa sports teams folks want to complain about, White Ferns seem to escape these complaints despite consistently being worse than Blackcaps, Football Ferns and other franchises.
Aotearoa's White Ferns start their T20I series vs Pakistan today and will play three T20Is before sliding into ODI mode for their Women's Championship fixtures against Pakistan.
White Ferns have changed their coaching crew, ushered in new players and they have been boosted by greater resources since the concerning 2022 World Cup in Aotearoa.
For all the hooplah about White Ferns starting a new era under coach Ben Sawyer, everything feels the same as the previous regime after another ODI series defeat.
Aotearoa's White Ferns start their tour of South Africa on Sunday with the first of three ODIS before swinging into five T20Is.
The White Ferns tour of Sri Lanka finished with a T20I series win as Aotearoa won the first two games to wrap up the series, then Chamari Athapaththu went bonkers in the third T20I to lead Sri Lanka to victory.
After splitting the first two ODIs in Sri Lanka, the White Ferns were again bullied by Chamari Athapaththu in the decider to give the hosts an ODI series victory.
White Ferns cricket is back with a tour of Sri Lanka starting early next week. Three ODIs and three T20Is will be played, with the ODI games falling into the Women's Championship where Aotearoa is currently ranked third.
Here are 10 of the best wahine cricketers in New Zealand after the 2022/23 summer who have not played for White Ferns yet.
Despite new coach Ben Sawyer ushering in fresh vibes for the White Ferns, they missed out on the T20 World Cup semi-finals for the third tournament in a row.
Since the 2016 T20 World Cup, White Ferns have not made the semi-finals of the next four World Cups. That's two ODI World Cups and two T20WC in which Aotearoa has dipped out of the upper echelon of women's cricket, now they are preparing for a T20WC in South Africa.
As Women's Super Smash takes a wee break, it's time to check in with how the White Ferns are tracking ahead of the T20 World Cup.
With Aotearoa's best wahine cricketers, a couple overseas imports and a T20 World Cup looming on the horizon, the Women's Super Smash holds greater funk that the blokes competition.
Aotearoa enjoyed a 3-0 T20I series win over Bangladesh, winning by considerable margins in all three games and having a jolly ol' time.
Aotearoa's White Ferns face Bangladesh in three T20Is and three ODIs, starting with the first T20I game on Friday.
Aotearoa White Ferns wrapped up their Caribbean tour with ODI and T20I series wins, entering the summer having shown solid progress this year.
Despite stormy weather in the Caribbean, Aotearoa's White Ferns are set to face West Indies for three ODIs and five T20I games over the next few weeks.