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• Australia avoid nightmare scenario but ICC faces questions as England pay price | Adam Collins

  05-03-2020 22:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Just because Women’s World T20 organisers got their dream decider does not mean the reserve day fiasco should now be forgotten about“The public love a backflip,” a cabinet minister once said to me. “It shows them you are listening.”The organisers of the T20 World Cup had the chance to get nimble this week for the sake of the credibility of their tournament. Instead, they elected to do the opposite to try and spin their way out of trouble. It didn’t work. Relat
  
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• Australia avoid nightmare scenario but ICC face questions with England the fall guys | Adam Collins

  05-03-2020 22:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Just because Women’s World T20 organisers got their dream decider does not mean the reserve day fiasco should now be forgotten about“The public love a backflip,” a cabinet minister once said to me. “It shows them you are listening.”The organisers of the T20 World Cup had the chance to get nimble this week for the sake of the credibility of their tournament. Instead, they elected to do the opposite to try and spin their way out of trouble. It didn’t work. Relat
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup highlights: Meg Lanning top scores as Australia reach T20 World Cup final

  05-03-2020 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's captain Meg Lanning top scores with 49 as they beat South Africa in a rain-affected Women's T20 World Cup semi-final.
  
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• Zak Crawley: England opener signs new Kent contract until 2022

  05-03-2020 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England opener Zak Crawley signs a new contract with his county side Kent for the next three seasons.
  
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• Australia beat South Africa by five runs: Women's World T20 semi-final – as it happened

  05-03-2020 12:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia 134-5; South Africa 92-5 (13 overs, DLS method)Rain scuppers England’s chances as India advance to final 11.52am GMT And that’s me done. Thank you for your company across two very unusual OBOs today. We’ll be back again on Sunday for the final - it’s going to be huge. And my tip if you’re in Melbourne: buy your ticket now to avoid disappointment. It’s going to be one of the finest nights the ground has ever had. Until then, bye for now! 11.48am GMT M
  
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• Australia beat South Africa by five runs: Women's World T20 semi-final – live!

  05-03-2020 12:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia 134-5; South Africa 92-5 (13 overs, DLS method)Rain scuppers England’s chances as India advance to final
  Any thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.39am GMT Meg Lanning is player of the match for her 49 and two catches. She’s talking on TV, starting off by saying how stressful the day was before crediting the grounstaff for making the game possible. We’ll hear from her again at the presentation. 11.37am GMT The match report. Related: Australia dodge rain and hold ne
  
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• Australia dodge rain and hold nerve to beat South Africa and reach Women's World T20 final

  05-03-2020 12:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia 134-5; South Africa 92-5 (13 overs, DLS method) India await after England miss out without a ball bowledAustralia overcame a double threat presented by both the weather and a stiff South African challenge to book their place in Sunday’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final with a rain-affected five-run win on a night of high drama at a soggy SCG.England exited the tournament earlier in the day in cruel fashion as rain washed out their game with not a single ball bowled, leaving
  
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• Jofra Archer: England bowler signs Sussex contract until end of 2022 season

  05-03-2020 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England pace bowler Jofra Archer extends his contract with Sussex until the end of the 2022 season.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: South Africa's Lizelle Lee falls for 10 as Proteas lose vital wicket in run chase

  05-03-2020 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's Ashleigh Gardner takes a catch on the boundary to dismiss South Africa's Lizelle Lee in their Women's T20 World Cup semi-final in Sydney.
  
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• South Africa need 98 from 13 overs to beat Australia: Women's World T20 semi-final – live!

  05-03-2020 11:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the second semi in a soggy SydneyRain scuppers England’s chances as India advance to finalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 10.47am GMT 2nd over: South Africa 9-0 (Lee 6, van Niekerk 3) Target 98 from 13 overs. Jonassen is Lanning’s banker at any stage of the innings, her accuracy and angle so tough to get away. Sure enough, it’s an excellent over, three singles their lot. Kimmince makes an excellent stop at square leg from the final ball; had she fumbled i
  
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• Australia set South Africa 135 to win Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final – live!

  05-03-2020 10:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the second semi in a soggy SydneyRain scuppers England’s chances as India advance to finalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 9.59am GMT The big covers are coming on. During the final over the rain started to fall but as the players left the field it got heavy enough to get the ground staff out there. A reminder that to constitute a game, South Africa will need to be out there for ten overs. But we’re still a long way from that with a fair bit of time on the clock.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: Heather Knight reflects on England's exit

  05-03-2020 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Heather Knight hopes a change in the rules will prevent other teams enduring a "horrible" tournament exit.
  
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• South Africa v Australia: Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final – live!

  05-03-2020 08:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the second semi in a soggy SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 7.31am GMT If you’re just catching up, there is no reserve day for these semi-finals. As a result, India have already qualified for the decider without a ball being bowled in Sydney earlier today, England having to taste that bitter pill. We went into the elements of that earlier today on the OBO if you wish to read through. Needless to say, if they don’t get on the field this evening, there&rsquo
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: Heather Knight calls for T20 World Cup rule change

  05-03-2020 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Heather Knight hopes there will be a rule change regarding reserve days after England's T20 World Cup was ended by bad weather at the semi-final stage.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: England knocked out of T20 World Cup after match abandoned

  05-03-2020 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are knocked out of the Women's T20 World Cup as their semi-final against India is abandoned without a ball being bowled because of persistent rain.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma, India's 16-year-old 'rock star'

  05-03-2020 06:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How India's 16-year-old Shafali Verma is taking the Women's T20 World Cup by storm.
  
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• India v England: rain washes out Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final – as it didn't happen

  05-03-2020 06:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Match abandoned without a ball bowled at SCGIndia through to final after finishing top of group 5.35am GMT “Oh dear,” says Richard Pearce. “What a massive, humongous own goal from the ICC, not just for women’s cricket, but for cricket as a whole. Right now I feel so sorry for all the teams in the World Cup, that it has descended into this.”That’s a fairly neat snapshot of my inbox at the moment! Thank for your emails through the ill-fated first-semi final. I&r
  
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• Rain scuppers England's chances as India advance to World T20 final

  05-03-2020 06:21 via theguardian.com
  
  India automatically advance with no play possible Hosts Australia also facing exit if rain in Sydney persistsEngland’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign ended in disappointing fashion, without a ball being bowled as persistent rain caused the abandonment their semi-final against India in Sydney.ICC regulations dictate that in the event of a semi-final washout, the winners of each group automatically go through to the final in Melbourne on Sunday. England, having finished second to South Africa i
  
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• Heather Knight calls for rule change after rain ends World T20 campaign

  05-03-2020 06:21 via theguardian.com
  
  India through to final after semi-final is washed outAustralia beat South Africa in second rain-hit semiEngland’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign ended without a ball being bowled as persistent rain caused the abandonment of their semi-final against India in Sydney, leading their captain, Heather Knight, to call for the rules to be changed.ICC regulations dictate that in the event of a semi-final washout, the winners of each group automatically go through to the final in Melbourne on Sunday. E
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup: England out but India into final after washout

  05-03-2020 06:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are eliminated from the Women's T20 World Cup without a ball being bowled as their semi-final against India is washed out.
  
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• India v England: Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final – live!

  05-03-2020 04:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the first semi in a soggy SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam3.30am GMT Okay, back to reality? It’s a sodden mess at the SCG. As Geoff Lemon reports below, and CA’s chief executive, Kevin Roberts, hinted yesterday on radio, it is the evening game between South Africa and Australia where play might be possible.As you might have picked up on social media over the last couple of days, I’m fuming about the lack of reserve day for this tournament on a number
  
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