Women’s Cricket Daily – 21 June 2026

Welcome to today’s women’s international cricket update featuring overnight results, today’s matches, breaking news and a look back through history.

News in brief

• England has posted a commanding 200/5 against Scotland at Headingley. Match still in progress.
• Wins to Australia and Bangladesh at the Rose Bowl. Australia are now likely finalists and Bangladesh keep their hopes alive. Both Netherlands and Pakistan can no longer make the finals. (scores below)
• Two mighty clashes in store tonight in Pool B action of the World Cup: West Indies take on Sri Lanka while South Africa plays India.
• All teams have now played two games which gives our Player of the Tournament page some reasonable data. Click the link to see who is in the top 20.
• Did you do our cricket grounds quiz? quiz? How well do you know your international cricket grounds? Test yourself: Grounds for a Quiz.
• In news from Kigali, Nigeria has defeated Brazil in the play off for third place, while Zimbabwe HP defeated Rwanda in the final, by 1 run, to take out this year’s title.

Overnight Scores

World Cup

England 200/5 (Sophia Dunkley 57, Alice Capsey 40, Freya Kemp 39*, Kirstie Gordon 2-30) defeated
Scotland 162/7 () by 38 runs

POTM: TBA

Australia 219/6 (Beth Mooney 74, Ash Gardner 58, Georgia Wareham 41, Iris Zwilling 3-52, Caroline de Lange 2-39) defeated
Netherlands 121/3 (Babette de Leede 56*, Sterre Kalis 44, Kim Garth 2-20) by 98 runs

POTM: Beth Mooney

Bangladesh 123/6 (Shorna Akter 39*, Nigar Sultana 36, Fatima Sana 2-18) defeated
Pakistan 100/8 (Muneeba Ali 25, Nahida Akter 3-18, Sanjida Akter 3-21 ) by 23 runs

POTM: Shorna Akter

Kwibuka tournament

Brazil 85 0/0 (Roberta Moretti 19, Christabel Chukwuonye 3-13, Oseyande Omonkhobhio 2-14, Adeshola Adekunle 2-16) lost to
Nigeria 86/8 (Adeshola Adekunle 26, Maria Ribeiro 2-14, Nicole Monteiro 2-19) by 2 wickets

POTM: Christabel Chukwuonye

Zimbabwe HP 126/5 (Runyararo Pasipanodya 45*, Lorraine Pemhiwa 31, Rosine Irera 1-13) defeated
Rwanda 125/8 (Henriette Ishimwe 60*, Lindokuhle Mabhero 2-16, Adel Zimunu 2-26, Salem Museka 2-35) by 1 run

POTM: Runyararo Pasipanodya