Women’s Cricket Daily – 7 May 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

• Pakistan have taken a 2-0 lead in the series against Zimbabwe overnight with a thumping 206 run victory. The 189 partnership between openers Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza, both of whom scored centuries, is the second highest opening stand by Pakistan in ODIs. The team total of 343/4 is Pakistan’s highest total, eclipsing their 330/3 on Monday against the same opposition.
• The Hong Kong Tri-Series starts today in Mong Kok, featuring the home side against Malaysia and China.
• New book alert! English writer/historian Raf Nicholson has released “The Women in Whites: A History of Women’s Cricket in England.” Check out the review by Syd Egan here: The Women in Whites.
• The New Zealand tour of England gets underway on Saturday. Keep ahead of the game by checking out the schedule for the rest of the month. (You can even take a sneaky peak into future months.)

Overnight Scores

Pakistan v Zimbabwe ODI 2

Pakistan 343/4 (Sadaf Shamas 101, Gull Feroza 100) defeated
Zimbabwe 137 (Runyararo Pasipanodya 33*, Fatima Sana 3-15, Aroob Shah 2-18) by 206 runs
POTM: Gull Feroza (100, 2 catches)