Marufa Akter

Governing Body News

ICC Awards 2023 – Final nominees revealed for Sobers, Heyhoe Flint and Test Awards

ICC - January 6, 2024

Photo Credit: ICC Australia and India share spoils among nominees for Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy shortlist includes last year’s winner Sciver-Brunt WTCF winners Head and Khawaja among Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year candidates Fans...

Governing Body News

ICC Awards 2023 – Top ODI performers celebrated as more shortlists revealed

ICC - January 5, 2024

Photo Credit: ICC Indian trio feature on Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year shortlist All-rounders dominate Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year nominees Fans are now able to vote for their top performers in ODI, T20I and Emerging categories here. The...

Associate Member Countries

Cricket Scotland: Darcey Carter nominated for ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2023

Cricket Scotland - January 4, 2024

Photo Credit: Cricket Scotland Scotland’s Darcey Carter has been nominated for the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award alongside Phoebe Litchfield, Marufa Akter and Lauren Bell. Vote now for ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2023 It was a...

Governing Body News

ICC Awards 2023 – First set of nominees announced, unveiling T20I and Emerging contenders

ICC - January 4, 2024

Photo Credit: ICC Eight different nations are represented in the T20I categories, with last year’s winner Suryakumar Yadav nominated again in men’s category, and former two-time Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy winner Ellyse Perry among female prospects Contenders for the...

Players

Mooney returns to number 1 in MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings

ICC - July 19, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC Australia’s Beth Mooney has toppled Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu’s nine-day stand as number one in the batters’ list of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings following the weekly update carried out on Tuesday. Mooney regains her position at...

Interviews

ICC: Magical Marufa announces arrival on the world stage

ICC - February 21, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC You know you are special when Ellyse Perry is copying your action and Mel Jones says you ‘put the bang in Bangladesh’. Yet that is the whirlwind rise that 18-year-old pace bowler Marufa Akter has been on during the...

Interviews

ICC: Lanning hails returning ‘game-changer’ Wareham

ICC - February 15, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC Meg Lanning hailed a successful return for ‘game-changer’ Georgia Wareham after the leg-spinner’s starring role in Australia’s eight-wicket win over Bangladesh. The 23-year-old, who ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament 15 months ago, took three for 20 to help...

Interviews

ICC: Mooney backed to rediscover best form

ICC - February 14, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC Shelley Nitschke has backed Beth Mooney to rediscover her best form ahead of Australia’s Group 1 clash with Bangladesh in Gqeberha. The opener has been a reliable source of runs since her debut in 2016 but has recorded...

Interviews

ICC: Athapaththu – Batting depth can fire Sri Lanka to World Cup success

ICC - February 13, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC Chamari Athapaththu believes Sri Lanka’s batting depth can help them topple the might of Australia after grabbing a historic second win on the spin at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka breezed past Bangladesh by seven...

Tournament News

Stage set for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to savour

ICC - February 10, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC The wait is almost over. One thousand and sixty-eight days have passed since Australia defeated India in front of a sold-out Melbourne Cricket Ground to lift the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 and just one more...

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