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Without more investment and better leadership, the AFLW risks slipping back into the shadows

The AFL Women’s (AFLW) league was launched in 2017 as the Australian Football League (AFL) responded to growing demand for a professional platform for women in Australian rules football.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2024

Bates accepted career may be over before her best WBBL

Sydney Thunder spinner Sam Bates started the WBBL believing it would likely be her last, before a career-best season earned her a new two-year contract.

AAP · Nov 25, 2024

Stars split with WBBL coach after wooden spoon

Jonathan Batty's three-year tenure as Melbourne Stars WBBL coach is over after the club's wooden-spoon season.

AAP · Nov 25, 2024

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Renegades to host WBBL final despite another Heat win

The Melbourne Renegades will host the WBBL final as the Brisbane Heat downed the Sydney Sixers but fell short of pinching top spot.

AAP · Nov 24, 2024

Stars consigned to WBBL wooden spoon after wash out

The Melbourne Stars have slipped to their first WBBL wooden spoon in five years after their last-round match against fellow strugglers Adelaide was washed out.

AAP · Nov 24, 2024

Voll replaces captain Healy in Aussie women's squad

Georgia Voll's hot form with the bat has earned her a maiden call-up to the Australia squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against India.

AAP · Nov 23, 2024

Hurricanes dump Scorchers out of WBBL finals race

The Hobart Hurricanes have survived a mid-innings wobble to end the Perth Scorchers' season, winning with 14 balls to spare at the WACA.

AAP · Nov 23, 2024

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Heat secure WBBL finals spot with win over Stars

Brisbane Heat have locked in a WBBL finals appearance and are eyeing top spot after a nine-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars.

AAP · Nov 22, 2024

Healy set to miss India ODIs through knee injury

Australia's captain Alyssa Healy is expected to miss the ODI series against India through injury, with an otherwise largely unchanged squad to be named.

AAP · Nov 22, 2024

Sixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

The Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers produced a dramatic WBBL super-over tie in Hobart, before the Melbourne Renegades made light work of the Hurricanes

AAP · Nov 21, 2024

Thunder one win away from WBBL decider after tight win

Hannah Darlington's impressive bowling has helped the Sydney Thunder to a close win over the Melbourne Stars, keeping them atop the WBBL ladder.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

Schutt's WBBL masterclass helps Strikers sink Scorchers

Adelaide Strikers quick Megan Schutt has produced a dynamic spell in a 30-run WBBL win against the Perth Scorchers.

AAP · Nov 19, 2024

Healy unsure if she'll face India, with Ashes key

Australia's captain Alyssa Healy says a knee injury has stopped her from squatting while keeping wicket, and she is unsure if she will be able to face India.

AAP · Nov 18, 2024

Teenage quick skips schoolies to break WBBL records

Teenager Lucy Hamilton has taken the equal-second best figures in WBBL history to lead the Brisbane Heat to a crucial six-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars.

AAP · Nov 17, 2024

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AAP · Nov 16, 2024

Injured Healy out of WBBL, in race to face India

Australia's captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the WBBL with a knee injury, leaving her in a race against the clock to be fit to face India in December.

AAP · Nov 15, 2024

Faltum, Coyte fire in Renegades' WBBL derby win

Nicole Faltum reached a new career-high score and Sarah Coyte took two crucial late wickets in the Melbourne Renegades' WBBL win over the Melbourne Stars.

AAP · Nov 14, 2024

Heat boost WBBL finals hopes, burn Sixers' chances

Brisbane have kept themselves in the race for the WBBL finals, holding on to beat arch-rivals Sydney Sixers by 12 runs in a low-scoring game.

AAP · Nov 13, 2024

Lizelle Lee lights up WBBL for another record

Hobart Hurricanes opener Lizelle Lee has become the first player to score back-to-back hundreds in the WBBL as her side beat the Adelaide Strikers by 28 runs.

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AAP · Nov 12, 2024

Teenage star Ainsworth helps Scorchers beat Thunder

Teenage quick Chloe Ainsworth has starred again with the ball, claiming 2-15 to lead Perth to a thumping 74-run win over the Sydney Thunder in the WBBL.

The Times of India · Nov 11, 2024

'It's still hurting all of us': Jemimah Rodrigues on India's early T20 World Cup exit

NEW DELHI: India's star batter Jemimah Rodrigues didn't hold back, acknowledging that the team didn't play at their best during the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE last month.

AAP · Nov 10, 2024

Knight praises Thunder-ous form of young WBBL leader

Sydney Thunder's 21-year-old WBBL captain Phoebe Litchfield has impressed her teammate and England skipper Heather Knight with her ability to keep scoring runs.

The Times of India · Nov 10, 2024

Lizelle Lee smashes an unbeaten 150, sets a new WBBL record for highest individual score

NEW DELHI: South Africa's Lizelle Lee set a new Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) record on Sunday, smashing an unbeaten 150 for the Hobart Hurricanes, the highest individual score since the league's inception in 2015.

AAP · Nov 10, 2024

Lee smashes WBBL records with 150, including 12 sixes

Big-hitting Lizelle Lee broke two WBBL batting records as her Hobart Hurricanes thumped the Perth Scorchers.

AAP · Nov 9, 2024

WBBL match-winner swaps pub for prized scalp of Lanning

Unlikely hero Charis Bekker has starred with a haul of 1-9 as she and Georgia Wareham helped the Melbourne Renegades post their third win of the WBBL season.

AAP · Nov 7, 2024

Scorchers pull off minor miracle, Thunder defeat Heat

Perth Scorchers speedster Ebony Hoskin has bowled a superb final over to lift her side to a thrilling two-run victory over the Melbourne Renegades.

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