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Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner battled finger injury in record-breaking Ashes blitz | Cricket News – Times of India

A finger injury and lack of sleep did not stop Ashleigh Gardner from starring in the one-off women's Ashes Test as she tore through England's batting line-up and claimed the best match figures for an Australian woman in their 89-run victory.Off-spinner Gardner finished with 8-66 on the final day on Monday - the best innings haul for Australia and the second-best overall - while her match figures of 12-165 were also the second best behind Shaiza Khan's 13-226 for Pakistan from 2004.The 26-year-old had taken a blow to her bowling hand during slips practice in Australia's three-day warm-up match and did not bowl before the Test."My finger obviously bent backwards where it's probably not supposed to. It's almost stretched that ligament a little bit," Gardner said. "Adrenaline does funny thi...

26Jun

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Ashleigh Gardener cuts down England as Australia win Trent Bridge Test

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner tore through England’s rear guard to help the visitors win the one-off test match at Trent Bridge by 89 runs on the fifth day on Monday, despite a battling half century by Danni Wyatt. England emerged at 116-5 chasing a target of 268 with Wyatt and Kate Cross at the crease, but Gardner’s devastating performance put paid to their hosts’ slim hopes of victory in a single session. The off-spinner picked up all five final day wickets to go with the three she had on day four, beginning with getting Cross caught behind on 13 runs to deny England the start to the day they needed. The winning moment 🙌 #Ashes 📷: Getty pic.twitter.com/7IkBYOkLMa — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) June 26, 2023 Amy Jones was next to depart, losing her wicket for four runs, after she ch...

26Jun

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Ashleigh Gardner eight-for gives Australia women’s Ashes lead over England | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner picked up eight wickets in England's second innings, registering her career-best figures as Australia women secured a comfortable 89-run win in the one-off Ashes Test in Nottingham on Monday.Chasing a record 268 in the final innings, Gardner ran through England's batting order, picking up five wickets on the final day as the hosts were bundled out for 178.The defeat in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge means England now have a mountain to climb if they are to reclaim the Ashes. Australia's win is worth four points in the multi-format series with three ODIs and T20 matches to come, each worth two points.England emerged at 116-5 chasing a target of 268 with Wyatt and Kate Cross at the crease, but Gardner's devastating performance put paid to their ho...

24Mar

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For Gardner, ‘there is more to cricket than cricket’

Ashleigh Gardner has the word ‘Muruwari’ tattooed on her left arm. It is her community’s name and she is proud of her Indigenous lineage. She is one of the biggest game-changers in women’s cricket. She is also one of the most passionate voices for Australia’s Aboriginal population. Only four Australians of Indigenous descent have played Test cricket so far. Gardner was the third. The others are Faith Thomas — the first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in any sport — Jason Gillespie and Scott Boland. Unfortunately, women’s Tests are few and far between. So it is Gardner’s skills in the shorter formats that the world has seen more of. She is a brilliant finisher, and when Australia fields, she is often the go-to woman. With her off-spin, she floats through all phases of...

23Mar

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India could dominate women’s cricket in five to 10 years, says Gardner

High praise: Ash Gardner feels it’s the right time to start the WPL and sees great potential in the competition. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Life has changed considerably for Ashleigh Gardner since she first came to India as a 19-year-old. Back in 2016, she led a women’s team of Indigenous Australian cricketers for a first-ever overseas tour.Seven years later, she is one of the superstars in women’s cricket. She became the Women’s Premier League’s joint costliest overseas player when she was signed up by the Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants. “When I came to India with the Indigenous squad, it was challenging conditions and it was also challenging to captain a team that I didn’t know well,” said Gardner in an exclusive interview to The Hindu. “I was one of the youngest playe...

23Mar

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India could dominate women’s cricket in five to 10 years, says Gardner

High praise: Ash Gardner feels it’s the right time to start the WPL and sees great potential in the competition. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Life has changed considerably for Ashleigh Gardner since she first came to India as a 19-year-old. Back in 2016, she led a women’s team of Indigenous Australian cricketers for a first-ever overseas tour.Seven years later, she is one of the superstars in women’s cricket. She became the Women’s Premier League’s joint costliest overseas player when she was signed up by the Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants. “When I came to India with the Indigenous squad, it was challenging conditions and it was also challenging to captain a team that I didn’t know well,” said Gardner in an exclusive interview to The Hindu. “I was one of the youngest playe...

18Mar

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants Highlights: Sophie Devine’s blitzkrieg propels RCB to 8-wicket win over Gujarat | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sophie Devine bludgeoned 99 off just 36 balls to fashion Royal Challengers Bangalore's emphatic eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.Having been languishing at the bottom of the table so far in the tournament, RCB jumped to fourth place with the second straight win and stayed alive in the competition.Scorecard | As it happenedRCB romped home with 27 balls to spare in their pursuit of 189. The rampage started when Devine took Ashleigh Gardner to the cleaners as she gathered 24 runs in the second over. RCB sailed to 77/0 inside the powerplay.Devine and Smriti Mandhana put on 125 in the 10 overs before the RCB skipper was dismissed for 37. But there was no stopping Devine as she made Gujarat bowling loo...

18Mar

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WATCH: RCB’s Sophie Devine on rampage, hits 24 runs off Ashleigh Gardner’s over | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Sophie Devine gauged the Brabourne pitch in the very first over and then went berserk to pull off 24 runs in a single over during their Women's Premier League (WPL) match against Gujarat Giants in Mumbai on Saturday.RCB, were 39/0 after two overs, had a blistering start to their 189-run chase against the Giants. Devine missed out on a well-deserved century as she got out on 99 which came in just 36 balls.Devine, who became the highest scorer of the league thus far, made the mockery of the Giants bowling as her blitzkrieg knock included 9 fours and 8 sixes.Unbelievable 🙁99 off just 36 deliveries! Take a bow 👏👏Sophie Devine departs just one run short of the 100-run m… https://t.co/TN3HT0km9I— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) 167915828500...

16Mar

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Women’s Premier League: Ashleigh Gardner keeps Gujarat Giants afloat

It was a bit late, but Ashleigh Gardner finally arrived at the WPL party. Gujarat Giants went all out for the Australian all-rounder in the auction, and on Thursday, she showed why the franchise was right to bet big on her. Gardner’s unbeaten 51 off 31 balls and 2/19 helped Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by 11 runs to keep their playoff hopes afloat. It was sweet revenge for the Sneh Rana-led team after they were hammered by the Capitals in an earlier fixture. Put into bat, Giants scored 147 for 4. In reply, Capitals were bowled out for 136 in 18.4 overs. Gardener’s half-century proved to be the match-winning knock for the Giants. After 12 overs, they were 64 for 2, but in the next eight overs, put on 83 runs. Gardner, along with Laura Wolvaardt (57 off 45 balls) put on 81 runs for ...

12Mar

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No one saw that coming, Lanning heaps praise on Shafali

A special talent: Even by her high standards, it was an extraordinary knock by Shafali Verma for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Giants on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS/WPL It is not every night that Ashleigh Gardner goes for 22 runs in an over. But it is not every night that the world’s No. 1 all-rounder comes across someone who hits the ball as cleanly as Shafali Verma was on Saturday.There is still plenty of cricket to be played in the inaugural Women’s Premier League, but Shafali’s innings (76 not out, 28b, 10x4, 5x6) for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Giants at Navi Mumbai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium will remain one of the highlights of the tournament. It was T20 batting at its best.Ever since the world first saw her at the Women’s T20 Challenge — the precursor to the WPL — as a 15-...

4Mar

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WPL team analysis: Loaded with international star power, Gujarat Giants will need home-grown players to step up

Gujarat Giants will be hoping to replicate the success that their male counterparts Gujarat Titans had in the IPL 2022 campaign, when they take to the field to compete in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). With their first match against the star-studded Mumbai Indians on the opening day, the Beth Mooney-led Giants will look to hit the ground running from the very beginning itself rather than try to play catch up during the rest of the campaign. Strengths When it comes to overseas players, the Giants have a squad that will be the envy of all the other franchises with Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Beth Mooney (Australia), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), and Sophia Dunkley (England) all on their books. Along with these international stalwarts, the team also boasts the likes of India...

28Feb

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Gujarat Giants betting on compelling Australian presence

Great numbers: Beth Mooney, the skipper of the side, is remarkably consistent, averaging 52.45 in ODIs and 40.51 in T20Is | Photo Credit: Getty Images The coach is an Australian. The team’s two biggest buys are Aussies. And, there are another two from Down Under. But then, Gujarat Giants just went for the best players at the auction. And Australia happens to be, by some distance, the best women’s cricket team on the planet. The latest proof of that came as recently as on Sunday at Cape Town, where Australia won its sixth Women’s T20 World Cup.Money well spent!No other team in the WPL has as strong an Australian flavour. The Giants, in fact, spent ₹5.2 crore —nearly half its purse — on two Australian stars. When you look at the quality and current form of the duo, you may not actua...

28Feb

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Gujarat Giants betting on compelling Australian presence

Great numbers: Beth Mooney, the skipper of the side, is remarkably consistent, averaging 52.45 in ODIs and 40.51 in T20Is | Photo Credit: Getty Images The coach is an Australian. The team’s two biggest buys are Aussies. And, there are another two from Down Under. But then, Gujarat Giants just went for the best players at the auction. And Australia happens to be, by some distance, the best women’s cricket team on the planet. The latest proof of that came as recently as on Sunday at Cape Town, where Australia won its sixth Women’s T20 World Cup.Money well spent!No other team in the WPL has as strong an Australian flavour. The Giants, in fact, spent ₹5.2 crore —nearly half its purse — on two Australian stars. When you look at the quality and current form of the duo, you may not actuall...

27Feb

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Richa Ghosh only Indian in ICC’s ‘Most Valuable Team’ of Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Having made her presence felt in ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, Richa Ghosh continued her good form into the senior Women's T20 World Cup that concluded on Sunday.Richa's aggressive batting during India's run to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup saw her make into the ICC's Most Valuable Team of the tournament. The 19-year-old wicket-keeper is the only Indian to find a place in the team.The middle-order batter ended the tournament with 136 runs at a strike rate of 130.76 that included crucial knocks of 31 not out vs Pakistan, 44 not out vs West Indies and 47 not out vs England.🇦🇺 x 4🇿🇦 x 3🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 x 2🇮🇳 🌴☘️ x 1 Presenting the @upstox Most Valuable Team from the ICC Women's #T20WorldCup 2023 🚨— ICC (@ICC) 1677488721000She led the tournament in dismissals with sev...

26Feb

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Meg Lanning: ‘It was pretty special’: Meg Lanning on record-extending sixth T20 WC title | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australia extended their domination in world cricket by clinching a record-extending sixth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title on Sunday.Australia dished out an all-round performance in the final to inflict a 19-run defeat on the tournament hosts South Africa and completed a second hat-trick of T20 World Cup titles.Awesome Australia have done it 🏆They become Women’s #T20WorldCup champions for the sixth time! #AUSvSA |… https://t.co/7XlNrPKnvN— ICC (@ICC) 1677427393000Skipper Meg Lanning expressed her joy over the team's stunning show and termed the title as a "special" effort from the group."It's pretty special from the group. All teams came hard at us but super proud. We felt like it was a good score but we have to bowl well. It was not as good as the semi-final. We had to put p...

23Feb

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Women’s T20 World Cup, India vs Australia Highlights: Australia beat India by 5 runs to enter seventh straight final | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India went down fighting against defending champions Australia in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup semi-final match on Thursday, losing a closely-fought contest by five runs in Newlands, Cape Town.Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (52 off 34) scored a magnificent fifty, and added a valuable 69 runs for the fourth wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues (43 off 24), but failed to take India home. Chasing a challenging 173-run target, India’s lower-order batters succumbed to pressure and could manage just 167 for 8 in their 20 overs.As it happened: India vs AustraliaIndia had a terrible start to their run chase, losing three quick wickets to be stranded at 28 for 3 inside four overs, before Harmanpreet and Jemimah revived the chase. Harmanpreet then stitched a quick 36 runs with Richa Ghosh to put...

19Feb

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Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner power Australia into Women’s T20 World Cup semis | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner played aggressive knocks in chase of 125 to power defending champions Australia to a comfortable six-wicket win over South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup match in Gqeberha on Saturday. With the comfortable win, Australia made it a perfect four wins from their four group games to cruise into the semifinals of the cricketing extravaganza. Chasing a par 125, Australia reached their target with 21 balls to spare with McGrath hitting a powerpacked 33-ball 57. Australia were put under pressure by South Africans in the chase early as at one stage they were in trouble at 40 for three but McGrath and Gardner (28 not out off 29) went for their shots in a fourth-wicket partnership of 81 to secure victory for the champions."Tahlia was excellent, A...

13Feb

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WPL 2023 Gujarat Giants Squad: Gujarat Giants Women’s Premier League team complete players list and squad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Giants broke the bank to buy Australia's off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner for a massive Rs 3.20 crore which became the second costliest buy of the inaugural Women's Premier League auction on Monday.Aussie wicketkeeper Beth Mooney is the next biggest buy of the franchise as she earned a big fat cheque of Rs 2 crore. Gujarat have spent 11.95 crore to build the squad of 18 players.Gujarat Giants acquired the services of Sneh Rana for Rs 75 lakh, highest among the Indian players.Squad: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Monica Patel, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam ShakilTotal Players: 18Ove...

13Feb

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RCB buy Smriti Mandhana for 3.4 crore, Gujarat shell out 3.2 crore for Aussie Ashleigh Gardner | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Star India opener Smriti Mandhana raked in the mullah as she was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 3.40 crore at the first ever Women's Premier League auction in Mumbai on Monday. It was a two-way battle between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore for Mandhana where the latter eventually outbid the Mumbai-based franchise. Mandhana's base price was Rs 50 lakh.Aussie all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who recently starred in team's first win at the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup against New Zealand became the second highest buy of the day with Gujarat Giants paying Rs 3.2 crore for her services. Another Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was also picked up by Bangalroe for Rs 1.7 crore. "Everyone knows Mandhana and Perry, we were pretty committed to the couple of p...

27Dec

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Ashleigh Gardner new No.1 in women’s T20I all-rounders’ ranking

Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has overtaken West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews, India’s Deepti Sharma and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine to attain a career-best No.1 spot in the latest ICC Women’s T20I player rankings for all-rounders released on Tuesday. Following a closely-fought five-match T20I series, which Australia won 4-1, Gardner, who was named Player of the Match in the last game for her 32-ball unbeaten 66 and bowling figures of 2/20, has topped the all-rounders’ list for the first time after moving up three spots. Australia star claims top all-rounder spot in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings 💪 Details 👇https://t.co/DTt9fOMmJk — ICC (@ICC) December 27, 2022 Gardner (417 points) holds a big advantage over Devine (389) and Deepti (387) in ...