Women's World Cup 2013

The most competitive World Cup

Feb 20, 2013: The Women's World Cup was memorable because the powerhouses were challenged by lesser teams, but the game needs significant investment immediately

Australia v WI, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Attack key to Fields' glory

Feb 17, 2013: Most captains would have rested their two star bowlers after making the initial breakthroughs in a World Cup final. But Jodie Fields isn't like most captains

Australia v West Indies, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Dominant in every aspect

Feb 17, 2013: Stats highlights from Australia's convincing victory in the final of the 2013 Women's World Cup

Australia v WI, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Australia's limping hero

Feb 17, 2013: Ellyse Perry aborted her first two attempts at bowling because of an injured ankle, but she fought through to deliver a match-winning spell

'I can take away the game in a snap'

Feb 17, 2013: The most powerful batsman in women's cricket opens up on her aggression, her ego, and her idol

Women's World Cup 2013

Suzie Bates, run and gun between basketball and cricket

Feb 15, 2013: While Bates says basketball has had a role to play in improving her mental and physical fitness, the clincher has been her decision to focus solely on cricket for some time now

Women's World Cup 2013

Nicola Browne 'more alive' after battle with celiac disease

Feb 13, 2013: After a period of frustration due to lack of energy and enthusiasm, Nicola Browne's gluten-free diet, as a treatment for celiac disease, has brought her back to cricket

The problem with women's cricket in India

Feb 13, 2013: It's not played by schoolgirls, so where will the talent feed for U-19 and state cricket come from?

England v New Zealand, Women's World Cup 2013, Mumbai

New Zealand's batting a concern

Feb 12, 2013: New Zealand have to overcome their over-reliance on Suzie Bates, and England's fast-bowling pair of Anya Shrubsole and Katherine Brunt, to have a shot at the final

ICC Women's World Cup 2013

Stafanie Taylor, a role model at 21

Feb 10, 2013: The West Indian allrounder bears her responsibility to help spread the game in the Caribbean with calmness and assurance

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

'I wanted the captain to throw the ball to me in any circumstance'

Feb 10, 2013: Cathryn Fitzpatrick, the Australia women's coach, can teach her charges plenty about work ethic, though she doesn't think they are less mentally tough than their predecessors

Women's World Cup 2013

Kaushalya at the heart of Sri Lanka's campaign

Feb 6, 2013: Eshani Kaushalya, an allrounder who evokes memories of Arjuna Ranatunga, played important innings in both of Sri Lanka's wins in Group A

'I'm the kind of person who's 100% or nothing'

Feb 3, 2013: Charlotte Edwards has captained England to two World Cup wins and is at the centre of a fight for greater recognition and professionalism for women's cricket

Women's World Cup 2013, stats preview

Perils of chasing, and 11 maidens in 12 overs

Jan 30, 2013: A few key numbers from the Women's World Cup, which gets underway in Mumbai on January 31

For love, not money

Jan 5, 2013: Despite encouraging performances on and off the field, the women's game still retains an amateur air about it

Bowl at Boycs

'It's appalling to watch Afridi bat'

Oct 25, 2012: Geoffrey Boycott on the allrounder's transformation, the state of women's cricket, and the genius of Garry Sobers

'I get white-line fever every time'

Oct 10, 2012: She has three world titles under her belt, but Lisa Sthalekar believes women's cricket on the whole still has a long way to go

Time Out

'Women's cricket is on the way up'

Jul 30, 2012: Anjum Chopra and Lisa Sthalekar speak to Harsha Bhogle about the state of the women's game today and the challenges it faces

Clare Connor

'The women's game is headed the T20 way'

Jul 30, 2012: Clare Connor, head of the ICC's women's cricket committee, talks about strategy and funding plans for women's cricket, and the decline of their Test game

Women's cricket

No lack of opportunities for England's women

Jun 29, 2012: They'd rather be playing Test cricket, but Edwards and Co have plenty of T20 to look forward to over the next few months