Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Bavuma and South Africa are ready to begin again against 'old-fashioned' West Indies

SA's side has undergone a shake-up with Bavuma taking over as captain and van der Dussen among those who have been dropped

27-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Sinalo Jafta - almost walking away from cricket to playing a T20 World Cup final

"I was 27 and I was done. Now as a 28-year-old, I've got my whole career ahead of me"

27-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Sune Luus calls for CSA to invest in women's cricket after World Cup final defeat

"Hopefully [we] get an SA20 for women's as well. That would really, really help South African women's cricket"

26-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

South Africa makes itself heard at loudest Cape Town party

They lost the final, but won everything else, as a rich and diverse crowd treated themselves to a memorable evening at Newlands

26-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

The spirit of Ubuntu is upon Cape Town with South Africa Women on the cusp of greatness

The 2019 rugby side led by Kolisi was the first truly representative national side to achieve something great. This cricket team could be the second

25-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Shabnim Ismail the fire that reignites South Africa's T20 World Cup dream

The girl from Cravenby made history in the leafy surrounds of Newlands, accompanied by team-mates from the Eastern Cape

24-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

The anatomy of India's heartbreak

History will remember that they fell short by five runs in the semi-final but it was much, much more than that

24-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

England have the upper hand but South Africa have home support

This semi-final match could set the tone for a generation of women's players to come

23-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Australia clinch thriller to make seventh straight final

Mooney, Lanning, Gardner, Brown, Jonassen put in crucial contributions as India fall just short

23-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

South Africa surmount the stage fright to stay another day at their World Cup party

Ten-wicket victory belies anxiety of hosts as England now await in semi-finals

21-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

'The sun will come up tomorrow' - Chamari Athapaththu unbowed as Sri Lanka's journey ends in heavy loss

Sri Lanka captain pledges to carry on after young team fails in spirited bid for semi-finals

19-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

West Indies take heart from small gains to keep faint World Cup hopes alive

Scrappy contest sealed in final over as Pakistan rue lack of urgency with bat

19-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Relieved Hayley Matthews breaks West Indies' cycle of woe

A T20I win has been a long time coming for the team, and while Friday's was far from perfect, it was a start - as their talismanic captain put it

18-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Suzie Bates is back and so are New Zealand

The opener's unbeaten 81 propelled New Zealand to the tournament's highest score so far

18-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

'Temba and I are a good fit' - Conrad explains why Bavuma replaced Elgar as Test captain

Heinrich Klaasen over Kyle Verreynne as wicketkeeper, and Gerald Coetzee over Lungi Ngidi in the pace attack, new Test coach confirms

17-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Bavuma replaces Elgar as SA's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job

Aiden Markram returns to the squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies; Rassie van der Dussen left out

17-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Muneeba Ali seizes rarest of days as first Pakistan woman to score T20I century

Team-mates told her "go for the hundred because you don't get opportunities like this very often"

15-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Shafali's opening salvo and Ghosh's maturity give a peep into India's future

Teenaged duo showed what they can do when the senior India batters have an off day

15-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

From working at her father's farm to bowling to the best, Marufa is out to win the world

Life has taken a turn for the better for the 18-year-old fast bowler from Bangladesh in the last two months

14-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

South Africa secure atonement as Paarl warms to the World Cup party

Hosts make up for failings against Sri Lanka to give home support a night to remember

13-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

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