Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

@FirdoseM

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

When it comes to WPL, CSA unlikely to stand in Dane van Niekerk's way

CSA will use her WPL campaign to facilitate her return to the national side after she previously failed the board's fitness test

13-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Left out of the WPL party, Maroof & Co look for joy at the World Cup

"We don't get many opportunities to play in the leagues and that's very unfortunate. We can't control that"

12-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Indomitable Australia produce a statement win, even by their extraordinary standards

Crushing victory over New Zealand sends reminder of unmatched standards to rivals

11-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

'There are girls all over Pakistan who want to play cricket but they need opportunity' - Fatima Sana

Pakistan have a poor World Cup record, but she feels they are well prepared ahead of their opener against India

11-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Pressure of expectations bogs South Africa down; freedom gives Sri Lanka wings to fly

"Everyone thinks Sri Lanka has average players and are an average side, so if we lose, that's no problem for us," Athapaththu says

11-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Athapaththu: 'I have a big responsibility, but I love that pressure'

She has been carrying the team almost on her own but feels that with a lot of youngsters coming through, she can play freely now

09-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

An indicator of the lay of the land and a boost for South Africa, the country

This World Cup brings global sporting action back to South Africa, that too with a women's tournament

09-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Mignon du Preez may have quit internationals but she's still in cricket full-time

The former South Africa batter and captain looks back at her career, ahead to the World Cup in her country, and league life after

08-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

FICA report: Chance for women to earn a living from international cricket up by 75% from 2020

But concerns remain over the club versus country debate, and the gap between the haves and have-nots

07-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

WPL auction during T20 World Cup a 'distraction' but 'enormous step for women's cricket'

Sophie Devine, Harmanpreet Kaur, Meg Lanning and Heather Knight on how the players plan to deal with this "awkward" situation

04-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Ballance's Test comeback, spotlight on Lara and Houghton, and a test case for Test cricket

There's no WTC context to the Zimbabwe vs West Indies series, but there's still plenty to look forward to

03-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Temba Bavuma finds form, and South Africa try out pacer workload management

But, spin under the scanner? These and other takeaways for South Africa from their 2-1 ODI series win against England

02-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Temba Bavuma gets SA20 deal after impressive hundred against England

After going unsold at the auction last year, he will now replace Tom Abell at Sunrisers Eastern Cape

02-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Kapp expected to join T20 World Cup squad after 'compassionate leave'

Allrounder opted out of the tri-series final against India after wife Dane van Niekerk was left out of the T20 World Cup squad

01-Feb-2023•Firdose Moonda

Failing fitness tests by seconds is not a simple numbers game

It's a complex and multi-layered problem. Should it be so strictly applied and is it the only or best measure of these things?

31-Jan-2023•Firdose Moonda

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