#OnTheUp: WorldT20 party begins with a bang!
The sixth edition of the tournament kicked off in grand fashion and Harmanpreet Kaur gave it exactly the sort of start it needed.
103 off 51 balls with seven fours and eight sixes - take a bow @ImHarmanpreet! 💯
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 9, 2018
India finish on 194/5 - can the @WHITE_FERNS chase it down?#NZvIND LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/V7VsQBK1dn pic.twitter.com/5WBMoVzhna
Congratulations @ImHarmanpreet & welcome to the club of first T20I century! Wonderful inning and massive shots! Way to go! 👏👏👏#WomenInBlue #WWT20 #HarmanpreetKaur pic.twitter.com/mKWhRo3CfK
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 10, 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur , wonderful hundred. Great bat swing in a really zordaar innings pic.twitter.com/lTfG5hsSkD
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 9, 2018
Alyssa Healy has since picked up two Player of the Match awards in two games.
How good is @ahealy77 looking at @WorldT20? She picked up her second Player of the Match award with a blistering 56* off 31 - here's the best of her innings, delivered by @oppo #FastCharge! pic.twitter.com/gZW0SczgKE
— ICC (@ICC) November 11, 2018
No surprises here!
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) November 9, 2018
Two stumpings, two caught behinds, not to mention a commanding 48 runs next to her name!
Congratulations to a deserving player of the match, Alyssa Healy! #WATCHME #WT20 pic.twitter.com/QxY8pTyREC
England and Sri Lanka had to share points after a wash-out – which was a major dampener …
After a fantastic first day of #WT20, day two is a wash-out 😔 https://t.co/AaObysaUiy
— ICC (@ICC) November 10, 2018
... but the fans (and the players) were entertained, nonetheless.
Fans who braved the rain in Saint Lucia were treated to a live performance of #WatchThis from Shenseea and Patrice Roberts! 🎶 pic.twitter.com/FmYmpd7iYz
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 10, 2018
Lots of 🌧 about but we're still finding a way to play cricket #WT20 pic.twitter.com/gFuTe0KSS7
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 10, 2018
Over to the men's game, where India won swept the T20I series against the Windies …
Tests ✅
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 11, 2018
ODIs ✅
T20Is ✅
CHAMPIONS #TeamIndia #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/x5sxF3T3h1
… Zimbabwe created history by winning the first-ever Test hosted in Sylhet …
Zimbabwe lead series 1-0
— ICC (@ICC) November 6, 2018
Brandon Mavuta and Sikandar Raza star in visitors' comprehensive 151-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test.#BANvZIM REPORT ⬇️https://t.co/1e7HcqSI6f pic.twitter.com/xkGmIJ4C7W
Here's @ZimCricketv captain Hamilton Masakadza's reaction after he led us to a terrific victory over @BCBtigers in the first Test played in Sylhet #BANvZIM pic.twitter.com/jtOzi8STQS
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) November 6, 2018
…Ben Foakes forced a lot of people to wake up at an ungodly hour in England …
Worth getting up at silly o'clock for ! Well batted Ben Foakes !! 💯🏏 #SLvENG 👏👏
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) November 7, 2018
… and Pat Cummins answered an important question!
When you lose credit card Roulette at dinner... https://t.co/FR6GnCUJ2A
— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) November 9, 2018
Elsewhere, at Blundstone Arena, what do you reckon?
Our brilliant team of Ground Staff at @BlundstoneArena have done it again, cutting this gigantic ‘mo’ into the grass in support of @CAComms’ Charity Partner, @MovemberAUS. 👏
— Cricket Tasmania (@crickettas) November 9, 2018
Tickets remain available for Sunday’s ODI, you can get yours here: https://t.co/7TJGgPZrao. pic.twitter.com/qD0Bw2vTlb
