MOMENTUM PROTEAS READY FOR BATTLE IN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

England will play for the first time at home since their Women’s World Cup victory last year when they take on South Africa in the Women’s Championship series starting on Saturday. The nine-run win over India at Lord’s on July 23 went down as a watershed moment for the women’s game. With two memorable matches between England and South Africa also part of that tournament, the upcoming series is bound to continue to evoke interest in women’s cricket through the ICC Women’s Championship, established to give more regular competitive opportunities to the eight sides. Just as the previous cycle of the eight-team tournament helped determine the direct qualifiers for the World Cup in England and Wales, the second edition of...