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Ellyse Perry’s answer to dot-ball pressure begins with a sound India know intimately: leather thudding into a packed ring, a…

Deepti Sharma’s dot ball pressure starts in the small, mean spaces of a cricket match. The batter rocks back, sees…

Middle order collapse remains the question South Africa cannot outrun, because Dubai did not end when the final ball landed.…

Shafali Verma’s fire can wreck England’s net run rate calculations before the chase even begins. England will want a crisp…

Nat Sciver-Brunt’s run chase influence does not usually announce itself with a roar. It begins with a soft-handed push into…

Shafali Verma’s fielding reset begins with the kind of ball nobody remembers on a scorecard. A dab into the cover.…

Smriti Mandhana’s blueprint for breaking death bowling begins with a sound that rarely looks violent. It is a clean, hard…

The crowd at Trent Bridge wanted a roar. England wanted the opposite. Dot ball. Clap from point. Dot ball. A…

South Africa’s struggles with powerplay strikes now have a fresh scar, and Eden Gardens supplied it with cruel precision. One…

Alyssa Healy’s powerplay blueprint begins with the first ball New Zealand want to turn into doubt. The seam lands proud.…