2000s in review

2000s in Review

Wisden's women's team of the 2000s

The XI women who defined the 2000s with their performances

2000s in Review
Wisden’s women’s innings of the 2000s, No.1: Karen Rolton's 107*

Shrugging off a rusty start, Rolton dominated her way to an unbeaten World Cup ton

by Aadya Sharma / June 1, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.2: Claire Taylor's 76*

Taylor's knock took England through to the World T20 final

by Taha Hashim / June 1, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.3: Mithali Raj's 91*

How the captain stood up to take her team to their maiden World Cup final

by Akshay Gopalakrishnan / June 1, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s women’s innings of the 2000s, No.4: Mithali Raj’s 214

“Even if you don’t do it for yourself, do it for the flag"

by Manoj Narayan / June 1, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.5: Belinda Clark's 91

An in-vain classic

by Ben Gardner / June 1, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s women’s spells of the 2000s, No.1: Jhulan Goswami 10-78

Goswami gave women's cricket in India one of its most iconic moments

by Manoj Narayan / May 31, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s women’s spell of the 2000s, No.2: Shelley Nitschke’s 7-24

Her figures stood as the best in ODIs by an Australian for 14 years

by Ben Gardner / May 31, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s women’s spell of the 2000s, No.3: Isa Guha's 9-100

A remarkable spell that so nearly never took place

by Yas Rana / May 31, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's women's spell of the 2000s, No.4: Katherine Brunt's 3-6

Brunt ran through New Zealand in the 2009 World T20 final

by Taha Hashim / May 31, 2020

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2000s in review

Wisden's women's team of the 2000s

Wisden’s women’s innings of the 2000s, No.1: Karen Rolton's 107*

Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.2: Claire Taylor's 76*

Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.3: Mithali Raj's 91*

Wisden’s women’s innings of the 2000s, No.4: Mithali Raj’s 214

Wisden's women's innings of the 2000s, No.5: Belinda Clark's 91

Wisden’s women’s spells of the 2000s, No.1: Jhulan Goswami 10-78

Wisden’s women’s spell of the 2000s, No.2: Shelley Nitschke’s 7-24

Wisden’s women’s spell of the 2000s, No.3: Isa Guha's 9-100

Wisden's women's spell of the 2000s, No.4: Katherine Brunt's 3-6

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