The France women's cricket team toured Germany in July 2021 to play a five-match bilateral Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series.[1] It was the first time that the two teams played against each other in official WT20I matches, and the first home series for Germany.[2] The matches were played at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground in the city of Krefeld.[3] Both teams used the series as preparation for the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in August 2021.[4] Germany Women won the series 5–0,[5] with German captain Anuradha Doddaballapur named as player of the series.[6] The result extended Germany's winning streak to 14 consecutive WT20I victories.[7]
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| Germany women | France women | ||
| Dates | 8 – 10 July 2021 | ||
| Captains | Anuradha Doddaballapur | Emmanuelle Brelivet | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Germany women won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Christina Gough (95) | Jennifer King (74) | |
| Most wickets | Anuradha Doddaballapur (7) | Cindy Bretéché (4) | |
| Player of the series | Anuradha Doddaballapur (Ger) | ||
Squads
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WT20I series
edit1st WT20I
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Jennifer King 13 (35)
Sharanya Sadarangani 2/10 (3 overs) |
Anna Healey 29 (27)
Cindy Bretéché 1/16 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Bianca Maes Loch (Ger), Tara Britton, Alix Brodin, Thea Graham, Poppy McGeown and Marie Violleau (Fra) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd WT20I
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Thea Graham 11 (23)
Anuradha Doddaballapur 3/4 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WT20I
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Janet Ronalds 35 (31)
Cindy Bretéché 2/16 (4 overs) |
Jennifer King 14 (22)
Anuradha Doddaballapur 4/3 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sabine Baron (Fra) made her WT20I debut.
4th WT20I
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Jennifer King 33 (46)
Christina Gough 1/7 (2 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cassandre Scholz (Ger) and Béatrice Pierre (Fra) both made their WT20I debuts.
5th WT20I
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Janet Ronalds 25 (30)
Poppy McGeown 2/11 (4 overs) |
Alix Brodin 20 (20)
Bianca Maes Loch 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "Germany announces five-match women's T20 international series against France". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Germany to play five-match T20I series against France in July". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Golden Eagles to host France in a bi-lateral T20I series in July 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Germany women announce World Cup qualifier warm-up". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Germany women extend winning run". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Doddaballapur, Loch shine as Germany complete 5-0 sweep against France". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Global Game: Germany's unbeaten run in T20Is extended after 5-0 series sweep against France". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "DCB nominiert 16 Spielerinnen für die T20 Serie gegen Frankreich" [DCB nominated 16 players for the T20 series against France]. German Cricket Board (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Germany Women vs France Women T20I Series, 2021". European Cricket Network. Retrieved 8 July 2021.