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In international cricket, the ICC Women’s World Cup is in full swing in India. On 17 Oct, South Africa’s women beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets (DLS method) in Colombo – their fourth straight win – moving SA to 8 points from 5 gamesicc-cricket.com. Earlier in the week, Australia crushed Bangladesh by 10 wickets (with 31 overs to spare) on Oct 16sports.ndtv.com. A match between England and Pakistan on Oct 15 was abandoned due to rainsports.ndtv.com. On Oct 18, New Zealand won the toss against Pakistan in Colombo and elected to field; rain delayed play as Pakistan stood at 92/5 after 25 overssports.ndtv.com. These results leave India among the top contenders (they have won their first four games) alongside Australia and South Africa. Cricket officials also report high viewership: the India–Pakistan women’s match was reportedly the most-watched women’s cricket game eversports.ndtv.com. In rankings, there were no major reshuffles last week – the ICC still has India (Males) No.1 in Test and ODI, with New Zealand topping T20Is, while individual records saw some milestones: (For example, SA’s Laura Wolvaardt notched two ODI hundreds in the Cup
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