England opener Tammy Beaumont joined ESPNcricfinfo’s Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda ahead of India’s white-ball tour of England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•34 min
Legspinner Afy Fletcher talks to Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda about her long career, the unique challenges faced by cricketers in the region and how her side can overcome their World Cup Qualifying disappointment during the tour of England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2025•48 min
Ireland allrounder on how her team harnessed the pain of their failed T20 World Cup qualifying campaign as they aim to go one better and book a ticket to India for the 50-over tournament Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 09, 2025•45 min
Allrounder says Chinnaswamy noise rivals a packed MCG while giving some insight into the standards the formidable Australian Women’s team hold themselves to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 19, 2025•38 min
Australian legspinner who set the Women’s Ashes alight shares some thoughts on her T20 resurgence, making a WPL debut and THAT “ball of the century” while another Aussie star, Beth Mooney, talks about the growth of the game ahead of International Women’s Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 05, 2025•57 min
WI star talks to Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda about her UP Warriorz call-up, World Cup qualifying, taking down England and a long-awaited return to Tests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 19, 2025•52 min
As Afghanistan’s exiled players prepare to take on Cricket Without Borders in Melbourne, Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes look at what the match means for their hopes of representing their country in future and highlighting the plight of women and girls there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Afghanistan's women cricketers tell the ESPNcricinfo Powerplay podcast about how the sport they love went from passion to peril, and then a passport to a better life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2025•58 min
Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda catch up with exciting batter who is part of a young crop of talent in the host’s squad ahead of her maiden Ashes series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2025•42 min
Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes chat following the long-awaited appointment of a new Proteas Women’s head coach, Mandla Mashimbyi, while recalling their highlights of the last year and looking ahead to 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2024•48 min
Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes chat to England newcomer Paige Scholfield and South Africa’s Tumi Sekhukhune ahead of their upcoming multi-format series as both sides look to overcome T20 World Cup disappointment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 21, 2024•48 min
Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes speak to some of New Zealand and South Africa’s semifinal stars as the two teams book an unexpected final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2024•21 min
Suzie Bates talks the emotion of New Zealand qualifying for their first semifinal at the T20 World Cup in 8 years. Plus, England's Sophie Ecclestone and South Africa's Tazmin Brits join Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda as the T20 World Cup group stage reaches its climax. Follow full coverage of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup every day at https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 14, 2024•24 min
Beth Mooney, Marizanne Kapp and Charlie Dean join Valkerie and Firdose to reflect on their tournaments so far as the group stage takes shape in the UAE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 10, 2024•24 min
Australia continue to be the team to beat following their demolition of New Zealand, so Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda turn their attention to a couple of the teams trying to challenge for semifinal spots. West Indies allrounder and former captain, Stafanie Taylor joins the pod to discuss how the team is using Lady Gaga to change their mindset. It's not just the West Indies getting their dancing shoes on as Pakistan are aiming to make the semifinals, Omaima Sohail says that injured Diana Bai...
Oct 08, 2024•20 min
West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor talks to Valkerie Baynes about their start to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, how the side are channelling Lady Gaga and what else she wants to achieve in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 08, 2024•12 min
Now everyone has played at least one in the UAE, Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda are together in Dubai to discuss who has impressed them so far. Plus, interviews with South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba and England Danni Wyatt-Hodge join the show to discuss their respective opening game wins. Follow full coverage of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup every day at https://www.espncricinfo.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2024•23 min
South African batter Tazmin Brits joins Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda on ESPNcricinfo Powerplay to talk about the car accident that changed her career, how sport saved her and the challenges she faces now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 25, 2024•57 min
On this week's ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, Scotland leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood talks to Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda from Dubai ahead of her team’s maiden appearance at the Women’s T20 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 20, 2024•40 min
On ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda recently caught up with Lauren Down, the New Zealand batter who toured England just six months after giving birth, as well as team-mate Lea Tahuhu and South Africa’s Masabata Klaas, who has just been named winner of the Makhaya Ntini - Power of Cricket Award. They share their experiences of becoming mothers amid elite sporting careers, Valkerie and Firdose look at various boards’ approaches to pregnancy and parenthood in a rapidly cha...
Sep 06, 2024•57 min
Former India star turned mentor Jhulan Goswami talks to Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes about her new role at the WCPL, nurturing India talent and calls for franchise windows to protect the future of the women’s game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 14, 2024•52 min
Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes catch up with the West Indies captain during her stint with Welsh Fire at the Women’s Hundred, where she also learned of Deandra Dottin's comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2024•48 min
On this week's ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, captain Esha Oza and coach Ahmed Raza speak about UAE’s Asia Cup campaign, their T20 World Cup Qualifying near miss and the growth of women’s cricket in their country. Plus, Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda discuss New Zealand's tour of England, and look back at South Africa's disappointing end to their T20I series against India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min
England’s indomitable left-arm spinner has been at the top of her game for years but tells Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda there’s plenty left to achieve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 03, 2024•48 min
On this week’s ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes delve into the world of women’s Test cricket, with special appearances from Tammy Beaumont, Sophie Devine, Laura Wolvaardt, Jon Lewis and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2024•51 min
ESPNcricinfo's Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda are joined by England Women’s head coach Jon Lewis, who delves into planning for this year’s global showcase, his team’s latest learnings and how AI can help “disrupt” the best opposition sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 05, 2024•58 min
Ahead of South Africa's tour of India, Masabata Klaas and Nonkuleleko Mlaba talk team dynamics, motherhood, friendship and their different paths into cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce and Vishmi Gunaratne of Sri Lanka tell ESPNcricinfo Powerplay what it means to qualify for the T20 Women’s World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 08, 2024•45 min
Just ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers Josephine Nkomo spoke to Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda about playing - and losing out - in the last edition, her increasing sense of responsibility in the side and even let us in on some of the squad’s morale-boosting songs. Plus, Valkerie and Firdose break down the eight teams which will compete, and those that missed out, in the new top-level domestic women's competition in England and Wales from next year. Learn more about your ad choice...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr
In this hilarious, insightful and touching episode, Grace Harris tells ESPNcricinfo’s Powerplay podcast that a refusal to let the little details slip has made Australia Women world-beaters for years. She also talks home “renos”, smuggling snacks into the slips and her beloved late Nan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr