Women's Cricket Weekly: World Cup preview, Kate Cross loses her central contract and a chat with Mithali Raj

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Sep 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min

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Episode description

The World Cup is nearly here! Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the tournament with power rankings, players to watch and more.

We've also got Lauren on the end of the English summer and the news that Kate Cross has lost her central contract, as well as a snippet of Aadya Sharma's interview with the great Mithali Raj. 0:00 Intro / 1:29 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:16 World Cup Power Rankings / 33:57 Kate Cross / 38:18 World Cup Power Rankings Pt.2 / 54:32 Mithali Raj interview / 1:07:07 Outro

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