Women’s Cricket Daily – 18 August 2026

Welcome to today’s women’s international cricket update featuring overnight results, today’s matches, breaking news and a look back through history.

News in brief

  • Thailand recorded a convincing win against PNG in the third and final ODI between the teams at Port Moresby, giving them a 3-0 series victory.
  • England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss the upcoming series against Ireland. Charlie Dean will stand in once again.
  • The Women’s Asia Cup is to be played in the UAE between August 28 and September 13. The competing teams will be: Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and UAE.
  • Friday Quiz! Lights, Action, Cricket! We’re going to the movies. I’ll give you the movie title. You just need to match the cricketer. Do the quiz.

Overnight Scores

PNG v Thailand ODI 3

PNG 122  (Pauke Siaka 57, Onnicha Kamchomphu 3-23, Suleeporn Laomi 3-27 ) defeated 
Thailand 126/5  (Natthakan Chantham 48, Nannapat Koncharoenkai 32,   Henao Thomas 4-28) by 5 wickets

POTM: Natthakan Chantham