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Exclusive women's World Cup site launched
August 3, 2000, 18:30 Hrs (IST)
Auckland: In an effort to give women's cricket a major boost New Zealand Cricket have launched an official website to ensure that all the 31 World Cup matches are covered live ball-by-ball.
The site was officially launched on Wednesday in New Zealand, which will make this World Cup the most widely followed in the history of women's cricket.
The site covers a range of information including player profiles, draw, venues, latest in women's cricket news and historical information on women's World Cup.
New Zealand Cricket are the official hosts of the seventh women's World Cup, which will be contested by eight nations - New Zealand, Australia, England, India, South Africa, Ireland, Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
New Zealand Cricket also announced that one semi-final and the World Cup final will be televised live on Sky Television. Negotiations to provide radio coverage are continuing.