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Dunkley is ready to shine at World Cup
Derby Telegraph
|October 01, 2025
CRICKET Sophia Dunkley has experienced cricket's 'cruel' nature but a sparkling past few months has left the England batter's confidence at an all-time high heading into the Women's World Cup.
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A career with plenty of ups and downs is epitomised by Dunkley batting in every position from one to seven in one-day internationals and Twenty20s, never able to establish herself fully in either of the white-ball sides.
"It's definitely been a bit of a rollercoaster ride," she said. "The way I can play sometimes looks quite exciting and when it comes off, it's great but when it doesn't it isn't."
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Derby Telegraph.
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Dunkley is ready to shine at World Cup
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