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NAVI MUMBAI: India opted to bowl against Bangladesh in their final league game of the Women's ODI World Cup here on Sunday. India made three changes to their playing eleven, bringing in Uma Chetry, Radha Yadav and Amanjot Kaur in place of rested Richa Ghosh, Kranti Gaud and Sneh Rana. India have qualified for the semifinals while Bangladesh have been eliminated. Toss was delayed by 35 minutes due to rain. Teams: India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry (w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur. Bangladesh: Sumaiya Akter, Rubya Haider Jhelik, Sharmin Akhter, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (w/c), Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi, Marufa Akter.
While world No 3 India had a disappointing T20 World Cup in October, failing to make it past the group stage, the sixth-ranked West Indies made their way to the semifinal where they lost to runner-up New Zealand. "They're the top four for a reason because they probably are a better team and have better records. But at the same time I feel like every team is really starting to compete now," Matthews said when asked if the gap between top-ranked teams and those in the bottom was big. "When you lo ...Read More >
WPL 2025 Auction: The WPL 2025 auction is scheduled for December 15 in Bengaluru, with 120 players, including 91 Indians and 29 international stars, up for selection. The event will see franchises compete for spots to build their squads, with 19 available positions remaining. Key players like Tejal Hasabnis, Heather Knight, and Deandra Dottin are among the prominent names. Fans can watch the auction live on Sports18 and JioCinema, starting at 3 PM IST.The much-awaited Women's Premier League (WPL) ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the ICC Women's T20 World Cup less than a year away and set to be hosted in England, the five-match T20I series between England and India that begins on June 28 at Trent Bridge, arrives at a pivotal moment for both teams. The series offers a vital chance to test combinations, adapt to conditions and build momentum heading into a high-stakes year. For India, it marks the beginning of their 2025 T20I calendar. The team hasn't played a T20I since their home win over West Indies in December and 2024 overall proved a rollercoaster. Despite bilateral success, it was marked by a hear ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 28: Ahead of kickstarting their five-match T20I series against India at Trent Bridge, England seamer Lauren Bell said she is hoping the challenge of bowling to the opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and a returning Shafali Verma should bring out the best in herself and her team. Lauren, who was amongst the wicket-takers in the five games she played against the West Indies, signed off by welcoming Sophie Ecclestone's return to the set-up after having taken a break to prioritise her well-being and recover from a sore quad. IND-W vs ENG-W 1st T20I 2025: Smriti Mandhana Expresses Happine ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Delhi Redz will take on the Chennai Bulls in the first-ever final of season 1 of the Rugby Premier League (RPL). In the semi-finals, on Saturday evening, at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex, the Chennai Bulls stormed past the Bengaluru Bravehearts, after which the Delhi Redz raised the bar and thwarted the challenge of the Hyderabad Heroes, who had finished as the table toppers in the league stage, as per a press release from RPL. Also Read | India Women's Hockey Team Suffers 0-3 Defeat Against China in FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25. I ...Read More >
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] July 15 (ANI): The tribal-dominated Dantewada district is all set to make its footprint visible in the high-octane sport of Thai Kick Boxing, as young athletes here have clinched medals in international as well as national events. With the support of the Chhattisgarh Government, the youth of Dantewada are sharpening their skills and preparing for Thai Kick Boxing events to be held in the country and overseas. As Dantewada moves on the path to becoming a hub for producing Thai Kick Boxers, the district is also ready to shed its infamous identity that emerged du ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 16: Team India opener Pratika Rawal has adapted to the team setup very well and quickly. She has been making progress ever since her debut for the Women in Blue, and continued to showcase her batting form against Australia in the first ODI on Sunday. With Shafali Verma struggling to find her mojo, Smriti Mandhana found herself a capable partner in Rawal when the 25-year-old made her debut against the West Indies in December 2024. IND-W vs AUS-W 1st ODI 2025: Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield Shine As Australia Women's Cricket Team Clinches Eight-Wicket Win Over India. The duo h ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 30 (PTI) India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs under DLS Method in a rain-shortened ICC Women's World Cup opener here on Tuesday. Amanjot Kaur (57 off 56 balls) and Deepti Sharma (53 off 53 balls) shared a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India made 269/8 with two rain disruptions forcing the match to be reduced to 47 overs per side. Chasing a DLS target of 271, Sri Lanka were all out for 211 in 45.4 overs with Deepti returning figures of 3/54 as India began their campaign in style. Sent in to bat first, India were in all sorts of trouble with Sri Lankan spinner Ino ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 1 (ANI): India star opening batter Smriti Mandhana has reaped a reward for her recent century against England and has reached a new career-high rating in the latest ICC Women's T20I batter rankings. Mandhana, who is the No.1 ranked ODI batter, took England to the sword with a superb innings of 112 in Nottingham recently. That helped the left-hander gain one place and move to third on the latest rankings for T20I batters. Mandhana has also reached a new career-best rating of 771 points and has 23 points gap from No.1 ranked player Beth Mooney among T20I batters. Fellow ...Read More >
Dubai, July 8 (UNI) India spinner Deepti Sharma is on the cusp of becoming the No.1 ranked bowler in T20I cricket after she moved within eight rating points of top spot on the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. Deepti has sat inside the top 10 rankings for T20I bowlers for the majority of the last six years, but the 27-year-old has never held the top position despite the fact she has maintained great consistency in recent times. The latest update to the T20I rankings has seen Deepti gain one spot and overtake Australia pacer Annabel Sutherland to regain second place on the rankings, wi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) After India women sealed their first T20I series in England with a match to go, star batter Smriti Mandhana lauded the team's all-round show in the series so far and said there was hunger in everyone's eyes, which was reflected in their performance. India made history at Old Trafford on Wednesday night by winning the fourth T20I by six wickets. In the match, Deepti Sharma had become only the second Indian woman to reach 300 international wickets after Jhulan Goswami. "The way our bowlers bowled in all four matches. Even in the third T20, the way they came ...Read More >
New Delhi: Team India will take on England in the first ODI at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday, July 16. The three-match ODI series is crucial for the team leading into the World Cup, which is just two months away. With only three matches left against Australia at home in September, just before the mega event, this series is pretty much the last opportunity for the team management to decide their combinations. Pratika Rawal is likely to be included in the ODI playing XI after not being part of the T20I set-up. She had a brilliant opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana, scoring 96 ...Read More >
Chandigarh: As the ICC Women's Cricket WC begins on Sept 30, young fans in Chandigarh are gearing up to support the Indian team. The city's Gen Z crowd, especially women, see the tournament as a moment of pride and empowerment, and many are planning to follow the matches closely.Naman Narayan, a student who has been tracking women's cricket for years, said, "I have been following women's cricket for a long time now. The Indian women's team is one of the most improved sides in world cricket. We ha ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka was halted on Tuesday after drizzle forced the players off the field in Guwahati. Before the break at the end of the 10-over mark, Sri Lanka's bowlers had kept a firm grip on proceedings. Sri Lanka dealt India an early blow as Udeshika Prabodani nabbed the important wicket of Smriti Mandhana in their opener, as per the ICC website. The in-form India opener tried to clear the offside early on in the powerplay, but ended up slicing the delivery to deep cover, where Vishmi Gu ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma overtook former spinner Neetu David to become the country second-highest wicket-taker in women ODI cricket and helped Women in Blue start their ICC Women Cricket World Cup campaign with a 59-run win over Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday. During the match, India was put to bowl first and put 269/8 on the board. In the run chase of 271 runs in this 47-overs-a-side match, which saw action being interrupted by rain, Sri Lanka did look good in patches, however, Deepti three-wicket haul (3/54) and assists from spinners Sneh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Sophie Ecclestone's position as the premier T20I bowler is under threat, with her England teammate Sarah Glenn closing the gap in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. Ecclestone, who took just two wickets in England's recent 3-0 series victory over South Africa, saw her lead at the top shrink to a mere 23 ratings points. Also Read | India vs Pakistan in Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024 Final! PR Sreejesh's Side Beats Malaysia 3-1 To Set Up Summit Clash Against Archrivals. Sarah Glenn emerged as a standout performer during the series, claiming five wick ...Read More >
CHENNAI: THE last time India women played an ODI in England, it became the talk of the cricketing world. Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean to secure a 3-0 clean sweep as Harmanpreet Kaur and her team gave Jhulan Goswami a fairytale farewell at Lord's in September 2022. That series marked a new beginning for India women under Harmanpreet without both Mithali Raj and Goswami. It was, in many ways, the starting point of the road to the 2025 ODI World Cup to be played in India later this year. Three years on, Kaur and her team are back in England. They have won the T20I series and now have three ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing experience on roads on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Cabs and autos were hard to come by. T ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal is on its path to beat the record-rally of 1979. Multiple factors like US Fed rate cut, trade becau ...Read More >
Guwahati: For a moment, it threatened to be a damp squib, a false start at the World Cup at home. But from the brink of collapse to the comfort of victory, India dodged embarrassed and opened their tournament with a 59-run win. At one point, the situation looked as grim as the rain-laden skies hanging over Barsapara Stadium, with the scoreboard reading 124/6. Then came an unanticipated rescue act -- a 103-run stand off 99 balls that helped India mount a recovery. Amanjot Kaur (57) on World Cup debut and returning from injury, picked the perfect occasion to score her first half-century in the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The race for the top spot in ICC T20I Bowlers Rankings among women is on, with Indian spinner Deepti Sharma on the cusp of the top spot after she moved within eight rating points of the top spot in the latest ICC Women T20I Player Rankings. Deepti has been in the top 10 rankings for T20I bowlers for the majority of the last six years, but the 27-year-old has never held the top position despite maintaining great consistency in recent times. The latest update to the T20I rankings has seen Deepti gain one spot and overtake Australia pacer Annabel Sutherland to r ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma has congratulated the Indian women's team for registering a historic 3-2 T20I series win over England. It was the Indian team's first-ever series win over England in the format that too on English soil. Harmanpreet Kaur-led had sealed the series with a six-wicket win in the fourth T20I at Old Trafford. However, they lost the final match of the series by five wickets at Edgbaston on the final ball. The other game India lost was the third T20I at The Oval, that too on the last ball. "Congratulations to women's #TeamIndia on winnin ...Read More >
Australia thrashed India by eight wickets in a statement win in the first one-day international of a three-match series before the Women's World Cup. India, co-hosts with Sri Lanka for the tournament that starts later in September, are the side most likely to challenge the defending champions and started positively by posting 281-7 in New Chandigarh. Their top three in Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol all passed 50 to set a strong platform, including an opening stand of 114, but ...Read More >
New Chandigarh: One of the most heartening aspects of the Indian women's cricket team's successful tour of England this summer was their significantly improved fielding. However, on Sunday night at the PCA Mullanpur Stadium, fielding, particularly catching, was subpar and heavily contributed to their eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first women's ODI.With the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup in India approaching in two weeks, India hope that their poor fielding performance against Australia was an isolated incident.While defending 281, India dropped four sitters. Jemimah Rodrigues, skippe ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sept 16 (UNI) Make no mistake, this is where the real test begins. Australia Women, sitting pretty after a clinical eight-wicket win in the opening WODI, are knocking on the door of yet another series triumph. Nine wins out of the last ten clashes against India, and 47 in 57 overall -- that's the kind of record that shouts champion pedigree. They arrive at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium with the wind in their sails and a dressing room brimming with confidence. But don't count India out -- not yet. They may have been second-best in the first game, but ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): England and India A were the only two victors on the first day of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup warm-up matches as rain interrupted play, as per a media release from the ICC. England defeated hosts India while India A got the better of New Zealand, while South Africa's match against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's warm-up with Pakistan were abandoned. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led by example in England's warm-up match against hosts India as she achieved 122 not out off 105 balls before retiring. It proved a significant contribution to England's total ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) In September 2019, a teenager with a jaw-dropping bat swing and a fearless attitude lit up Indian cricket. Shafali Verma, then just 15, exploded onto the international scene with a power game that left many opposition bowlers rattled. But in sports, evolution is inevitable, and in Shafali's case, it became essential. As India kick off its five-match T20I series against England in Nottingham, Shafali, now 21, returns to the national fold with the same aggression, but now layered with wisdom, sharpness in the game and a desire to get bigger scores at the inte ...Read More >
Jay Shah highlighted the significance of the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 for women's cricket. With the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 just 50 days away, ICC chairman Jay Shah highlighted the significance of the upcoming event for women's cricket and its potential to further promote the sport. During a panel discussion in Mumbai on Monday, former captain Mithali Raj and ex-India allrounder Yuvraj Singh joined India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, batte ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Although the Australia women's cricket team had not played competitive cricket since they met England in the Ashes ODI series seven months ago, it never looked like they were playing after a long break when they turned up against India in the first ODI at the Punjab Cricket Association's (PCA) New Chandigarh Stadium on Sunday. They resumed from where they had left, completing a clinical eight-wicket win to take the lead in the three-match series. In fact, India came into the series, seen as an ideal preparation for the Women's ODI World Cup being co-hosted by the country from Sep ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the 48-51kg category while Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at Hyderabad's Saroornagar Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament brings together top-tier names and emerging pros ...Read More >