The controversy regarding Deepti Sharma’s run-out of Charlie Dean has gone further, with England Women skipper Heather Knight accusing the all-rounder of ‘lying’ over her claims that Dean was warned before her dismissal on Saturday. Notably, in a crunch situation when the English team needed 17 runs to win with their last-wicket pair of Dean
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India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has opened up on the controversial run-out of Charlie Dean in the recently-concluded third ODI against England Women at Lord’s on Saturday. Notably, with the hosts needing 17 runs to win after their last-wicket pair of Dean and Freya Davies added 35 runs, Deepti, upon noticing that Dean was outside her
The third and final Women ODI between India and England at Lord’s finished with a clean sweep for the visitors, but the last wicket set social media on fire with mixed reactions coming from the cricket fraternity. Notably, England required 52 runs to win when they lost their ninth wicket. But, the final pair of
The cricket fraternity was also in complete awe of Harmanpreet Kaur‘s batting heroics in the recently-concluded second T20I against England Women at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. The Indian skipper recorded her second-highest ODI score – an unbeaten 143 from just 111 deliveries, with the help of 22 boundaries, including four sixes. The progression of
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Friday, announced their Women’s squad for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India, starting Sunday, September 18, in Hove. Amy Jones, who led the English side in the 2-1 T20I triumph, will continue to captain the team in the 50-over fixtures. Notably, ahead of the T20I leg,
England women cricket star Natalie Sciver has withdrawn from the upcoming T20I and ODI series against India to focus on her mental health and well-being, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday. Sciver, who was standing in as captain for Heather Knight as she recovers from hip surgery, has left the team’s
In a thrilling contest, Team India defeated England by 4 runs to book a place in the final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022. With that India are now assured of a medal in cricket. They will definitely go for gold but even if the Women in Blue face a loss, they
England Pacer Emily Arlott has been ruled out of the upcoming one-off Test against South Africa Women due to the after-effects of COVID-19. Reportedly, Arlott is still getting over the virus and has left the camp to return home. Uncapped speedster Issy Wong, who was named as the Travelling reserve by the England and Wales
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the Women squad for the upcoming one-off Test against South Africa, starting June 27 at Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. ECB has handed maiden Test call-ups to the fast-bowling duo of Emily Arlott and Lauren Bell, following the retirements of spearheads Anya Shrubsole and Katherine Brunt.
Cricket South Africa (CSA), on Friday, announced the 15-member Women’s squad for the upcoming multi-format tour of England. The one-off Test will be South Africa’s first red-ball fixture in more than seven years, having last played against India in 2014 in Mysore. When it comes to England, the last time they played a Test against
Legendary England women pacer Katherine Brunt has announced her retirement from Test cricket on Saturday (June 18). She will continue to be available for selection in the limited-overs formats. Brunt, who featured in 14 Tests, finished with 51 wickets at an average of 21.52, including three five-wicket hauls. She debuted in the longest format in
The two heavyweights in Women’s cricket, Australia and England, are all set to face each other in the highly-anticipating ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 final, to be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday, April 03. England will be aiming to defend their World Cup crown after staging a stunning turnaround to reach
Stellar performances from Danielle Wyatt and Sophie Ecclestone helped defending champions England thrash South Africa and set up a final against Australia at the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup on Thursday. After being asked to bat first, English opener Wyatt starred with the willow, smashing her maiden century at the multi-team event. Wyatt
In the 15th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, England thrashed India to register their first win in the tournament. Charlotte Dean‘s career-best 4 for 23 and a brilliant half-century by Heather Knight set up England’s four-wicket triumph as the defending champions bounced back from three consecutive defeats in the multi-team
In the 13th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, South Africa defeated England by 3 wickets to register their third consecutive win in the multi-team tournament. Put in to bat first, England lost two wickets cheaply, and that’s when all-rounder Nat Sciver walked in to the middle. She looked in good touch
Marizanne Kapp‘s all-round effort helped South Africa to register a thrilling victory over England in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2022 on Monday. With the third straight loss, the defending champions’ World Cup hopes are now hanging by a thread. On the other hand, it was Proteas’ third consecutive victory which has put them at
West Indies pulled off their second victory in the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 by defeating England in a low-scoring thriller at University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday. The impressive win also helped the Caribbeans acquire the second spot in the points table, currently headed by Australia. Batting first, West Indies, despite a
In the seventh match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, West Indies defeated England in a thrilling contest to register their second consecutive victory in the tournament. After posting 225/6 in their allotted 50 overs, the Windies bundled out the English team at 218 to win the game by seven runs. During England’s
England Women beat India Women by five wickets in the second game of the three-match ODI series at Taunton on Wednesday. Put in to bat first, India Women were positioned at 76/1 in 15.3 overs when Jemimah Rodrigues induced a leading edge off a Kate Cross delivery to Katherine Brunt. Indian skipper Mithali Raj came
England Women defeated India Women in the second One-Day International (ODI) and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton on Wednesday. Kate Cross’ five-wicket haul and Sophia Dunkley’s fighting half-century guided the English team to victory with one match left in the series. Chasing a
The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton is all set to host the second One-Day International (ODI) of the ongoing three-match series between England Women and India Women on Wednesday (June 30). Team India would be looking for a comeback after a disappointing show in the series opener. The hosts completely dominated the game and
After a draw in the one-off Test against England Women, India Women started their ODI campaign against the hosts at Bristol on May 27. Put in to bat first, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma departed early without troubling the scorers for long. India were positioned at 27/2 in 9.4 overs when bulwark Punam
England Women are ready to face India Women in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, starting on Sunday (June 27). The County Ground in Bristol will host the series opener. Recently, both the sides faced each other in the one-off Test where few debutants showed incredible cricket for India, helping their team to draw the
England Women announced their 16-member squad for the upcoming three ODI series against India Women on Wednesday. Recently, the two sides clashed during a one-off Test that ended in a draw. Freya Davies and Sarah Glenn, who had returned to their county teams during the Test series, are back in the roster. The England and
Playing a red-ball game after seven years, the Indian Women‘s cricket team put up a scintillating performance to pull off a memorable draw against England Women in the one-off Test at County Ground in Bristol on Saturday (June 19). The home team declared their first innings on 396/9 before bundling out India for 231, taking
In the ongoing one-off Test between England Women and India Women, young Indian star Shafali Verma scripted history when she smashed a half-century in the second innings at County Ground in Bristol on Friday. Shafali, who scored 96 runs in the first innings, became the youngest woman and the fourth overall to score twin half-centuries
On Wednesday, the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) board announced the 17-member England Women squad for the one-off Test against India, beginning June 16. All-rounder Nat Sciver has been named vice-captain of the squad led by Heather Knight. She has taken over the Deputy responsibility from Anya Shrubsole. Left-arm speedster Tash Farrant, who made her
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a disappointing season when they played last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), finishing at seventh place in the points table. However, unlike the previous edition, CSK turned around the fortunes in their favour in IPL 2021 by showing their ‘A-Game’ against other teams. The
On Tuesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the complete list of fixtures for the England Women versus India Women series, which includes one Test, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and as many T20 Internationals (T20Is), starting in June. The series will begin with a single Test from June 16-19. It will be England’s