The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to make a global T20 league for female cricketers along the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in form of Women’s IPL. As per the note sent by the BCCI to state associations, the women’s IPL will feature 20 league games with the
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India clinched the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup title after defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, October 15. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma planted the seeds of doubts in the minds of Sri Lankan batters quite early with the new ball before fast bowler Renuka Thakur took charge. The seamer –
Team India defeated Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 final to bag their seventh title at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The Women in blue dominated right from the word go after the Islanders opted to bat first in the summit clash. The Indian bowling unit never allowed Sri Lanka batters to
The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday, announced the winners of the ‘Players of the Month Awards’ for September 2022. Earlier this month, the international apex body had shared the list of nominees with Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, Australia’s emerging all-rounder Cameron Green and India’s star spinner Axar Patel in the male category. Similarly, in
India defeated England in the opening ODI by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series at County Ground in Hove on Sunday. Star batter Smriti Mandhana continued her excellent form and played another match-winning knock. Mandhana, who was India’s leading run scorer during the recent three-game T20I series, carried on that
India Women cricket star Smriti Mandhana is considering pulling out of the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in order to manage her workload and keep herself fit for international projects. Smriti began 2022 with an ODI tour of New Zealand in February, right before the 50-over World Cup in the same country in March.
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
Team India steamrolled Pakistan by eight wickets to bounce back to winning ways in the ongoing Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. After batting first, Pakistan were completely dominated by Indian bowlers as the Women in Green were bundled out for a mere 99 in 18 overs. Sneh Rana
In the 10th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 between West Indies and India, the Mithali Raj-led side thrashed Windies by 155 runs on Saturday. With the scintillating victory, India also managed to climb the top spot in the points table. Batting first, India posted 317/8 on the board in their
More than 150 men’s and women’s players have been retained by their respective franchises ahead of the 2022 season of The Hundred, confirmed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday. The Men’s list features several prominent overseas cricketers such as Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Rashid Khan. When
The fourth women’s ODI between India and New Zealand got reduced to a 20 overs per side following a rain delay in Queenstown on Tuesday. However, the shortened game witnessed some high-octane action after India won the toss and put New Zealand to bat first at John Davies Oval. New Zealand captain Sophie Devine began
Indian Women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj has maintained her second spot among the batters in the latest ODI rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. Mithali’s teammate and star opening batter Smriti Mandhana has advanced one place to fifth in the rankings headed by Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy. The major gainer, however,
On Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the complete list of winners of their yearly awards. For the unversed, ICC honours such players who rule the charts and display utmost consistency for their respective national side every year. ICC named these awards in several different categories such as Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer
The International Cricket Council on Friday revealed the full list of nominees for this year’s ICC Awards. The ongoing year witnessed plenty of events, including the final of the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship in Southampton where Kane Williamson’s New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, in the 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s
Smriti Mandhana on Friday became the first Indian woman to score a century in pink-ball Test when she slammed 127 runs during the first innings of the one-off Test against Australia in Carrara Oval, Queensland. This was also the highest score by a visiting woman in Tests played in Australia. Mandhana brought her century with
Defending champions Sydney Thunder have signed India batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma ahead of the upcoming season of Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). Mandhana and Sharma, who are currently in Queensland with Team India for the limited overs series and a day-night Test match against Australia, were roped in by Thunder as replacement
India Women opener Smriti Mandhana has shared her views on the controversy regarding the no-ball in the final-over against Australia in the recently concluded second One Day International (ODI) of a three-match series at Harrup Park in Mackay, on Friday. With 3 needed from 1 ball, Australia’s Nicola Carey hit a full-toss from Jhulan Goswami
Indian star Smriti Mandhana has called for a women’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with 5-6 teams. Mandhana reckons this would surely help Indian women’s cricket to reach the next level. She feels that it will strengthen the bench of the Indian women’s team in the future. During a chat with India men’s
Just like the men’s squad, the Indian women’s team is currently in England, preparing for their battle against England Women. A few days ago, both the teams were involved in a memorable one-off Test, where a relatively inexperienced Indian side gave a tough competition to hosts and managed to pull off a sensational draw. In
India batter Smriti Mandhana has shared her thoughts on the India Women team’s collapse in the first innings of the ongoing one-off Test against England Women at County Ground in Bristol. Smriti, who had scored a valuable 78 off 155 deliveries, said her players need more Test exposure to understand the game better to save
On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced annual contracts of the senior women’s team for the 2020-21 season. The apex Indian board has included as many as 19 players in the list for the different formats. T20 International (T20I) captain Harmanpreet Kaur, opener Smriti Mandhana and spinner Poonam Yadav have
At least four Indian women will play in The Hundred after the BCCI granted No Objection Certificates (NOC), in an important development for England and Wales Cricket Board’s newest competition. The Hundred, which consists of 100 deliveries per innings, will get underway in the UK from July 21 The women’s tournament will have 8 teams
Indian women’s cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday created a new record en route to a stunning half-century against South Africa Women at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Mandhana is now the first cricketer-ever (male or female) to play ten consecutive 50+ knocks in ODI chases, a streak that started in March 2018