Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday etched her name in history as she became the first women’s cricketer to score four ODI centuries in a calendar year. The elegant left-hander achieved this remarkable feat during the third and final ODI against Australia in Perth.Mandhana’s ability to anchor innings and accelerate when…
Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star batter Smriti Mandhana has set a new benchmark in Indian women’s cricket, surpassing the legendary Mithali Raj to become the Indian player with the most ODI centuries.Mandhana, known for her elegant stroke play and aggressive approach, achieved this feat with her eighth century, overtaking Raj’s record of seven,…
India women beat New Zealand to take 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Image: X/BCCI Women India women’s cricket team beat New Zealand by 59 runs in the first of three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Set 228 runs to win, New Zealand folded for 168 while fighting against the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan are up against New Zealand in their final group game of the Women’s T20 World Cup and don’t be surprised if you see a lot of Indians supporting and cheering for their arch-rivals. India’s hopes of making the last-four stage of the tournament were severely dented after the defeat to Australia and…
Australia players celebrate after the fall of a wicket against India in the Women’s T20 World Cup. AP Once again, Australia women’s team got the better of India to clinch their third win in a row over the Women in Blue. Australia have won five of seven matches against India in Women’s T20 World Cup…
Harmanpreet Kaur (AP Photo) DUBAI: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandhana hit half-centuries as India defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs to boost their chances of making the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.India piled up a tournament high of 172-3 from their 20 overs before Sri Lanka were dismissed for…
NEW DELHI: India’s Radha Yadav, who came in as a substitute fielder, pulled off a sensational catch to dismiss Sri Lankan opener Vishmi Gunaratne for a duck, leaving the crowd in awe in the Women’s T20 World Cup Group A game in Dubai.Positioned at backward point, Radha ran back to her right after Gunaratne went…
IT’S CRUNCH TIME: The usually prolific and attacking opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma has not yet fired in the T20 WC. (Photo by Alex Davidson via Getty Images) Harman fit, but team needs to improve NRR vs Sri LankaThe Indian women’s team’s T20 World Cup campaign has not got off to an…
Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana in Dubai. (Photo by Matthew Lewis via Getty Images) India need to improve in every department to beat resurgent PakistanThere’s always a lot riding on an India-Pakistan contest. Everyone talks it up as the ‘the greatest rivalry,’ but when it comes to women’s cricket, the Indians have a bit of…
On Friday, the Indian women’s team will embark on their quest to claim their maiden ICC T20 World Cup trophy. India’s story at World Cups in the past has been one of unfulfilled potential and missed opportunities. Their closest brush with glory came in 2020 when they made it to the final, only to be…
