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File photo of Jhulan Goswami© X (formerly Twitter) Legendary Jhulan Goswami will have a stand named in her honour in the ‘B’ Block of the iconic Eden Gardens, following a proposal by the Cricket Association of Bengal. A proposal to rename the ‘B’ Block in honour of the former India pacer has been…
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Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India’s 16-member women’s team for the three-match ODI series in Australia in December after a string of poor performances in the past year. The BCCI selectors seem to have once again lost patience with the 20-year-old right-handed batter, whose recent ODI form has been…
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The top two teams from the Super Four make it to the final on December 22.© AFP Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn together for the inaugural Women’s U19 Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The six-team tournament will take place in Malaysia, consisting of two groups of three…
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Both these ODI series will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship.© AFP Indian Women’s team will host West Indies and Ireland for limited-overs series starting December 15, the BCCI announced here on Wednesday. While India will play three ODIs and as many T20Is against the West Indies in Navi Mumbai and…
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Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in action© BCCI India captain Harmanpreet Kaur climbed to the joint ninth spot while opener Smriti Mandhana remained fourth in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings, released in Dubai on Tuesday. Kaur, who played an important part in her team’s six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third…
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Charismatic India batter Smriti Mandhana finally played a knock befitting her calibre as India defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the deciding game to seal the three-match Women’s ODI series 2-1 on Tuesday. Mandhana (100 off 122 balls), who wasn’t able to showcase her class at the top of the order in…
Deepti Sharma took a stunning catch against New Zealand© X (Twitter) Middle-order batter Brooke Halliday struck a 96-ball 86 and lifted New Zealand from a precarious 88/5 to 232 all out against India in the series-deciding third women’s ODI on Tuesday. To start with, the Indian bowlers fired in unison and had the…
File photo of Deepti Sharma© AFP India off-spinner Deepti Sharma has been rewarded for her excellent recent form as she moved up two places to reach career-high second spot in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings for bowlers on Tuesday. On the back of some strong performances in the recent ICC Women’s T20…
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India will be hoping to resolve their batting brittleness in their quest to win the third and final women’s ODI and seal the series against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. It was clear from the first match, which the hosts won by 59 runs through a fine effort by the bowlers, that…
India’s batting frailties were once again exposed as New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine’s all-round heroics propelled her side to a series-levelling 76-run win in the second women’s ODI on Sunday. Opting to bat, Devine struck 79 off 86 balls, hitting seven fours and a six while stitching a vital partnership of 82 runs…