Riding on half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur followed by Poonam Yadav's four-wicket haul, India women thrashed Sri Lanka by 107 runs in the first One-Day International of the three-match series.
Jhulan Goswami rallied behind the seam attack, saying they are all quality bowlers and it is just about sticking with them and showing patience.
India skipper Mithali Raj scored a half-century in her teams 16 run win over hosts Bangladesh in the first T20 International in Cox's Bazar on Sunday. Thus the Indian women started their preparations for ICC Women's World T20 tournament on a positive note.
Debutants Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia shared an unbeaten 108-run stand for the ninth wicket to secure a memorable draw for India in the one-off women's Test against England, in Bristol, on Saturday.
The women's cricket squad will be travelling to the United Kingdom with the men's side for a month-long series
India skipper Mithali Raj has welcomed the selection of teen sensation Shafali Verma in all three formats and said it would be crucial to get back to winning ways on the UK tour after the disappointment at home against South Africa.
Legendary Indian skipper Mithali Raj feels the COVID-19 forced break may have pushed back the growth of women's cricket by at least two years. Mithali, Indian women's ODI captain and the world's highest run-getter in 50-over cricket, also said that a full-fledged women's Indian Premier League is still at least three years away although a fourth team can be added for the Challenger series.
Mithali was left out of the team despite being fit and Kaur had gone on to justify the call even after the humiliating eight-wicket loss on Friday. Both the senior players along with manager Trupti Bhattacharya met BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the one-off Day-Night Pink Ball women's Test between Australia and India in Gold Coast on Friday.
India's young batters Yastika Bhatia and Shafali Verma dazzled at the top with contrasting half-centuries to power their team to a consolation two-wicket victory over Australia in the third women's ODI, which ended the home team's 26-match unbeaten streak in Mackay.
Captain Meg Lanning's splendid 97 helped Australia outclass India by six wickets to become the first team to qualify for the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, in Auckland, on Saturday.
Meg Lanning's ruthless Australia women's team registered their 25th consecutive victory in one-day internationals on Tuesday after crushing India by nine wickets in the series opener in Mackay.
Sushma Verma (34) and Sune Luus (37 not out) were main contributors in Velocity's successful chase.
Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver's aggressive unbeaten fifties beat India Women by eight wickets
For India, veteran Jhulan Goswami picked up two wickets giving away just 20 runs in her 9 overs.
Veteran Jhulan Goswami's four-wicket haul was beautifully complemented by Smriti Mandhana's sparkling half-century as Indian women outplayed South Africa by nine wickets in the second ODI to level the five-match series 1-1, in Lucknow, on Tuesday.
From a strong 167 for none, India lost five wickets for the addition of just 16 runs before ending the day at 187 for five.
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu was the Sportswoman of the Year award in the individual sport category, a statement read.
Taylor's all-round show helps West Indies claim one-run win over India
'I'm playing for the first time with pink ball, so I can't really say what the challenges would be, but yes whatever little I have faced in the nets, it does seam quite a bit.'
"After playing for so many years, probably I had everything, except that one World Cup. In 2021 again I am going to give another try," says Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock to guide India Women to a consolation four-wicket win over England
India's women's team head coach W V Raman said his players lacked game time and were short on "mental stamina and "cricketing fitness" after the 1-4 series defeat.
The South African women's team's top-order fired in unison and helped their team clinch the five-match series against India with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the fourth ODI, in Lucknow, on Sunday.
India beat Pakistan by 95 runs in ICC Women's World Cup match in Derby, UK.
Indian women's cricket team produced yet another clinical display to beat South Africa by 178 runs in the second ODI and clinch the three-match series in Kimberley on Wednesday.
Even though the score is below-par against Southern Stars, Vastrakar's clean hits at least gave them something to fight for.
Shafali smashed 96 in the first innings and made 63 in the second innings, to become the youngest woman and fourth overall to score twin half-centuries in her debut Test
Bisht returned with impressive figures of four for 25 to help Indian women defend a modest a 203-run target
Mandhana is leading the pack with 774 rating points ahead of Australia pair of Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning.
India opened their campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in style as they produced a collective batting performance to thrash Sri Lanka by 114 runs in their Group A match at the P. Sara Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
India beat Ireland by 52 runs to enter the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World T20 on Thursday.
Former India skipper Rahul Dravid says the ICC's new Code of Laws related to the thickness of bats will not have much of an impact on the game of cricket.
India Women inched closer to victory as they bundled out their South African counterparts for a meagre 234 and then reduced them to 83 for six after forcing a follow-on on day three of the one-off Test match in Mysore.
Skipper Mithali Raj led from the front with an 89-run knock to save the Indian women's cricket team from a whitewash by guiding it to a comfortable five-wicket in the third and final ODI against Australia in Hobart on Sunday. The Indians, having already surrendered the series by losing the first two matches, managed to end the tour on a positive note with a consolation victory. Electing to bat after winning the toss, the Australian team lost a couple of early wickets before half-centuries by Elyse Perry (50) and Alex Blackwell (60) helped the team post 231/7 in their 50 overs. Blackwell's 60 from 64 balls was noteworthy given that Australia's strong batting line-up struggled to score freely in the face of a disciplined bowling display from India.
India also earned two additional points as the match is a part of the ICC Women's Championship.
India skipper Mithali Raj said she knew it would not be easy for Pakistan to chase down 170 as the pitch deteriorated in the second innings during their ICC Women's World Cup match in Derby on Sunday.
India produced a clinical all-round performance to thrash hosts South Africa by 88 runs in the first one-dayer of the ICC Women's Championship at Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Monday.
We should not be compared to male cricketers, says Mithali Raj
'I am still very passionate to go out there, be there in the middle and win games for India. I know there is still room for improvements in terms of my batting and that is something I am working on... There are certain dimensions I would like to add to my batting...'
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