Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
With a line-up of thrilling matches and intense competition, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup is sure to captivate fans around the globe. Stay tuned for updates and highlights as the tournament unfolds. Ahead of the tournament, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Mitchell Marsh won the prestigious Allan Border Medal at the 2024 Australian Cricket Awards
Tahlia McGrath and Ellyse Perry kept Australia's hopes alive as they put together a dogged partnership in the post-lunch session on Day 3.
It was a shock, price tag will bring some pressure: Mitchell Starc
Australia won their seventh ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a 71-run victory over England in Christchurch.
Images from the women's T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Melbourne, on Thursday.
Latest pace sensation Shamar Joseph on Tuesday became the first West Indian to win the Men's ICC Player of the Month award for his heroics in the Australia Test series.
In a thrilling finish at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday, UP Warriorz clinched handed Mumbai Indians their first loss of the season.
IMAGES from the WPL match between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore, played in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
India's limited overs vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slammed a 39-ball 45 to power defending champions Sydney Thunder to a six-wicket win over Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash league.
Chasing a stiff target, the formidable Australian opening pair of skipper Alyssa Healy and Mooney gave Australia the start it needed, adding 73 runs in just under nine overs.
India, who have been among the top teams over the last five years but unable to win a major trophy
Out of 409 players, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas of which eight are from the associate nations.
The win give holders Australia four points in their quest to retain the Ashes and the teams now move on to the three match Twenty20 International series that begins on July 1 at Edgbaston.
The defeat has dented RCB's prospects of advancing further.
Also released from the squad are Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh and Shivali Shinde.
Australia were bowled out for 219 in their first innings -- their lowest total against India in Tests.
Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues were among the overseas players retained by their respective franchises
Need to maintain energy to secure maiden Test win over Australia, says Harmanpreet Kaur
IMAGES from the Women's Premier League match played in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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.
"I really felt for Shafali Verma at the end, it was tough seeing her in tears but she should be very proud of the way she's performed in Australia," Brett Lee wrote in his column for the ICC.
India will face their biggest challenge so far in the ICC Women's World T20 when they lock horns with a gifted Australian team in an inconsequential game, in Guyana, on Saturday.
India skipper Mithali Raj was on Tuesday joined at the top by South Africa opener Lizelle Lee, whose unbeaten 91 in the opening match against the West Indies helped her take joint-first position in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup first semi-final played between India and Australia in Cape Town on Thursday.
India won the match via Super Over after the scores were tied at 187 to level the five-match series 1-1.
Images from ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener between Australia and India in Sydney on Friday.
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney struck the highest scores in ICC Women's T20 World Cup final history as record-breaking Australia secured a famous fifth title on home soil, in Melbourne, on Sunday. A record-breaking attendance for a women's cricket match of 86,174 watched on as Australia downed first-time finalists India by 85 runs at the MCG, with the openers setting the tone for a clinical performance.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat, posting a par score of 172 for four, before restricting India to 167 for eight in reply. They will now await the winner of Friday's second semi-final between England and hosts South Africa.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run getter across formats
Starc took 4-43 as Australia cruised to a 64-run victory at Lord's on Tuesday to qualify for the semi-finals
The duo progressed following their fine showing in India's victory over Pakistan in the women's T20 World Cup opener.
'We were up to the mark in three departments'
Look inward to challenge one of the best sides: Muzumdar's mantra for India Women side
Top-order batter Georgia Redmayne and fast bowler Stella Campbell received their maiden call-ups.
Top Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy expressed disappointment at the cancellation of the Indian women's team's proposed tour of England owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian women's team was originally slated to play a bilateral series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is against England in June which got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. But the UK sojourn was called off earlier this week.
India's teen sensation Shafali Verma moved up a rung to regain her position at the top of the ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters while her opening partner Smriti Mandhana dropped a spot to fourth.
The auction will feature 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.
Skipper Meg Lanning's second consecutive half-century and Jess Jonassen's splendid all-round show powered Delhi Capitals to an emphatic 42-run win over UP Warriorz.
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