Bengal's rookie batswoman Richa Ghosh in India squad
England is the third team to figure in the tournament in which all matches will be played at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium.
India women now lead the five-match series 4-0 after sealing the series in the third game.
The Supernovas beat Velocity by four runs in a tense match at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday night to win their third title in four editions. However, it was not an easy win as Laura Wolvaardt almost single-handedly took Velocity within striking distance of a sensational victory, with a blazing 65 not out off 40 balls.
India shot out Thailand for a paltry 55 before cantering to a nine wicket-win in their second match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
Shafali Verma has leapfrogged Australia's Beth Mooney with scores of 23 and 47.
England's players resorted to "constant sledging" to disturb Sneh Rana and company, but the Indians maintained their composure to pull off a thrilling draw in the just-concluded women's one-off Test in Bristol.
Virat Kohli was named as the ICC men's player of the month for October following following a series of star performances as India charged their way to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Indian women suffered a batting collapse to lose the second T20 International by 31 runs and help West Indies women take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Schutt became the first Australian bowler to claim a hat-trick in this format.
Veda Krishnamurthy struck a blistering half-century as the Indian women cricket team clinched a comprehensive six-wicket win over West Indies in the first ODI of three-match series at the Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground in Mulapadu, Vijayawada on Thursday. Opting to bat first, West Indies batting line-up failed to counter India's bowling attack and were eventually bundled out for mere 131 runs. Merissa Aguilleira was the highest scorer for the Caribbean side with 42 runs.
India will be looking to erase the memories of a heart-breaking World Cup final defeat last year when they take on England in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World T20 on Friday morning (IST).
The Indian women's team almost pulled off a dramatic win but failed to score a boundary in the final delivery to lose the third and final T20 International against New Zealand by a mere two runs in Hamilton.
Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh struck two boundaries before perishing and then Heather Graham dismissed Devika Vaidya and Radha Yadav in consecutive deliveries to be in the fray for a hat-trick, which she completed in the final over of the match.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 42 following a fine bowling performance to set up India's thrilling five-wicket win over England in the first match of the women's triangular T20 International series, in Canberra, on Friday. Indian spinners -- Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/19), Deepti Sharma (2/30)and left armer Radha Yadav (1/33) -- restricted England to 147 for seven in stipulated 20 overs, while right-arm medium pacer Shikha Pandey (2/33) accounted for two at the Manuka Oval.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Saturday.
The 37-year-old cricketer, who retired from T20s last September, remains India's ODI captain and plans to carry on till the 2021 World Cup.
Shafali Verma is by far the most decorated of the lot having already played in three World Cup finals at senior level.
Images from the women's T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Melbourne, on Thursday.
India women produced an all-round effort to spank Bangladesh women by nine wickets in a Super Six match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, in Colombo on Friday.
'Throughout the month Shreyas showed tremendous consistency and control'
The Indian women's cricket team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the West Indies with an emphatic five-wicket win in the second ODI in Mulapudu, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday.
India had already sealed the series by winning the first two ODIs but in the 3rd ODI, failed to defend the total of 253 for five, built around Raj's unbeaten 125 and opener Smriti Mandhana's 51.
India produced a clinical performance to register a convincing nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the ICC Women's Championship, in Galle, on Tuesday. India produced an incisive bowling effort to bundle out Sri Lanka for a meagre 98 in 35.1 overs after the home side opted to bat first and then chased down the target with consummate ease, reaching 100 in 19.5 overs for the loss of just one wicket.
Outplayed in every aspect of the game so far, the Indian women's cricket team desperately needs its top order to strike form and its bowlers to show some spark against an in-form Australia in the second ODI on Friday.
India were able to defend a modest 146 by bowling out South Africa for 140 in 48 overs.
Opener Smriti Mandhana led the chase for India with familiar panache after a feisty bowling performance that steered the side to a series-clinching eight-wicket triumph over New Zealand Women in the second one-dayer.
Indian women ended their tour of Sri Lanka in style with a comprehensive 51-run win against the hosts in the fifth and final T20 International, in Katunayake, on Tuesday.
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, which will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.
Smriti Mandhana is just the fourth women's player and first Indian woman to score a ton in both ODIs and Tests.
Priyanka's gyaan... Gorgeous Chitrangda... Sonal goes traditional...
Star all-rounder Harmanpreet Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the Indian women's cricket team for the five-match T20 series against South Africa, starting February 13 in Potchefstroom.
Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers will aim for another win to finish with two victories and enter the final on November 9 with momentum behind them.
More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.
'I never look at my individual score when I'm batting. I only look at the team total.'
Popular ramp faces from the Nineties came together for a special show.
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.
Images from the Women's Premier League 2023 match between UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur was ruled out of the three-match T20I series against England due to an an ankle injury.
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