The Indian women's cricket team continued its unbeaten run at the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by advancing to the final with a seven-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan, in Colombo, on Sunday.
IMAGES from the women's T20I played between Australia and India, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.
Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed commanding fifties as Delhi Capitals thrashed Mumbai Indians by 29 runs.
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, which will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.
India's women's cricket team coach Ramesh Powar says going forward he may try something new or bring in new players.
The crushing defeat in Sunday's final against Australia will haunt Harmanpreet Kaur and her team but the cricket-mad country reacted with maturity to the setback and support poured in for Kaur's team, which included several teenagers.
Stafanie Taylor's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Chasing a challenging 150-run target, Mandhana smashed 52 off 49 balls and shared 57 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 26) for the second wicket to set the platform before India lost four wickets in the span of 10 runs and succumbed easily.
'We were up to the mark in three departments'
Jintimani Kalita took a splendid catch against Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League on Tuesday. The 19 year old is the only player from Assam to be picked in the WPL.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in a low-scoring final to win the cricket gold medal in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.
Meg Lanning's Australia, long the benchmark in women's cricket, will bid for a record-extending fifth T20 World Cup title after a rocky ride to their sixth final. Harmanpreet Kaur-captained India arrive at the MCG undefeated and without having bowled a ball in the rained-out semi-final against England.
'Three masala dosas and a masala omelette are the secrets behind my power hitting,' quipped Chamari Athapaththu while disclosing the secret behind.
While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be available for the final league game against Barbados on August 3. Her presence lends balance to the team combination.
An inconsistent India will have no room for errors when they take on a spirited Bangladesh in their must-win ICC Women's ODI World Cup league match in Hamilton on Tuesday.
Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues were among the overseas players retained by their respective franchises
The India squad left on Sunday morning for Birmingham without the two players.
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.
India need to put up an improved batting show in their second ICC Women's World Cup league stage game
Pooja Vastrakar bowled a sharp and incisive spell to take the Indian women's cricket team to its maiden Asian Games final, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final.
India will be sending a second string squad for the T20I series in Ireland but a fit-again pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is expected to be tested during the three matches in Malahide.
India's Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues made substantial gains in the ICC women's player rankings for batters released on Tuesday.
As many as six Malaysia batswomen fell for duck as India bundled them out for just 27 to register a resounding 142-run victory in their opening women's Twenty20 Asia Cup match, in Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday.
Mandhana has established herself as among the best batters in the world in recent years.
Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Arothe resigned on Tuesday after his position became untenable due to alleged differences with some of the star players, who had protested against his training methods.
Former India women's captain Diana Edulji comes down heavily on Harmanpreet and Co, questions fitness
Following the World Cup, companies queue up to sign Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur.
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Call it destiny or design, Goswami's last hurrah is taking at Lord's.
Shafali Verma got to the 1000 runs at 18 years and 253 days.
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.
England captain Heather Knight on Saturday conceded India showed them how to play in testing conditions after Harmanpreet Kaur's side notched up the biggest-ever win by runs in women's Test cricket.
In T20Is, Australia are on 299 rating points, stretching their lead over second-placed England from 14 to 18 rating points.
Mandhana shared a picture of Pakistan captain and her daughter, with the Indian women's team
Spinners Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma held their nerves during death overs as India pulled off a nail-biting eight-run victory over Bangladesh
Mumbai Indians witnessed some standout performances in the WPL final against Delhi Capitals as they were crowned inaugural champions.
England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead
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 won the match via Super Over after the scores were tied at 187 to level the five-match series 1-1.
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