On paper, India are overwhelming favourites to win the series against Chamari Athapaththu-led visitors.
Having retained the majority of their squad, MI will be the team to beat given their formidable batting, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals will be out to spoil their party.
The BCCI has introduced a revised central contract system, under which the Grade A+ category has been discontinued.
'Yes, I was nervous before the National Anthem. After the National Anthem, I calmed down.'
For the year 2026, the President has approved the conferment of 131 Padma awards. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
History was created in the Women's Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday night but it was not a moment Ayushi Soni would have cherished.
Hockey India dropped Manpreet Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak from FIH Pro League probables over disciplinary issues during India's South Africa tour.
Sloppy defending cost the Indian men's hockey team dearly as it went down 3-4 to Argentina
Leading a side gets the best out of me: Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah
Nat Sciver-Brunt's first-ever ton of WPL history powers MI's 15-run victory against RCB
Formidable India will be eager to register a dominance-extending fourth victory on the bounce in the fourth women's T20I against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Kamalini, Vaishnavi two new faces in India Women's squad for T20Is against Sri Lanka
Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian batter to hit 4000 runs in Women's T20Is
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur became the first visiting batter to score three Women's ODI centuries in England.
'After Commonwealth 2030, we are aiming to host the Olympics in 2036 here.'
Jemimah stars in India's comprehensive eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in first women's T20I
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, leading her team with determination, replicated the iconic pose of Rohit Sharma's T20 World Cup triumph, proudly hoisting the WPL trophy.
De Klerk said she just struck to the basics while bowling and it helped her reap rich dividends.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Mumbai Indians by three wickets in Women's Premier League match.
Long before Vaishnavi Sharma picked up a cricket ball, she says her future as a cricketer was known to her astrologer father, Narendra Sharma.
UP Warriorz beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in WPL
It was a moment of immense pride and emotion for the family of Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as she led Team India to their maiden ICC Women's World Cup title, defeating South Africa in the final at Navi Mumbai.
She considers Australia the best women's cricket team in the world right now but Ashleigh Gardner is also spooked by the fact that recently crowned ODI world champions India are well on their way to become a "very hard to beat" side in the coming decade.
The first three matches were low-scoring affairs, but the fourth T20I was a run-fest, with both India and Sri Lanka registering their highest-ever totals in the format.
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur was fined 10 per cent of her match fee for showing dissent at umpire's decision during her team's match against UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League.
Hockey star Hardik Singh lone recommendation for Khel Ratna; Divya, TJ & Mehuli for Arjuna
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to build on those gains when they take on a star-studded UP Warriorz in the WPL in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
'We have been talking about this for many years -- we have been playing good cricket, but we had to win one big tournament, without that, we couldn't talk about change.'
3rd Women's T20I: India look to seal series with another dominant show against Sri Lanka
'From the heartbreak of 2005 to the fight of 2017, every tear, every sacrifice, every young girl who picked up a bat believing we belong here, it all led to this moment.'
All-round India defeat Sri Lanka by 30 runs to take 4-0 lead in women's T20Is series
The Women in Blue did more than just win a trophy -- they proved that hard work, and believing in themselves, can turn failure into success.
From a side that promised much after a fourth-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian women's team has collapsed into a seemingly direction-less outfit.
The Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports aimed at giving India's youth a "meaningful role in shaping the vision of a Viksit Bharat".
India captain Harmanpreet Singh and senior goalkeeper Savita Punia won the Hockey India Balbir Singh Senior Player of the Year award.
Have seen that last ball at least 1,000 times: Harmanpreet on life after World Cup
President Droupadi Murmu met the World Cup-winning Indian women's cricket team at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, where skipper Harmanpreet Kaur presented her a team jersey signed by all the players.
After winning the ODI World Cup title by beating South Africa in the final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, November 2, 2025, Harmanpreet's advice to budding youngsters is: "Never stop dreaming. You never know where your destiny will take you."
The entire nation erupted in joy when captain Harmanpreet Kaur completed the decisive catch to dismiss Nadine de Klerk off Deepti's bowling in the 46th over.
The Indian men's hockey team ended the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League on a high, securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over England.
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