The future of stalwarts Mithali and Jhulan Goswami have been a subject of debate
Chasing a victory target of 143, Mithali Raj smashed a quick-fire 51 but failed to hit a final ball six that would have tied the scores as the Indian women's cricket team lost their Twenty20 international against Australia by two runs in Sydney on Tuesday.
India beat England by eight wickets, while Australia defeated New Zealand by 49 runs in the women's quadrangular tournament in Chennai.
In another match in the quadrangular women's cricket tournament, New Zealand beat Australia by six wickets.
Rumeli Dhar's unbeaten 66 as the Indian eves beat their England counterparts by eight wickets in the Twenty20 International match.
Veteran pacer Shikha Pandey axed, rookie keeper Shwetha gets maiden call-up.
History beckons the Indian women's cricket team when it takes on England in the ICC World Cup final in London on Sunday, aiming to cap a fairytale run with a maiden title triumph and put some past demons to rest.
Having won the three-match ODI series 2-1, India are currently leading the five-match T20 series 2-0.
England were 204 for 2 after following-on on the penultimate day of second and last women's cricket Test against India.
England were 204 for 2 after following-on on the penultimate day of second and last women's cricket Test against India.
Rain prevented further play with England on 42 for 2 after 16 overs.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said wickets must be credited to the bowlers when they run out batters at the non-striker's end for backing up too far, as it requires "presence of mind".
India ODI captain Mithali Raj has slipped to the fifth spot.
Half-centuries by Anjum Chopra and Reema Malhotra went in vain as New Zealand thumped India by five wickets in a Super Six stage match of the ICC Women's World Cup in Sydney on Tuesday. Electing to bat first, India were all out for 207 in 49.4 overs, thanks largely to Chopra's 106-ball 52 and Malhotra's blazing knock of 59 from 52 deliveries. Opener Kate Pulford led New Zealand's chase with an 89-ball 71 as the Kiwis romped to 210 for five with 14 balls to spare.
After scoring 289 in the first innings, India bowled out the visitors for 154 and declared their second innings at 175 for five, in the one-off Test.
A minimum of three-match Test series and the home team footing the bill of the visiting side in a bilateral contest are some of the recommendations made by the MCC's World Cricket Committee.
The tournament turned out to be the most embarrassing for the 'Women in Blue' as they lost to the minnows twice inside a week.
Indian women's cricket team's confidence will be high as it heads into a five-game Twenty20 against South Africa.
With three leagues games remaining, India must gain consistency in all departments and maintain their place in the top four to qualify for the semi-finals.
In the bowlers' list, Jhulan Goswami at fifth position is the lone Indian in top-10, while Deepti Sharma holds an identical slot in the all-rounder's category.
Mithali Raj will lead the India Blue team in the Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy, beginning August 14 in Alur, Bengaluru.
The Bengal pace duo of Jhulan Goswami and Rumeli Dhar snapped up six wickets between them to swing the game in the hosts' favour.
The Indian women's cricket team produced another clinical performance to crush Australia by 10 wickets in a rain-affected T20 International match and clinch the three-match series 2-0, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Friday.
The likes of Monica Patel, C Prathyusha have been dropped from the squad altogether.
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.
BCCI has announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh to each player of the Indian women's cricket team for their tremendous performance in the ongoing Women's World Cup 2017.
India's women cricketers produced a clinical performance to crush New Zealand by nine wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International in Bengaluru and win the series by a 3-2 margin on Wednesday.
India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar said he is excited about the ICC Women's World Cup scheduled later this year as the event has a big role to play in globalising the game.
Poonam Raut and Mithali Raj shared an unbeaten 127-run stand as India women steamrolled South Africa by eight wickets in the final of the Quadrangular Series, in Potchefstroom, on Sunday.
Senior pacer Jhulan Goswami on Wednesday said that BCCI will decide whether the national team will play Pakistan in a bilateral series as a part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship.
Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
The team leaves for Australia on Wednesday to play three ODIs, a day-night Test and three T20Is.
Bollywood's obsession with biopics is getting stronger with each year. The focus seems to be on Indian sportswomen.
Birthday wishes poured in on social media from the cricketing world for India's young batting star Smriti Mandhana, who turned 24, on Saturday, July 18.
Powar had replaced WV Raman, who had guided the team into the T20 World Cup final in 2020.
In the limited number of ODIs and T20Is she played, Vanitha scored 85 and 216 runs respectively, and was part of India's squad during the women's World T20 at home.
India reached the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final for the first time and sent England home when wet weather washed out the first of back-to-back semi-finals. Mithali Raj said as a cricketer she can feel the pain of the Three Lions
In a 16-member board, the candidate needs just nine votes from the directors to get elected.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli joined the chorus of top Indian cricketers in congratulating Mithali Raj on becoming the highest run-getter in the history of women's ODIs.
England women scripted a sensational recovery from a difficult position to register a consolation two-wicket win in the third and final ODI to prevent hosts India from completing a whitewash in the three-match series.
