Kareena was handed the honour of tossing the coin ahead of the WPL match between RCB and Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Sometimes it's an advantage: Smriti Mandhana on the absence of head coach
Dashing opener Shafali Verma smashed 81 off 48 to power India to 178 for 3.
The pinnacle of her innings occurred in the penultimate ball of the 19th over when she sent Deepti Sharma's delivery soaring over the long-on boundary, an 80-metre six that thrilled the fans and shattered a car window.
Lanning has led DC from the front, scoring 308 runs from eight innings, while South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen are the highest wicket-takers for the side with 11 scalps each.
This is India's 2nd win in as many games.
The hosts had to chase 125 in 14 overs under the DLS method to secure their first win of the series.
Mumbai Indians came up with a dominant performance with both bat and ball to cruise to an emphatic seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.
After the game, she talked about her window breaking six and said, "Not sure I have insurance here to cover that."
Australia were bowled out for 219 in their first innings -- their lowest total against India in Tests.
There is a lot of merit in the argument to standardise the boundary size in women's and men's cricket, considering the players' increasing ability to clear the ropes
India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface, garnering nearly five runs per over.
Titas Sadhu named in India squad for Asian Games, Richa Ghosh returns
Richa Ghosh's brisk 34 saved India Women the blushes as they posted 147 for six against Australia in their series-deciding third and final T20I in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.
Mandhana moves up to 6th, Harmapreet drops to 8th in ICC women's ODI rankings
Royal Challengers Bangalore has been officially renamed as Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of this year's IPL
The report said that the expansion to 10 teams would happen in the next five years and "the likeliest locations are the south-west, in Bristol and Taunton, and the north-east, at Durham".
Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh were left out, while Shreyanka Patil was ignored as India named an 18-member Indian women's cricket team for the limited overs tour of Bangladesh.
Deepti Sharma rose one place to joint second while team-mate Renuka Singh also moved up a spot to 10th in the latest ICC women's T20I bowling rankings
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men's International Cricketer of the Year award for 2022-23.
The second edition of the Women's Premier League, beginning in Bengaluru on Friday with a high-profile match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and runners-up Delhi Capitals, will be optimistic about meeting its existential purpose of giving a wider platform to promising home-grown talents.
Earlier, the 22-year-old Jemimah finally returned to form and it was her strokeplay which helped India up the ante after a slow start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Images from the 3rd ODI between India Women and Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Rodrigues's 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her to second position
While Virat Kohli and K L Rahul opted for Dubai to ring in the New Year, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Smriti Mandhana opted for the mountains.
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.
Indian batters' struggles against spin bowling continued as Bangladesh held their nerve to pull off a four-wicket consolation win in the third and final women's T20 International in Mirpur on Thursday.
Also released from the squad are Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh and Shivali Shinde.
Images of the Women's T20 World Cup match played between India and England in Gqeberha, South Africa on Saturday
India wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh on Friday said playing as per merit of the ball and being judicious helped the hosts gain advantage over Australia in the ongoing one-off Test in Mumbai.
India hand Australia first loss of 2022 after thrilling super over
Ganguly was also effusive in his praise for young pacer Renuka Singh.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur started the new international season with a smashing half-century as the Indian women's team cantered to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh.
The Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings
England beat India by four wickets in second T20I, win series
Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position
Smriti Mandhana expressed her overwhelming joy on winning a gold medal
The auction began with a bang as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) splurged Rs 3.40 crores
Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
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