Mandhana (91 off 99 balls) literally drove and pulled her way before missing out on a deserving sixth WODI hundred by nine runs.
Velocity suffered a 16-run defeat in the Women's T20 Challenge but still qualified for the final on the basis of a better net run rate, knocking out victors Trailblazers from the tournament in Pune on Thursday.
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India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday attributed her prolonged lean patch with the bat to lack of preparation following her recovery from a COVID-19 infection and groin injury earlier this year.
From a strong 167 for none, India lost five wickets for the addition of just 16 runs before ending the day at 187 for five.
WPL witnessed special performances from some of the best cricketers in the world
India women's coach Ramesh Powar was sacked as the head coach with less than two months to go for the T20 World Cup.
England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead
The one-off Test against India, scheduled to be held from 16-19 June, starts an important summer for Knight's team that has an Ashes series followed by a World Cup title defense in New Zealand.
Course correction for the Indian women's cricket team has become the need of the hour.
Images from the Women's World Cup match between India and England, in Mount Maunganui, on Wednesday.
Images from the WPL match between Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, which will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.
Images from the ICC Women's ODI World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Hamilton on Thursday.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup first semi-final played between India and Australia in Cape Town on Thursday.
Images of the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan played in Cape Town on Sunday
Call it destiny or design, Goswami's last hurrah is taking at Lord's.
Veteran India pace bowler Jhulan Goswami said she was glad to have stood up for the side after the narrow loss in the second ODI against Australia by being a major contributor to the consolation win in the third and final match at Mackay on Sunday.
India were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 231 in the first innings, in the opening session on Day 3, of the one-off women's Test against England in Bristol, on Friday.
Former India women's coach W V Raman says the 25-year-old is a good reader of the game and has already played few years of cricket.
India crushed minnows Thailand by 74 runs to storm into the final of Women's Asia Cup
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
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