India failed miserably in all departments of the game as they suffered a comprehensive 38-run defeat against England in the first T20I of the three match series in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Images from the Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz WPL match at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.
After pulling off a thrilling win in their opener, Grace Harris sounded confident ahead of the second WPL game against the Delhi Capitals.
Spinner Deepti Sharma bagged her maiden five-wicket haul in Tests to put India in control on Day 2 of the one-off Test.
Supernovas, champions in 2018 and 2019, just about managed to ward off their rivals in a last-over thriller.
India would like to keep the winning momentum going and maintain its stay in the top four
Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position
As UP Warriorz fell to their second loss from four games in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Sophie Ecclestone opened up about their season so far.
India's teen sensation Shafali Verma moved up a rung to regain her position at the top of the ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters while her opening partner Smriti Mandhana dropped a spot to fourth.
IMAGES from the WPL match played between Delhi Capitals Women and UP Warriorz in Bengaluru on Monday.
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.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 Challenge final between Supernovas and Velocity in Pune on Saturday.
Richa Ghosh's exploits during the side's run to the semis of the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa earned her a place
Images from the Women's Premier League 2023 match between UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
The duo progressed following their fine showing in India's victory over Pakistan in the women's T20 World Cup opener.
Out of 409 players, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas of which eight are from the associate nations.
The win give holders Australia four points in their quest to retain the Ashes and the teams now move on to the three match Twenty20 International series that begins on July 1 at Edgbaston.
The West Indies pulled off another upset as they beat England by seven runs to secure their first-ever ICC Women's World Cup victory over the defending champions.
IMAGES from the Women's Premier League match played in Mumbai on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the WPL match between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz in New Delhi on Thursday
Teen sensation Shafali Verma is set to make her eagerly-anticipated ODI debut as the Indian women's team seeks white-ball course correction against a strong world champion English side in the first game of the three-match series, in Bristol, on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Women's Premier League game in Bengaluru between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz on Wednesday
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.
India Women beat England by 16 runs in the third and final ODI to record their first clean sweep in this country.
Team-wise list of players during WPL auction
Three men and four women in the Teams of 2022
The Supernovas, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, have been invincible so far winning all the previous two editions.
Smriti Mandhana achieved a career-best world number two rank in T20Is and climbed to the seventh spot in ODIs
The T20 Challenge, to be played during the IPL play-offs, will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game.
Mandhana moved out of the top 10 to 11th despite hitting 123 against West Indies on Saturday.
India women registered the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of women's Test cricket.
Two weeks after the men's team coasted to a 4-0 Ashes triumph against Joe Root's England, holders Australia defended a modest total of 205-9 at Canberra's Manuka Oval to take an 8-4 lead in the multi-format series.
The defeat has dented RCB's prospects of advancing further.
Debutants Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia shared an unbeaten 108-run stand for the ninth wicket to secure a memorable draw for India in the one-off women's Test against England, in Bristol, on Saturday.
Raj rescued her side from a precarious 27/2 but India's total of 201 for eight was not challenging enough for England
Azam scooped the honour following a number of thrilling batting displays in Pakistan's multi-format series against Australia.
Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
Defending champions England huffed and puffed to a one-wicket victory over hosts New Zealand in a league stage match to keep their semi-final hopes alive at the ICC Women's World Cup, in Auckland, on Sunday.
Danni Wyatt scored her second one-day international century as champions England crushed South Africa by 137 runs in Christchurch on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering Women's World Cup final against heavyweights Australia.
The Indians are in red-hot form, but history favours England, who have won all the five WT20 matches played between the two sides, when they meet in the semi-finals of the ICC women's World Cup on Thursday.
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