The Indian women's cricket team slumped to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international of the three-match series at the Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground in Mulapadu, Vijaywada, on Friday.
'...The talk before the tournament was 'we have set the standard and we want to raise that further.'
Mandhana has established herself as among the best batters in the world in recent years.
Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali said that running out a non-striker for backing too is not "their thing"
Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
The Mumbai Indians have registered two straight wins in the inaugural edition of the WPL, with Saika Ishaque already becoming MI's go-to-player.
BCCI is expected to hold a discussion on matters related to women's IPL at its annual general meeting in September this year. Much of the planning around the tournament will be around sale of its media rights.
India hand Australia first loss of 2022 after thrilling super over
Playing in their opening match of the Women's Premier League, the Delhi Capitals began their season on a positive note as they handed Royal Challengers Bangalore a big defeat at the Brabourne Stadium.
Indian women ended their tour of Sri Lanka in style with a comprehensive 51-run win against the hosts in the fifth and final T20 International, in Katunayake, on Tuesday.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded the bowlers after the team's triumphant campaign in the Women's Asia Cup, which ended with a lop-sided win in the final against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on Saturday.
Shefali joins the trio of T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (Sydney Thunder), opener Smriti Mandhana (Brisbane Heat) and all-rounder Veda Krishnamurthy (Hobart Hurricanes), which has featured in the WBBL.
Harmanpreet Kaur's half-century went in vain as West Indies women eked out a 15-run victory over India to complete a 3-0 sweep of the T20I series in Malapadu, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
India batted poorly to be all out for 124 in 19.4 overs after Pakistan posted a modest 137 for six.
With as many as fourteen Australians taking part in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, CA CEO Nick Hockley was happy to see the growth of women's cricket.
Harmanpreet Kaur said with sprightly teenagers like Jemaimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma in the ranks, the team is 'mentally very fresh'.
Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players in New Delhi.
Team India's Jasprit Bumrah, India women's cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur and shooter Heena Sindhu have exceeded expectations to make the cut.
Set a target of 151 after opting to field, Velocity completed the chase with 10 balls to spare.
After winning the ODI series 2-1, Indian women lost momentum and subsequently the T20 series.
Bengal's rookie batswoman Richa Ghosh in India squad
Star all-rounder Harmanpreet Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the Indian women's cricket team for the five-match T20 series against South Africa, starting February 13 in Potchefstroom.
'I never look at my individual score when I'm batting. I only look at the team total.'
India Women inched closer to victory as they bundled out their South African counterparts for a meagre 234 and then reduced them to 83 for six after forcing a follow-on on day three of the one-off Test match in Mysore.
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.
The Indian women's cricket team would now go through a trial by fire when it make its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game, starting in Gold Coast on Thursday.
'Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India for the first time in a global event and I think she is up for the challenge both as a captain and as a player'
Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Jemimah Rodrigues opened up on how the WPL is helping the Indian players deal with the T20 World Cup semifinal loss.
'As a cricketer and a person, I've learnt a lot from her. She's a great example for all of us. There are many back home who have grown up watching her and then took up the sport.'
Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver's aggressive unbeaten fifties beat India Women by eight wickets
WPL witnessed special performances from some of the best cricketers in the world
The crushing defeat in Sunday's final against Australia will haunt Harmanpreet Kaur and her team but the cricket-mad country reacted with maturity to the setback and support poured in for Kaur's team, which included several teenagers.
Supernovas, champions in 2018 and 2019, just about managed to ward off their rivals in a last-over thriller.
Chasing a stiff target, the formidable Australian opening pair of skipper Alyssa Healy and Mooney gave Australia the start it needed, adding 73 runs in just under nine overs.
Harmanpreet Kaur's parents will remain in Australia to watch India play in the Final at the MCG, which will take place on her 31st birthday.
IMAGES from the Women's Premier League match played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Arothe resigned on Tuesday after his position became untenable due to alleged differences with some of the star players, who had protested against his training methods.
Smriti Mandhana struck a sublime half-century as India finally produced a good batting display to record a seven-wicket win over Australia in Melbourne on Saturday, keeping their hopes alive for a place in the final of the women's T20 tri-series. Australia posted 173 for 5 courtesy of a quickfire 57-ball 93 from Ashleigh Gardner and Meg Lanning's 22-ball 37 after India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur elected to field at the Junction Oval.
With this series win, the Indian women clinched their fourth consecutive bilateral series victory against the island nation.
Harmanpreet Kaur, who guided India to the final of the ICC World Cup 2017, on Monday became the first woman cricketer from the country to sign a bat endorsement deal with CEAT.
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