1st pink-ball D/N One-off Test match: Australia trail India by 234 runs

October 2, 2021 6:27 PM

1st pink-ball D/N One-off Test match: Australia trail India by 234 runs

Hosts Australia were trailing India by 234 runs on the third day of the first pink-ball day and night One-off Test match at the Carrara Oval today.   At stumps they were 143 for the loss of four wickets. India declared their first innings at 377 runs for eight wickets.   Earlier, in a historic moment in women's cricket, Smriti Mandhana became first Indian women to score a Test hundred on Australian soil.    With this, she created yet another record of the highest score for a visiting pl...

July 11, 2021 10:51 PM

In Women's Cricket, India beat hosts England by eight runs in a thrilling match, leveling the T20 series 1-1 at Hove tongiht. Put into bat, India scored 148 for four in stipulated 20 overs. Shafali Verma made a superb 48 runs in 38 balls. While Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was out for 31 runs, Smriti Mandhana contributed 20 runs.  Deepti Sharma remained not out on 24.  In reply, England could only manage 140 for 8 in the 20 overs with the help of Tammy Beaumont 59 and Heather Knight 30 For ...

Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia take India to draw in one-off women's Test Cricket against England

June 20, 2021 8:40 AM

Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia take India to draw in one-off women's Test Cricket against England

In Women's Cricket, powered by a gritty unbeaten 80 by debutant Sneh Rana and her unfinished 104-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Taniya Bhatia 44 not out, India stole a draw in the one-off women's Test against England at the County Ground in Bristol, UK. Sneh became the first Indian woman cricketer to take four wickets and score a half-century in Test cricket. India, who had looked down and out at one point in time when they were at 199 for seven wickets while followi...

Women's Cricket: India defeat West Indies in Brisbane by two runs

February 18, 2020 6:25 PM

Women's Cricket: India defeat West Indies in Brisbane by two runs

In women's cricket, India defeated West Indies in Brisbane today by two runs in the first warm-up game of the upcoming T20 World Cup.  Electing to bat, India posted 107 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs before returning to restrict West Indies to 105 for seven. Spinner Poonam Yadav claimed three wickets. The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be the seventh tournament in the series. It is scheduled to be held in Australia from Friday when India take on hosts at Sydney in ...

New Zealand Women won by 23 runs in first T20I

February 6, 2019 5:17 PM

New Zealand Women won by 23 runs in first T20I

In Women's Cricket, New Zealand defeated India by 23 runs inthe first Twenty-20 at Wellington today to take a one-nil lead in thethree-match series. Put in to bat, the Kiwis had posted 159 for 4, riding onopener Sophie Devine's 62, and end-of-innings cameos from skipper AmySatterthwaite and Katey Martin. In reply, Smriti Mandhana's 58 and Jemimah Rodrigues' 39went in vain as the Indian eves were bundled out for 136 in 19.1 overs. LeaTahuhu bagged the maximum o...

Cricket: Indian women eyeing another series win in New Zealand

February 5, 2019 6:52 PM

Cricket: Indian women eyeing another series win in New Zealand

In Women's Cricket, the Indian team will aim for a solid show in the opening game of the three-match T20 series against New Zealand beginning in Wellington tomorrow. The match will begin at 8:30 AM Indian time.   India won the three-match ODI series 2-1 but they suffered an eight-wicket loss at Hamilton on Friday after being bowled out for 149. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the T20 side. Eyes will also be on uncapped all-rounder Priya Punia, who replaced Veda Krishnamurthy in the squad. It...

Indian Eves clinch 3-match ODI series against New Zealand despite losing last match

February 1, 2019 8:38 PM

Indian Eves clinch 3-match ODI series against New Zealand despite losing last match

In Women's Cricket, New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in the third and final One Day International at Hamilton today.  Put into bat, the visitors were bundled out for 149 in 44 overs. Deepti Sharma with 52 off 90 balls made a significant contribution. From New Zealand, Anna Peterson took four wickets in 10 overs and was declared Player of the match. In reply, hosts overhauled the 150 run target, in 29.2 overs. Susie Bates and Amy Satterthwaite scored fifties to help the hosts in t...

Indian women crush Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win T20 series 4-0

September 25, 2018 8:42 PM

Indian women crush Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win T20 series 4-0

Indian women defeated Sri Lanka women by 51 runs in the fifth and final T20 International today.  In the encounter played at Katunayake, batting first, India scored a commendable 156 in 18.3 overs.  Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made 63 off 38 balls while Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 46 off 31 balls.    Chasing the target, the hosts were all out for 105 in 17.4 overs. Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 18 in 4 overs. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma and left-arm spinner Radha Y...

Women's Cricket: Australia beat India by 60 runs, clinch ODI series

March 15, 2018 4:59 PM

Women's Cricket: Australia beat India by 60 runs, clinch ODI series

In Women's Cricket, Australia today clinched the three-match ODI series against India, defeating them by 60 runs in the second ODI at Vadodara.  Put in to bat, the Australian eves posted 287 for 9 in the stipulated 50 overs, riding on half-centuries by Nicole Bolton, Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney. Medium pacer Shikha Pandey bagged the maximum of 3 Australian wickets.  India were all out for 227 in 49.2 overs. S.Mandhana top-scored for India with 67. Australia women now lead the series 2-...

Women's Cricket: Australia set a 288-run target for India in second ODI at Vadodara

March 15, 2018 3:48 PM

Women's Cricket: Australia set a 288-run target for India in second ODI at Vadodara

In Women's Cricket, Australia has set a victory target of 288 for India in the second ODI of the 3-match series at Vadodara. Australia is leading the series, 1-0. Put in to bat, the visitors posted 287 for 9 riding on half-centuries by Nicole Bolton, Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney. Medium pacer Shikha Pandey bagged the maximum of 3 wickets. Indian captain Mithali Raj has made a return to the side after she missed the first ODI due to fever. She replaced Jemimah Rodrigues. Ekta Bisht was t...