Dubai, May 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu has been richly rewarded for her outstanding recent performances, making notable gains in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings.Athapaththu was named Player of the Series in Sri Lanka’s dominant 3-0 clean sweep over Bangladesh, delivering an all-round performance that underlined her importance to the side. The experienced campaigner scored 115 runs across three innings and also picked up four wickets, showcasing her versatility …
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Dubai, March 3 (IANS) India batter Smriti Mandhana and Australia spinner Alana King have climbed to the top of the Women’s ODI bowling and batting rankings, respectively, in the latest update released by the ICC on Tuesday.The pair made the move in the three ODIs within the week of action, with Mandhana making notable scores of 58 and 31 in the week, which was enough to move past Laura Wolvaardt (790), who will have the opportunity to reclaim the spot when the Proteas take on New Zealand across …
Dubai, Feb 24 (IANS) Several key players from Australia and India, especially Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, and Georgia Voll, have gained significant ground in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings ahead of this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, with standout performances in the recently concluded T20I series between the two sides lifting their standings. India recently triumphed in a tightly contested series against Australia, securing a 2-1 victory on Australian soil, and the succe…
Vadodara, Feb 4 (IANS) Head coach Michael Klinger felt the Gujarat Giants’ WPL 2026 season demonstrated noticeable progress, despite an overall sense of unfinished goals, as the side concluded their campaign with a loss to Delhi Capitals in the Eliminator on Tuesday.Securing second place on the points table marked a positive advancement and showed that the Giants maintained composure in close matches throughout the league phase. However, it also identified areas for improvement, especially durin…
Vadodara, Jan 31 (IANS) Leg-spin bowling all-rounder Georgia Wareham, who struck an unbeaten 44 and later picked two wickets in Gujarat Giants sealing an 11-run win over Mumbai Indians in a decisive 2026 WPL clash, said she felt really nice to have an impact with both bat and ball.Georgia was adjudged Player of the Match for her all-round contributions in helping GG break the MI hoodoo. “It was really nice to have an impact today with both bat and ball. I probably let myself down a little in b…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels Gujarat Giants (GG) have assembled a well-rounded squad for their 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 campaign, but lack reliability in terms of Indian batting resources.”Only one of Georgia Wareham or Kim Garth makes the XI. Gujarat Giants need batting firepower, which makes it tricky. Unlike Mumbai, Delhi, UP, or RCB – who boast 1-2 settled Indian stars in their top 4-5 – GG lacks that reliability,” Chopra said on JioStar.“Y…