Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) India’s struggles with the bat were visible despite fifties from Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana when they took on Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series, as the Women in Blue were bowled out for 214 runs in 48.3 overs as the hosts’ bowling unit dominated the play at the Allan Border Field on Tuesday. India began under challenging circumstances when Pratika Rawal fell lbw to Megan Schutt on the very first delivery of the match, before Shafali Verma …
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Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry and ace pacer Kim Garth have been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against India owing to the quad injuries that they picked up during the third and final T20I in Adelaide on Saturday.Their availability for the Test match will be determined after the ODI series, depending on their rehab progress. Garth underwent scans on Monday and was officially ruled out on Tuesday, with skipper Alyssa Healy confirming during the toss that the t…
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the first ODI of the three-game series here at The Gabba on Tuesday.The stage changes, but the focus stays on the same marquee names as the two sides square off. India head into the 50-over contest on the back of a 2-1 T20I series win, powered by standout individual displays. Smriti Mandhana topped the run charts with 129 runs, while Georgia Voll impressed for Australia with 116. With the ball, India enjoyed…
Adelaide, Feb 21 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first female cricketer from her nation to play 350 international matches, when she took the field against India at the Adelaide Oval in the final and decider T20I of the three-game series on Saturday. Perry made history as the first Australian woman to reach 350 games, celebrating her 20th year at the highest level. Only two women have played more international matches: Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s captain, who extended her re…
Canberra, Feb 18 (IANS) Phoebe Litchfield has called on Australia’s batting team to adopt more accountability and purpose ahead of a vital T20I against India in Canberra. As the series hangs in the balance, Litchfield highlighted the need for batters to take ownership instead of depending on lower-order players.Australia experienced a heavy loss in the first match in Sydney, signalling a disappointing beginning under new captain Sophie Molineux. This defeat puts the hosts close to their first …
Sydney, Feb 15 (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Arundhati Reddy picked her career-best figures of 4-22 as India claimed a 21-run victory over Australia via DLS method in the opening game of the multi-format series after rain curtailed play at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Chasing 134, India raced to 50/1 in 5.1 overs before heavy showers forced the players to go off the field. With no resumption possible, the visitors were declared winners and take a 2-0 lead in the multi-format series.Arun…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) India’s off-spin bowling all-rounder Deepti Sharma said listening that she’s now the leading wicket‑taker in women’s T20Is gives her ‘an amazing feeling’, and added that her focus remains on creating breakthroughs whenever she has the ball in hand.During the fifth T20I against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium, Deepti overtook Australia’s Megan Schutt to become the highest wicket‑taker in women’s T20Is, by claiming her 152nd sca…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) India all-rounder Deepti Sharma scripts history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20 Internationals after claiming her 152nd wicket during the fifth T20I against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.The milestone saw Deepti surpass Australia’s Megan Schutt (151), as she dismissed Nilakshika Silva in the 14th over, helping India complete a comprehensive 5–0 series sweep at home. Pakistan’s Nida Dar follows in third place with 144 wicket…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma made history in global cricket by becoming the first player in the world, across men’s and women’s T20I cricket, to score 1000 runs and take 150 wickets, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was all praise as she called the accomplishment ‘total magic.’ Deepti achieved the feat during the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, highlighting her stature as one of the most versatile white-ball cricketers in the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IANS) In-form opener Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 79 off 42 balls to power India to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20I of the five-match series and secure an unassailable 3-0 series lead at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.After Renuka Singh Thakur’s 4-21 and Deepti Sharma’s 3-18 restricted Sri Lanka to 112/7, Shafali tore apart the bowling attack with a splendid display of strokeplay — smashing 11 fours …