Bristol, June 20 (IANS) Every group-stage match grows in significance as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup progresses, and Sunday’s meeting between West Indies and Sri Lanka here at County Ground could shape the complexion of Group 2. Having each recovered from contrasting starts to their campaigns, both teams know another victory would place them firmly in contention for a semi-final berth.West Indies have once again displayed the qualities expected from one of women’s cricket’s most consistent tou…
Latest Nilakshika Silva News & Updates
Bristol, June 20 (IANS) The race for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals gathers pace as West Indies and Sri Lanka square off at the County Ground in Bristol on Sunday, a venue staging its first Women’s World Cup fixture in nearly a decade. With both teams already registering victories during the group stage, another two points could prove invaluable in shaping the battle for the last four.West Indies enter the contest carrying the weight of expectation that comes with a proven record on t…
Birmingham, June 13 (IANS) Hosts England launched the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in emphatic fashion, defeating Sri Lanka by 87 runs at Edgbaston on Friday after posting a tournament-record total of 219/1.The score of 219/1 beat England’s highest score in a WT20I to date and set the scene for a commanding performance by Nat Sciver-Brunt’s team as they kickstarted their campaign with a bang.Put into bat, England started slowly but accelerated as the powerplay ended, ending on 51/0 at the en…
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 26 (IANS) Pacer Renuka Singh Thakur claimed four wickets on her return to the T20I side as India restricted Sri Lanka to 112/7 in the third game of the five-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.Renuka finished with figures of 4-21, her fourth four-wicket haul in the format, while off-spin bowling all-rounder Deepti Sharma took 3-18 as Sri Lanka’s batting struggles continued after being asked to bat first for the third consec…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IANS) Pacer Renuka Singh Thakur and all-rounder Deepti Sharma come back into India’s playing eleven as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday.India have a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, and a win on Friday will give them the series win. After winning the toss for the third straight time, Harmanpreet said R…