Vadodara, Jan 19 (IANS) Sayali Satghare’s impressive three-wicket burst, along with a strong batting performance led by Gautami Naik, propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) to their sixth straight win in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as they defeated Gujarat Giants by 61 runs in the 12th match at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday.This decisive victory not only gave RCB five wins out of five matches this season, securing their spot in the playoffs, but also set a new recor…
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Vadodara, Jan 19 (IANS) Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 12th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium. Gujarat Giants have made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Anushka Sharma and handing a debut to Happy Kumari. The duo replaces Shivani Singh and senior spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad.Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner said, “We are going to bowl first. It’s awesome to have a home supportive cro…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) all-rounder Sophie Devine has attributed her record-breaking smash of Delhi Capitals (DC) off-spinner Sneh Rana for 32 runs in the 2026 WPL to favourable match-ups and keeping things simple.In the WPL 2026 match between DC and GG at the DY Patil Stadium, which the latter won narrowly, Sophie smacked Sneh for two fours and four sixes to claim the record for the most expensive over in WPL’s history. Incidentally, Sophie herself had scored 32 runs in…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Batting all-rounder Anushka Sharma making a sparkling debut for Gujarat Giants (GG) with a knock of 44 in the side’s 10‑run win over UP Warriorz (UPW) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) opener at the DY Patil Stadium led to head coach Michael Klinger saying that she is going to play for India in future. Anushka struck 44 off 30 balls in her first WPL outing, as she and captain Ashleigh Gardner, who scored a commanding 65, to power GG to 207/4 – their highest tot…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) A captain’s knock from Ashleigh Gardner, followed by a splendid bowling performance from Renuka Singh Thakur and Sophie Devine, powered Gujarat Giants to a thrilling 10-run victory over UP Warriorz in the second match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the DY Patil Stadium. Chasing a mammoth total of 207 runs, the Warriorz had a poor start as opener Kiran Navgire (1) was clean bowled by Renuka Singh while attempting a sweep shot. Captain Meg Lanning then f…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) UP Warriorz (UPW), under the captaincy of new skipper Meg Lanning, won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Giants (GG), who are being led by her compatriot Ashleigh Gardner, in the second match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.The tournament commenced on Friday, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clinching a thrilling victory against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), with the latter te…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) appear more competitive heading into the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, but they need to solve dilemmas around their overseas players and opening combination, said former India captain Anjum Chopra.In last year’s mega auction, the Ashleigh Gardner-led GG invested heavily in New Zealand’s veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine at the auction, as well as in acquiring Georgia Wareham, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, and Kim Garth.After finishing at the botto…
Ujjain, Jan 1 (IANS) Beginning the new year on a spiritual note after their historic World Cup triumph, members of the Indian Women’s cricket team sought the blessings of Lord Shiva at the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga here on Thursday. The players also attended the early morning bhasm arti at the temple. After a successful stint in 2025, with the Indian Women’s team winning their first ICC trophy, this year will also bring new challenges for the world champions. To conquer it all, Smriti Mandhana, …
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) India Women’s pacer Renuka Singh Thakur said she was delighted with her four-wicket haul coming in the eight-wicket win in the third T20I against Sri Lanka Women, but admitted she was still chasing the elusive five-wicket haul in the shortest format.In what was the first international women’s game at the Greenfield International Stadium, Renuka picked 4-21 on her return to the T20I team as India restricted Sri Lanka to 112/7.”Very happy. I never get five wicke…