Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma struck fluent half-centuries to set up India’s record total of 221/2 before the bowlers held off a spirited Sri Lankan chase to clinch a 30-run victory in the fourth women’s T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium on Sunday.Asked to bat first for the first time in the series, Smriti and Shafali shared a blistering 162-run opening stand, India’s highest ever partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. It was an …
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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…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 25 (IANS) Vaishnavi Sharma’s inclusion in the Indian team for the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka was a recognition of her strong domestic performances by the Amita Sharma-led selection committee, head coach Amol Muzumdar said on Thursday.Vaishnavi has made a promising start to her T20I career by picking 2-32 in the second T20I against Sri Lanka after debuting in the series opener in Visakhapatnam, where she conceded only 16 runs in her four overs.“I think she r…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Indian women’s team has reached Thiruvananthapuram for the third T20I of the ongoing five-game home series against Sri Lanka, and the two sides are set to play the remainder of the games at the Greenfield International Stadium. The Women in Blue hold a comfortable 2-0 lead in the series, having won the first two matches that were played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. With all eyes on the prize, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will now aim to win th…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Indian opener Shafali Verma said her game has been central to her revival as a more assured and compact batter after she accepted flaws in her batting.Verma was awarded the Player of the Match award for guiding India to a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka, scoring an unbeaten knock of 69 off 34 deliveries. Shafali also reflected on the period of inconsistency and technical issues that had earlier cost her a place in the squad ahead of th…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Superb spells by spinners N. Shree Charani (2-23) and Vaishnavi Sharma (2-32) helped India reduce Sri Lanka Women to 128/9 in 20 overs at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.Having opted to bowl first, the hosts struck early and maintained pressure throughout the innings, picking up wickets at regular intervals. Sri Lanka had managed 121 in the first T20I and showed only marginal improvement this time with a total of…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 22 (IANS) India’s young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma is keen to build on a promising start to her international career and establish herself as a regular in the team’s white-ball plans.The 20-year-old made her senior India debut against Sri Lanka in Vizag on Sunday and delivered a tidy performance in the opening match of the series. Vaishnavi bowled an economical four-over spell, registering 0/16 at an economy of 4, in India’s dominant eight-wicket win, keeping the Sri Lanka…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 20 (IANS) A month after the epochal Women’s ODI World Cup triumph, India will be seen back in action when the T20I series against Sri Lanka begins at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Sunday. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the series will serve as crucial preparation for the next T20 World Cup, to be held in England from June 12 to July 5. India have just 11 T20Is lined up before the global event happens and will be keen to build rhythm and momentum.Since their group-stage exit a…