New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Former India pacer Niranjana Nagarajan has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to remain as the T20I captain despite another group stage exit in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, adding that she hasn’t underperformed as a skipper and instead pointed to a structural need for middle-order power hitters in the shortest format. The debate surrounding India’s shortest-format leadership had intensified following the Indian team failing to enter Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals for t…
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London, July 8 (IANS) India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the historic one-off Test match against England after sustaining a knee injury while fielding during India A’s second 50-over fixture against England A in Taunton, head coach Amol Muzumdar announced on Wednesday.Right-handed batter Priya Punia has been drafted into the squad as her replacement for the marquee clash, which marks the first-ever women’s Test match to be played at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground starting on Fr…
Edinburgh, July 8 (IANS) In a major shake-up, long-serving International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja suffered a shock defeat in the Associate Member Directors’ elections held on the sidelines of the global body’s Annual Conference here on Wednesday. France’s Gurumurthy Palani topped the polling charts with 35 votes, while UAE’s Mubashir Usmani and Namibia’s Rudie van Vuuren secured 26 votes each to claim the three available spots on the all-powerful 17-member ICC Board for…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Former India cricketer Reema Malhotra believes the national women’s T20I team needs to make some ‘hard decisions’ and embrace tactical changes if they are to transition into a side capable of consistently challenging for global silverware. Reema’s comments come after Australia won their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday. Analyzing the road ahead for the Indian women’s T20I team, who failed to enter the semi-finals, Reema also stated that relying…
London, July 6 (IANS) An emotional England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has expressed hope that the heartbreaking 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia at Lord’s would not be her final appearance in a global tournament, as she remained tight-lipped on her future as an international cricketer. Australia clinically shattered England’s hopes of breaking the drought for a major silverware victory by securing a comprehensive seven-wicket victory to lift their seventh ICC Women’s T20 Worl…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) After Australia crushed England by seven wickets at Lord’s to lift their sixth T20 World Cup title, ICC chairman ICC Chairman said that women’s cricket is in its golden era and that the tournament served as a reminder of why the sport is unmissable, thanks to the power, passion and class on display. The ICC Chair presented the trophy to captain Sophie Molineux, who lifted the T20 World Cup title just six months into her tenure as captain. After surrendering both the 20- …
London, July 6 (IANS) BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday praised the International Cricket Council (ICC) under the dynamic leadership of Jay Shah for driving a remarkable transformation in the sport after the successful conclusion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, where Australia clinched their record seventh title. In front of a 28,000-plus record crowd at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, Australia ended England’s perfect record at home World Cups with a seven-wicket win in the final. This …
London, July 6 (IANS) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt admitted her side was outplayed by a more experienced Australian team after the hosts went down by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at Lord’s on Sunday, but said there was still plenty for England to be proud of after an impressive tournament.Sciver-Brunt led from the front with an unbeaten 58 off 53 balls to help England post 150/4 after being put into bat. However, Australia chased down the target comfortably in 17.1 o…
London, July 6 (IANS) Australia captain Sophie Molineux hailed the unity and selfless attitude within her squad after leading the team to a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title, saying the triumph was the reward for months of hard work, trust and preparation. Australia defeated England by seven wickets in the final at Lord’s on Sunday, comfortably chasing 151 in 17.1 overs after Beth Mooney’s match-winning 64 and Phoebe Litchfield’s fluent 48 laid the foundation for another memor…
London, July 6 (IANS) Beth Mooney credited Australia’s positive approach in the powerplay and the support from Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll after her match-winning knock guided the team to a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title with a seven-wicket victory over England at Lord’s on Sunday.Mooney was named both the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament after finishing as the competition’s leading run-scorer with 259 runs. In the final, the experienced opener struck…