India women beat New Zealand to take 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Image: X/BCCI Women India women’s cricket team beat New Zealand by 59 runs in the first of three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Set 228 runs to win, New Zealand folded for 168 while fighting against the…
Harmanpreet Kaur (AP Photo) DUBAI: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandhana hit half-centuries as India defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs to boost their chances of making the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.India piled up a tournament high of 172-3 from their 20 overs before Sri Lanka were dismissed for…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka‘s women’s cricket team secured their maiden Asia Cup title with an impressive eight-wicket victory over the defending champions India in the final on Sunday. This triumph marks only the second time in nine editions of the Asia Cup (across ODI and T20I formats) that India have lost a final, with the…
NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana‘s determined century and a disciplined bowling performance, spearheaded by spinners Deepti Sharma and Asha Sobhana, led India to a commanding 143-run victory over South Africa in the first women’s ODI in Bengaluru on Sunday.India now lead the three-match series 1-0, with the second game scheduled for June 19.Mandhana’s sixth ODI century…
