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India vs England women: ‘Cusp of something big’ – Amol Muzumdar begins coaching stint in his backyard with fearless cricket and fitness top of checklist

The Indian women’s cricket team don’t play often at home. In T20Is, they played Australia in December last year. The last ODI home series was back in March 2021. That is despite the fact that they have a T20 World Cup in Bangladesh next year and a home World Cup in the 50-over format on the horizon in 2025. And above all this, it’s been a year since the team’s last official head coach was moved on from the job.It is against this backdrop that Harmanpreet Kaur and Co get ready for a rare bumper month of international cricket at home, with finally a new head coach in place. Mumbai domestic legend Amol Muzumdar will begin his stint at a place where he piled on mountains of runs as India play England and Australia over the next five weeks in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. While there is reason to ...
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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur move up in ICC women’s ODI rankings – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian batters Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have both improved their positions, jumping one spot up in the latest ICC Women's Player Rankings released on Tuesday.Mandhana has moved up to fourth position with 708 points, while Indian captain Harmanpreet has climbed to sixth position with 694 points.England's star batter Nat Sciver-Brunt currently holds the top spot in the ODI batting rankings. Sciver-Brunt achieved this ranking after a record-breaking century in their third ICC Women's Championship ODI victory over Sri Lanka, reaching a century in just 66 balls, which is the fastest for an England women's player. She finished with 120 runs from just 74 balls, including 18 fours and a six.Sciver-Brunt's outstanding performance also elevated her to the third-highest rati...
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Women’s T20 World Cup: Lauren Bell says India ‘Mankad’ memory ‘put to bed’ | Cricket News – Times of India

GQEBERHA: England fast bowler Lauren Bell believes India will provide "great opposition" when the two teams meet in the Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday but said their last controversial meeting had been "put to bed".India won their one-day international series 3-0 in England last summer but sealed the triumph with a 'Mankad', when Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end as she backed up too far.A tearful Dean threw her bat to the ground in disgust as boos rang out from the Lord's crowd.It renewed debate on the once-rare form of dismissal which is named after India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, who ran out Australia's Bill Brown in such fashion in a 1948 Test.Bell, however, insisted that the England team had forgotten the incident and were not "practicing" for a repeat....
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: England beat Ireland by 4 wickets for their second win | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: England defeated neighbours Ireland by four wickets on Monday to register their second win of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa. The second consecutive victory placed them on top of Group B with four points above India, who play their second game on Wednesday against West Indies. After bowling out Ireland for a meagre 105, England chased down the target in 14.2 overs with four wickets in hand. The quick chase also boosted their NRR to 2.497.Alice Capsey top-scored for England with a quick-fire 51 off 22 balls, which included a six and 10 fours.Capsey, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 75 lakh during the Women's Premier League player auction on Monday, blew Ireland away and helped England notch up the win with 34 balls to spare.Chasing 106 for a win, England ...