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Thailand’s Nattaya Boochatham becomes first bowler from Associate Nations to claim 100 wickets in women’s T20Is | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Thailand spinner Nattaya Boochatham achieved a historic milestone on Monday by becoming the first bowler from an Associate Nation to claim 100 wickets in T20 International (T20I) cricket.Boochatham achieved this feat during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier match against Kuwait in Bangi, Malaysia. She secured a three-wicket haul in the game, finishing with impressive figures of 3/3, which propelled her to the landmark of 100 wickets in T20Is.This remarkable achievement solidifies her status as the first player, regardless of gender, from an Associate nation to reach this significant milestone in T20I cricket.The Thailand off-spinner has been in exceptional form during the Asia Region Qualifier, delivering outstanding performances with figures of 5/5, 2/2, an...
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Harmanpreet Kaur: 2nd WT20I: India clinch thrilling victory over Bangladesh, take unassailable 2-0 series lead | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India emerged victorious by a slender eight-run margin over Bangladesh in a nerve-wracking encounter on Tuesday, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. The match witnessed an enthralling battle as spinners Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma held their composure during the death overs to seal a thrilling win for India."Deepti and Shafali showed great composure in the crucial final overs," stated an elated Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur after the match. "Their controlled bowling made the difference and allowed us to snatch this victory from the jaws of defeat."SCORECARD: INDIA vs BANGLADESHOff-spinner Sultana Khatun claimed a career-best 3/21 as the hosts grounded a star-studded Indian team to a below-par total of 95 for 8, their lowest-ever score again...
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1st WT20I: Harmanpreet Kaur, spinners shine in India’s easy win over Bangladesh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur fired a brisk unbeaten 35-ball 54 after spinners produced an all-round show as India women cruised to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20I in Mirpur on Sunday. After India women opted to bowl, spinners used the conditions to perfection restricting Bangladesh to a below-par 114 for 5.In reply, Harmanpreet smashed her first fifty of the season while her deputy Smriti Mandhana hit 38 off 34 balls as the duo added 70 runs for the third wicket to chase down the target in 16.2 overs.The skipper hit six boundaries and two sixes and made best use of the two reprieves that she got off left-arm spinner Nahida Akter's bowling.Mandhana was the pace-setter for India as she hit some delectable boundaries, five of them in all, including a rasping squ...
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1st T20I: Indian women’s team looks to shake off rust in Bangladesh | Cricket News – Times of India

MIRPUR: The Indian women's cricket team will be expecting the fresh faces to grab the opportunity with both hands and finishers to flourish in the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh beginning here on Sunday, its first international assignment in four months.The T20 series will be followed by three ODIs beginning July 16.The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side was last in action at the T20 World Cup in South Africa where it endured a narrow loss to Australia in the knockout phase.In an era where most male cricketers live out of a suitcase due to a relentless schedule, the members of the Indian women's team has had a lot of time to reflect and work on their game.The last competitive event for the Indian players was the inaugural Women's Premier League in March.India, who now have all the res...
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Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana drop a place each in ODI batting chart; Deepti Sharma holds on to third in T20I all-rounder list | Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana dropped a place each to sixth and seventh respectively in the latest ICC rankings for batters in ODIs released here on Tuesday.Swashbuckling batter Harmanpreet has 716 rating points while Mandhana has 714. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu topped the chart with 758 points, the first player from the island nation to achieve the feat.In bowling, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (617 rating points) and senior off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma are placed eighth and tenth respectively in the list headed by England's Sophie Ecclestone, who has accumulated 751 points.As far as the all-rounders are concerned, India's Deepti is placed sixth with 322 points.In T20Is, Mandhana is static on third place w...
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Rahul Dravid gives pep talk to Indian women’s team ahead of Bangladesh tour | Cricket News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Hours before leaving the Indian shores for the World Test Championship final, men's team head coach Rahul Dravid spent some quality time at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and gave a pep talk to women cricketers ahead of their tour of Bangladesh.The Indian women's team is currently undergoing a conditioning camp at the NCA ahead of its tour of Bangladesh, where it will play three ODIs and an equal number of T20Is."Head Coach Rahul Dravid had a very insightful interaction with the Senior Women cricketers at NCA, Bangalore. They got a new perspective on preparation, the need for constant improvement and the process of chasing excellence. We thank Mr Rahul Dravid for making time for this interaction with India's top women cricketers," the BCCI tweeted.Rahul was accompanied by...
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BCCI central contracts: Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues get promotion; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia dropped | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Young wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues have been elevated to B category in the BCCI central contracts for the 2022-23 season while the likes of Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia have been dropped.The contract period runs from October to September but the BCCI made the announcement on Thursday.A player in A category gets paid Rs 50 lakh over and above match fees and Rs 30 lakh and Rs 10 lakh are allotted for B and C category respectively.The board has kept only three players in the highest category and they include skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, star batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma.All three have been retained in the same category while spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been demoted to B category. Leg spinner Poonam Yadav, who was in the A cat...
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Warriorz — going big on quality as well as quantity as far as spin is concerned

UP Warriorz’s Sophie Ecclestone celebrates a dismissal against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in the Women’s Premier League, at Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai on March 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Shabnim Ismail is as quick as any bowler around in women’s cricket at the moment. She is among the most experienced seamers as well, with 314 wickets in international white-ball cricket for South Africa.So imagine her shock at being told that she was not going to play for UP Warriorz in its match of the Women’s Premier League. “Sixteen years I have been playing and I have never been dropped,” she told Lisa Sthalekar, the Warriorz mentor. “Welcome to the WPL,” Sthalekar, the former Australian all-rounder, told her. UP Warriorz’s Rajeshwari Gayakwad celebrates a dismissal against Royal Chall...
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RCB vs UPW, WPL 2023: Alyssa Healy blitz, spinners hand Bangalore fourth straight defeat | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Skipper Alyssa Healy fired a scintillating unbeaten 47-ball 96 as UP Warriorz blew away a clueless Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday for their second win of the season. Healy cracked the highest individual score of the tournament as Warriors registered a record 10-wicket win. It was Bangalore's fourth straight defeat of the season as they now stare at early elimination from the tournament.Brilliant performance all round 👏 👏@UPWarriorz with a W in Match 8️⃣ of the #TATAWPL 🙌 🙌Scorecard ▶️… https://t.co/E1OMxF2AhA— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) 1678467470000Spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma led from the front as they decimated Bangalore middle-order to bowl them out for a lowly 138 despite getting off to a solid start. The duo sh...
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DC vs UP Highlights: Lanning, Jonassen shine as Delhi Capitals thrash UP Warriorz by 42 runs | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Captain Meg Lanning led Delhi Capitals from the front, hitting a match-winning 70 off 42 balls, as they thrashed UP Warriorz by 42 runs on Tuesday in their second game of the inaugural Women's Premier League at DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai. With two wins in as many games, Delhi are only behind table-toppers Mumbai Indians in the standings via net run-rate. Both have four points each from two games, but Mumbai have a superior 5.185 NRR against Delhi's 2.550.As it happened | Points Table | Schedule & ResultAsked to bat first, Lanning and all-rounder Jess Jonassen (42 not out & 3 for 43) powered the Delhi side to a massive 211 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues also played a handy 34 not out, off 22, while adding an unbeaten 67 in just 5.4 overs for t...
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Watch: DC’s Radha Yadav pulls off stunning catch to dismiss UPW’s Deepti Sharma

Delhi Capitals player Radha Yadav pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss Deepti Sharma in the Women’s Premier League match against the UP Warriorz. In the 11th over, Sharma hit a the first ball bowled by Shikha Pandey towards long on. The well-struck ball looked to be dropping just in front of Yadav but she charged in and dived forward to take a brilliant low catch. The Delhi Capitals ultimately won the match by 42 runs and registered their second victory of the tournament as even a late flurry by Tahlia McGrath (90) couldn’t drag the Warriorz over the line. Kiran Navgire has got competition! Another stunning catch in the #DCvUPW contest 🔥 This time it is @Radhay_21 with her sensational fielding effort 👏👏 Follow the game 👉 https://t.co/Yp7UtgDSsl#TATAWPL | #DCvUPW pic.twitter.com/gIIY...
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UP Warriorz name Deepti Sharma as vice-captain for inaugural WPL | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ace India all-rounder Deepti Sharma was on Saturday named the vice-captain of UP Warriorz for the upcoming inaugural edition Women's Premier League.Deepti will be Alyssa Healy's deputy in the tournament that starts from Match 4. The 25-year-old Deepti was bought by the franchise for a whopping Rs 2.6 crore in the recent auction.The all-rounder has been a key member of the Indian women's team set-up and is one of the few players from the country to have turned out in franchise tournaments outside the country."Along with captain Alyssa Healy, and the other senior players, we hope we can make the team function well and play some fantastic cricket," Deepti said in a statement."We hope our performances in the WPL can become a source of inspiration for the young women athletes in U...
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Deepti Sharma named vice-captain of UP Warriorz for inaugural edition of WPL

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma was named as the vice-captain of the UP Warriorz team in the inaugural edition of WPL. The announcement was made on Saturday in a statement released by the Lucknow based franchisee. 25-year-old Deepti Sharma, who hails from Agra, was among the most wanted Indian players at the Auction. She is a crucial part of the Indian women’s team set-up and is one of the few players from the country to have turned out in franchise tournaments outside India. Deepti, who has bagged 6 wickets in five games at the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, brings with her a wealth of experience and leadership experience and is set to play a significant role in the leadership group. A superb spinner, a dependable batter and a gun fielder, Deepti was part of Western Storm (Super League), ...
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Women’s T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur yet to get over India’s defeat against Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A crestfallen India captain Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't know when will she overcome the near-yet-so-far feeling of the morale-shattering Women's T20 World Cup defeat against Australia that is playing havoc with her mind.Harmanpreet's run out, as her bat got tuck in the ground while trying to complete a second run, proved to be the turning point of the game as the untimely dismissal of the skipper led to their heartbreaking five-run defeat."It is very difficult to control myself. I don't know. Right now, I am sitting in a hangover," Harmanpreet said at the media interaction during the post-match presentation ceremony at which she wore dark shades to hide her tears.It has been a case of near misses for this Indian team, having narrowly lost the ODI World Cup final to England in 20...
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T20 World Cup: ‘One of the best’: Australia skipper Lanning hails India thriller | Cricket News – Times of India

CAPE TOWN: Australia captain Meg Lanning described it as "one of the best games I have played in" after her team gained a five-run win over India in a thrilling Women's T20 World Cup semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.Australia's imposing 172 for four proved only just enough as India replied with 167 for eight.For India captain Harmanpreet Kaur there were tears and bitter disappointment although there was pride in her players fighting until the last ball.Kaur admitted that she had defied illness to play and that she was not feeling well during an innings of 52 which put India in sight of victory.India batted with aggressive intent from the first ball and for much of the innings were ahead of Australia's total at the equivalent stages despite losing three wickets in the six-...
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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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‘Special TON’: Deepti Sharma becomes first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Seasoned all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Wednesday became the first India international to reach the 100 wickets landmark in T20Is. Deepti achieved the feat during India's second group match against West Indies at the Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town. Deepti reached the 100-wicket milestone in the last over of the West Indies innings when she bamboozled Aly Fletcher (0). The 24-year-old returned impressive figures of 3 for 15 as she helped India restrict West Indies Women to a below-par 118 for 6. Her other two scalps in the match included Stafanie Taylor (42) and Shemaine Campbelle (30). In the men's circuit, Yuzvendra Chahal is currently the leading wicket-taker with 91 scalps. 🚨Milestone Alert 🚨A special TON for @Deepti_Sharma06 as she becomes #TeamIndia's leading wicket-ta...
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India look to keep momentum going | Cricket News – Times of India

Harmanpreet's team takes on West Indies today; Mandhana expected to be backAfter the 2016 title triumph, the West Indies women have looked a pale shadow of the champion side they once were. Since their landmark victory in India, West Indies have faltered and fumbled on the big stage. They started their campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa on a wrong note, crashing to a seven-wicket loss to England on Saturday. Come Wednesday, they will take on a buoyant Harmanpreet Kaur-led India, who scored a convincing win against Pakistan in their high-scoring opener.1/15Smriti Mandhana’s most impactful knocksShow Captions<p>Team India made a big statement beginning their campaign with a win against the hosts. A 20 year old Smriti Mandhana smashed an impactful 90 of 72 balls. T...
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UP Warriorz WPL 2023 Squad: UP Warriorz Women’s Premier League team complete players list | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz have spent their entire purse of Rs 12 crore to buy 16 players - lowest among all the franchises - at the inaugural auction of the Women's Premier League on Monday.Warriorz splurged a hefty amount of Rs 2.6 crore to own the services of all-rounder Deepti Sharma who became the second costliest Indian player. UP Warriorz also got England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone on board for Rs 1.80 crore. Squad: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran ShaikhTotal Players: 16Overseas: 6Purse Left: Rs 0!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = windo...
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Watch: Teammates go berserk after Smriti Mandhana’s record signing with RCB | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Star India opener Smriti Mandhana became the talk of the town on Monday as she was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a record Rs 3.4 crore at the Women's Premier League auction in Mumbai.Mandhana, who became the first ever buy at the WPL auction is now also the biggest signing of the league.The opener was on cloud nine as soon as the gavel from the auctioneer settled at the whopping Rs 3.4 crore figure. The whole India women's cricket team, who is in South Africa for the Women's T20 World Cup, was watching the auction as they erupted in sheer joy after Mandhana's record bidding.Wholesome content alert! 🫶🏼 The first ever #WPL player @mandhana_smriti and her team-mates reacting to her signing… https://t.co/7IqriNPFC5— JioCinema (@JioCinema) 1676281214000India T20I s...