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Women’s FTP 2025-29: India set to host England and Australia in home series – Times of India

India women's team (X Photo) India will host Australia and England in high-profile home series as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday gave significance to Test matches and bilateral rubbers while announcing women's cricket Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the 2025-29 cycle. Apart from the storied rivals, India will also face Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, who was unveiled as the 11th member of the FTP, at home during the four-year period. The Women in Blue will also travel to New Zealand, West Indies, Ireland and South Africa in this phase as each member nations are scheduled to play four series at home and abroad. Apart from this, India will also feature in a tri-series in England ahead of the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the third team being reigning champions New Zealand. En...
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Exclusive | Women’s T20 World Cup: Lack of intent from India cause of concern, says ex-cricketer | Cricket News – Times of India

India women's cricket team at the T20 World Cup in the UAE. With one win and one defeat in their first two games, India's Women's T20 World Cup campaign is off to a mixed start and they need to fire on all cylinders in the remaining two group games to keep their semi-final chances alive. The defeat to New Zealand in the opening game by 58 runs and a tight win over Pakistan in the next fixture hasn't helped the net run rate which is a disappointing -1.217.The batters had a chance to improve that number during the modest chase versus Pakistan but it didn't prove to be the case as they overhauled the 106-run target in 18.5 overs.Now, India take on Sri Lanka in a do-or-die clash today (9 October) where they need a convincing win to keep knockout hopes alive. Ahead of the clash, former India cr...
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: India’s semi-final chances stay afloat after narrow win against Pakistan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's experience helped secure a six-wicket victory for India against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup, keeping their semi-final hopes alive on Sunday. Chasing a modest target of 106 runs, India struggled but managed to clinch the win thanks to Harmanpreet's 24-ball 29-run innings. She retired hurt with two runs needed to win, and Sajana Sajeevan, on her debut, sealed the victory with a boundary.Opener Shafali Verma (32 off 35 balls) and No.3 Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 28 balls) adopted a cautious approach, affecting India's Net Run Rate (NRR) negatively. INDIA vs PAKISTAN: As it happenedIndia's current NRR stands at -1.217, below Pakistan's -0.555. To keep semi-final hopes alive, India must win against Australia and Sri Lanka by significant margi...