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India vs England: Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque showcase what they can bring to table as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co end series on high

Harmanpreet Kaur’s immediate reaction after India won the third T20I against England on Sunday in Mumbai was to point out how her side had improved with each match in the series. No one personified that more than the team’s newcomers Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque as the hosts won the match by 5 wickets to make the series 1-2.Shreyanka, with her 3/19 and two catches, finished with the player of the match award. Saika too was impressive with her spell of 3/22 as the two spinners stepped up. England rotated heavily after the series was sealed but for India, it was a case of finishing on a high and putting together a performance in front of the thousands who had turned out to watch. Jemimah Rodrigues would later reveal that was what vice-captain Smriti Mandhana told the team as well: ‘M...
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India vs England: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co pay for batting lapses on a forgettable night as visitors complete series win

After the opening match where 356 runs were scored for the fall of 12 wickets, the second T20I between India and England was a complete contrast as 16 wickets fell for 162 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Chasing 81 to win, England had a late wobble but managed to get across the line by four wickets to win the match and seal the series 2-0 in Mumbai. If the bowling and fielding execution let them down in the first match, it was batting lapses that proved costly in the second as India were bowled out for 80 after being asked to bat first. Renuka Singh Thakur at the start and Deepti Sharma at the backend gave the 25,000+ fans that turned up something to cheer on the night. But the runs on board – combined with the 3.4 overs that India left unused – were never going to be enough ...
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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 ...