In-form Indian batter Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 77 runs off 46 balls in the third T20I game against West Indies. She registered two major milestones in women's T20I cricket history during her knock at Dr Dy Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
India posted the biggest target against West Indies in a T20I as the Women in Blue amassed 195/4 in the first innings of the opening game in Navi Mumbai. Jemimah Rodrigues slammed 73 from 35 balls to lead the team's win.
India notched up the highest team score of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup as captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slammed fifties. In the very first over of their bowling innings, India got a wicket through an outstanding catch by Radha Yadav.
Amelia Kerr tried to scamper for the second run but was found short of her crease as the wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh had dislodged the bails in a flash. Kerr was making her way to the dugout before the fourth umpire stopped her.
The Indian women's cricket team didn't have the best of the nights with the bat in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up fixture against the West Indies, however, the bowlers came to the party to help the side prevail in a low-scoring match.
Barbados Royals had won the previous edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) as well and they have ended up defending their title this year. They chased down a paltry total of 94 runs with five overs in hand but lost six wickets.
Indian middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues reckoned that she'd used the Women's CPL opportunity to get herself accustomed to the T20 World Cup, which kicks off in 40 days. Jemimah made her debut for the Trinbago Knight Riders Thursday night in Tarouba against the Barbados Royals.
Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) is set to kick off in Trinidad on Wednesday, August 21 (as per local time). A couple of Indian players are also part of the tournament, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey for Trinbago Knight Riders, and would want to help their side win a second title.
The upcoming season will be the third edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) claimed the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League in 2022.
Trinbago Knight Riders announced their pre-draft squad for the upcoming Women's Caribbean Premier League 2024 on Sunday. Australian duo Meg Lanning and Jess Jonassen joined Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey in the overseas players list for TKR.
Indian women's cricket team is scheduled to play one Test and six white-ball format games against South Africa in Bengaluru and Chennai starting on June 16. Top order batter Priya Punia, who last played international cricket in July 2023, is included to ODI side.
The BCCI announced a 16-member Indian squad for the five-match T20 series against Bangladesh starting April 28. Harmanpreet Kaur will continue to lead the side with Smriti Mandhana being her deputy while three of the stars of the WPL 2024 have been called up, two of them being uncapped.
Jemimah Rodrigues, one of the recipients of the numerous awards presented during the BCCI Awards 2024, had a dream checked off her list, singing alongside Sunil Gavaskar in front of a large audience. The duo jammed after the award ceremony came to an end as the videos of the performances are viral.
The ICC announced the Player of the Month nominees for December in both male and female categories with two Indians finding a place in the latter, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma for their performances in the England and Australia series. However, in the male category, no Indian was there.
Australia made short work of a 283-run chase by getting home with 21 balls remaining after half-centuries from Ellyse Perry, Phoebe Litchfield and Tahlia McGrath against India in the first ODI of the three-match series. Australia took a 1-0 lead as Jemimah Rodrigues' fantastic innings went in vain.
India find themselves in a position of strength after two days of Test cricket in the one-off match against Australia. With a 157-run lead and two days still remaining, the hosts will hope to bat Australia out of the game on Day 3 with Deepti Sharma unbeaten on 70.
Team India amassed 410 runs on the board, the second highest aggregate for a women's Test on Day 1 as four players scored half-centuries while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur missed it by just one run. The home team would hope to add a few more runs on Day 2 to extend further pressure on England.
The third edition of the men's and women's Hundred competition will kick off at Trent Bridge with Trent Rockets taking on the Southern Brave in the tournament on Tuesday, August 1.
Jemimah Rodrigues will join fellow Indian stars in the English competition The Hundred as she has been called in as a replacement for Heather Graham.
Team India levelled the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh 1-1 with a massive 108-run win in the second game.
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