Indian eves eye 7th consecutive Asia Cup title
Cricket | June 02, 2018 23:17 ISTIndia will bank on a strong start from their top order, comprising vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, Mithali, Harmanpreet and teenaged Jemimah Rodrigues.
India will bank on a strong start from their top order, comprising vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, Mithali, Harmanpreet and teenaged Jemimah Rodrigues.
Considering the dearth of quality Indian players, the Women's T20 league can be started with even four teams, something that has already been suggested by Harmanpreet and Mandhana.
As the women's all-star exhibition match played their first ever IPL game, Harmanpreet Kaur's Supernovas defeated Smriti Mandhana's Trailblazer in a thriller, winning by three wickets at Wankhede.
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Mandhana believes that a women's IPL can take place with four teams but admits that there aren't enough players for an eight-team tournament.
The one-off women's T20 contest will see India women's T20 vice-captain Smriti Mandhana-led IPL Trailblazers compete against IPL Supernovas, which will be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur.
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the two teams in the one-off Women's T20 Challenge on May 22 ahead of the IPL Qualifier 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Indian women's squad for the Asia Cup T20 in Malaysia did not have any surprises with all the tried and tested faces finding a slot in the squad.
Dhawan is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad and has been a consistent performer across all three formats for India.
India struggled against England bowlers as the Women in Blue failed to build partnership and fell in regular intervals to get eventually bundled out for cheaply 113 runs.
Mandhana starred in crucial partnerships with Harmanpreet Kaur (21) and Deepti Sharma (24) as India overhauled the target with five balls to spare.
Wyatt found an able partner in Tamsin Beaumont who played the second fiddle in their 96-run second wicket stand, which took the game away from India.
Mandhana betters her previous record set by her against Australia in the opener and her knock is the third fastest in the shortest format of the game.
Mandhana's (67) highest score in T20 internationals went in vain as India suffered a humiliating 6 wickets loss to Australia in tri-series opener in Mumbai.
It was lower order batsman Vastrakar's half-century and Verma's 41 that helped the hosts set a target of 201 for the Australian eves.
Chasing a modest 143, India cantered to victory in 19.1 overs as Mandhana hit a blistering 57 off 42 balls while Raj anchored the innings to perfection with her second successive half-century, remaining unbeaten on 76 off 61 balls.
India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, which is part of the ICC Women's Championship.
Seven months after a stupendous show in the World Cup, the Indian women's team shook off rustiness with ease with a crushing 88-run win over South Africa in the series-opener on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old was referring to an incident when Mithali was asked to name her favourite male cricketer.
From Mithali Raj's candid confession to Arijit Singh's melodious dedication for Smriti Mandhana, here's how episode 5 unrolled.
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