England women eyeing history on Indian soil, says captain Heather Knight
Cricket | February 21, 2019 17:15 ISTEngland lost the three-match series 1-2 against hosts when they toured India last time.
England lost the three-match series 1-2 against hosts when they toured India last time.
The bid, which has been made in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will see the women's team sport apply to become part of the Commonwealth Games family.
The run-scoring fest took place in a match between the Northern Districts and Port Adelaide in the SACA PC Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade match.
Jhulan Goswami played 68 T20Is, picking up 56 wickets which included a five-wicket haul against Australia in 2012.
The former Indian women's team captain added that as an athlete the biggest challenge she faced was the perception of people that sport is not meant for women.
The two visiting teams had already booked a place in the final to be played on Saturday after India were knocked out following three losses.
Recently, the Indian women's team had a highly successful tour of South Africa as Mithali led the ODI side to a 2-1 win, while Harmanpreet Kaur guided a young squad to an emphatic 3-1 victory in a five-match T20I series.
The pacer recently became the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets in the second ODI against South Africa, which clinched by a massive 178-run victory at Kimberley.
Needing 42 off the last 30 balls, du Preez took her team over the line in 49.2 overs after opener Laura Wolvaardt struck 59 to lay the foundation of a successful chase for the hosts.
All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur has been named Mithali's deputy as the BCCI announced the 16-member squad for the South Africa series beginning on February 5.
After picking up a brilliant catch to send Australia’s in-form batter Beth Mooney back to the pavilion, Veda Krishnamurthy celebrated the dismissal in the iconic Shahid Afridi style.
The three-match ODI series will be held from March 12 to March 18 in Baroda.
Anuja Patil will be leading both senior and women's team with two members of the Indian World Cup team being included in the squad.
In the ICC Women's Championship, teams get two points for each win, one point for a tie or no-result and no points for a loss.
The big-hitting Harmanpreet Kaur and left-hand opener Smriti Mandhana were the first two Indian cricketers to be part of Women's Big Bash League.
From Mithali Raj's candid confession to Arijit Singh's melodious dedication for Smriti Mandhana, here's how episode 5 unrolled.
The cricketers have become household names after their spectacular show in the recently concluded women's world cup but they have not yet attracted much interest as far as sponsorship is concerned.
The hon'ble PM also posted a series of tweets before the World Cup final to wish luck to the team and to Indian team players individually.
Mithali, who has played just 10 Tests in her 18-year long international career also stressed the importance of playing the traditional format, which she termed as "ultimate test" for any cricketer.
World's highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs Jhulan also praised seamers Mansi Joshi and Shikha Pandey, terming them as match winners for India.
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