Deepti Sharma overtakes Australian Megan Schutt for WT20I world record; closes in on legendary fellow Jhulan Goswami

Deepti Sharma overtook Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt on Tuesday for most wickets in women’s T20Is during the fifth and final game against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthampuram. The feat came after Deepti trapped Sri Lankan Nilakshika Silva in front. With this wicket, Deepti now has 152 wickets in the shortest format […]

IND-W vs SL-W 5th T20I: Hardly tested, players rested: New faces in focus as India eye 5-0 sweep to end 2025

With the series already sealed at 4–0, the fifth and final T20I between India women and Sri Lanka women in Thiruvananthapuram presents a very different challenge. What was expected to be a competitive bilateral contest has instead turned into a one-sided affair, leaving the final game as an opportunity rather than a decider. For India, […]

India Women dominate Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to seal 2-0 series lead

India Women crushed Sri Lanka Women by seven wickets in the second T20I at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, chasing down a modest target of 129 with 49 balls to spare. Shafali Verma’s explosive unbeaten 69 off 34 balls and disciplined bowling from the spin trio powered the hosts to a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match […]

Vaishnavi Sharma credits captain Harmanpreet Kaur after debut heroics vs Sri Lanka

Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma got her international career off to a good start as she made a valuable contribution in first T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday, December 21. Sharma’s continuous pressure never allowed Sri Lanka to get going in their innings and were restricted to 121/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Her disciplined bowling […]

Smriti Mandhana resumes national duties, named in India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

Smriti Mandhana has resumed national duties after being named in India Women’s 15-member squad for the home T20I series against Sri Lanka. She recently went through a difficult phase after calling off her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal. Just a day after announcing the separation, the left-handed Mandhana returned to training. Her brother, Shravan […]

Who is Inoka Ranaweera? Sri Lanka’s 39-year-old veteran becomes oldest to bag a 4-wicket haul in women’s ODI World Cup

Inoka Ranaweera grabbed the limelight when the Sri Lanka made the Indian batters dance to her tunes in the opening encounter of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Tuesday. Sent into bat first, India lost Smriti Mandhana early in the innings before Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol revived […]

Google Gemini makes World Cup debut in Guwahati; did it predict the pitch correctly before IND-W vs SL-W opener?

Gemini, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, developed by Google made its debut in a cricket World Cup on Tuesday before the India women vs Sri Lanka women clash at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. India is hosting the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, first time since 2013. Adding a latest technology in the game […]