Watch: India honour Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont as England legends bid farewell
India’s historic victory in the first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s was followed by touching tributes to retiring England greats Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont, bringing the curtain down on two glittering international careers. India beat England by 270 runs at the Home of Cricket, but the celebrations briefly gave way to heartfelt farewells for two […]
Harmanpreet Kaur-led India beat England by 270 runs to win first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s
Brief Score: India (285, 341/7 declared), beat England (170 and 186) buy 270 runs on Day 4 at Lord’s. Yastika Bhatia (113 in 2nd innings), Smriti Mandhana (83 in 1st innings); Kranti Gaud (5/37 in 1st innings), Sneh Rana (4/42 in 2nd innings). The first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s deserved a moment worthy of the […]
India vs England, women’s one-off Test: Yastika Bhatia reveals how Smriti Mandhana’s advice fuelled her Lord’s comeback century
Yastika Bhatia credited Smriti Mandhana’s timely words of encouragement for helping her navigate the toughest phase of her career after the wicketkeeper-batter scripted a remarkable comeback with her maiden international century in the one-off Women’s Test against England at Lord’s. Bhatia struck a sublime 113 off 158 balls to become the first woman to score […]
ENG-W vs IND-W: India Women within touching distance of Lord’s Test triumph after commanding Day 2
India Women tightened their grip on the one-off Test against England at Lord’s after a dominant second day, with pacer Kranti Gaud’s maiden five-wicket haul and Smriti Mandhana’s unbeaten half-century putting the visitors within touching distance of a famous victory. At stumps, India were 154 for 1 in their second innings, extending their overall lead […]
History at Lord’s! Harmanpreet Kaur enters elite Indian list with special milestone | Cricket News
India’s Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur reached another major career milestone on the opening day of the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s, becoming only the third Indian batter to score 9000 international runs in women’s cricket. The landmark came during her composed innings of 58 off 121 deliveries on Friday. […]
RCB’s rise across IPL, WPL feels closer to the Manchester City model | Cricket News
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the reigning IPL and WPL champions. New Delhi: For years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were Indian cricket’s great romantics.They had the stars. They had the fan base. They had the moments. What they didn’t have were the trophies.RCB reached IPL finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 and fell short. For 18 years, […]
INDW vs ENGW: Smriti Mandhana ecstatic as India celebrate Harmanpreet Kaur’s Padma Shri glory: Video
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was among the happiest members of the squad as captain Harmanpreet Kaur received the prestigious Padma Shri award on Monday. The Indian women’s team, currently training in Chelmsford ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, paused their preparations to witness the special moment together in the dressing room. As Harmanpreet’s […]
Was more proud of Jemimahs World Cup semi-final knock: Virat Kohli hails Rodrigues for memorable inning
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ace batter Virat Kohli lavished praise on India women stars Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues for their defining performances in two of the biggest matches in women’s cricket in the last 12 months, calling Rodrigues’ World Cup semi-final century against Australia the “more special” innings […]