Mandhana exudes fiery form, dethrones Virat from top by hammering fastest ton for India in ODIs

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Australia’s flamboyant star Beth Mooney’s reign with the joint second-fastest ton didn’t last long, as India’s Smriti Mandhana cantered to the three-digit figure to set a new record during the final fixture of the three-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here in the national capital on Saturday. […]

INDW vs AUSW: Australia face more misery after embarrassing loss in 2nd ODI vs India

[ad_1] Australia have been handed another setback following their 102-run defeat to India in the second ODI at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Alyssa Healy’s side have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during Wednesday’s game, September 17. The sanction was […]

India pin hopes on Smriti Mandhana: Vice-captain’s form fuels World Cup dream | Cricket News

[ad_1] Smriti Mandhana celebrates after scoring century against Australia. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW CHANDIGARH: The Indian women’s cricket team aims to end their elusive wait for an ICC trophy by winning the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, which begins on Sept 30 in Guwahati. Central to those ambitions is Smriti Mandhana, whose exceptional performance over […]

Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of last two WODIs vs Australia | Cricket News

[ad_1] New Chandigarh: India’s Jemimah Rodrigues (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) New Chandigarh: In a major blow to the India women’s cricket team, TOI has learnt that middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of the last two WODIs against Australia due to a viral infection and weakness. Tejal Hasabnis, who was on standby, is set […]

IND-W vs AUS-W: India make poor start to World Cup preps as Australia dominate ODI series opener

[ad_1] Australia Women began their tour of India in dominant fashion, brushing aside the hosts by eight wickets in the first ODI at New Chandigarh on Saturday. The result extended India’s losing streak against Australia in ODIs to eight matches, with their last win dating back to 2021 at MacKay. Young opener Phoebe Litchfield starred […]

Women’s World Cup 2025 Home World Cup can be double-edged sword, can’t just relax: Former India women’s coach

[ad_1] Former India Women’s Head coach WV Raman has urged the Indian team to stay grounded and avoid complacency of home advantage ahead of the upcoming thirteenth edition of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. With the advantage of familiar conditions and home support, Raman believes India have a good chance to perform well but […]

England’s Sciver-Brunt overtakes Mandhana as No. 1 batter in women’s ODIs

[ad_1] Nat Sciver-Brunt of England in batting action. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt displaced star India batter Smriti Mandhana from No. 1 spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released here on Tuesday (July 29, 2025), but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues made significant strides. Sciver-Brunt, who previously […]

IND vs ENG: Smriti Mandhana becomes most successful overseas batter in England | Cricket News

[ad_1] India’s Smriti Mandhana hits out watched by Amy Jones of England during the 3rd Women’s ODI match (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana reached a major milestone during the third and final ODI against England at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. The left-handed batter became the most successful overseas opener in Women’s ODIs […]

‘Don’t want to think too far ahead’: Smriti Mandhana on India’s World Cup hopes | Cricket News

[ad_1] Smriti Mandhana of India (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images) Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana, with over 9,000 international runs and 1,000-plus boundaries to her name, discussed her preparation for the upcoming 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in a recent conversation on the Cricket Predicta Show. The tournament opener will see hosts India face […]

Confident India hope for Mandhana encore, Harmanpreet availability in 2nd T20I against England

[ad_1] Bristol, Jun 30 (PTI) A confident India will aim to capitalise on opener Smriti Mandhana’s sublime form and hope for skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s availability to achieve another big win when the second Women’s T20I against England is played here on Tuesday. Mandhana’s maiden T20I century in the opening game at Nottingham guided India to […]