Mithali Raj: The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will get underway soon and while most of the preparation has already been done, the challenge will be to ensure the players are ready mentally. For an event like this, you have to do so much work on the mental side. It is so important to be
Harmanpreet Kaur India Captain: Our last match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – the 2020 final at the MCG – was watched by 86,174 spectators! That’s inspiration enough as we prepare to begin our campaign this time. That match, played on International Women’s Day three years ago, was a huge moment for women’s
One obstacle too far for England – Under 19 World Cup – The Final Potchefstroom, 29 January 2023 The Preliminaries The two teams were unchanged, the temperature was in the mid-30s. A large crowd assembled, including members of England’s senior team who had travelled north to support. For most of the players this was the biggest
In an agonisingly close semi, England proved it is possible to win without scoring a stackful of runs. But few coaches would recommend that as a sound principle for success. So the final between the two strongest squads will come down to effective run-scoring. India’s trump card is the majestic Shweta Sehwarat, who already looks
India and England will lock horns in a tantalizing final of the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom on Sunday, to bring down the curtain on a thrilling first edition of the event in South Africa. After a groundbreaking month in the Rainbow Nation, which saw emerging nations take their place at
India v New Zealand First Semi-Final, U19 World Cup An easy win for India, as you might expect when 1,326,000,000 plays 5 million. Shafali Verma invited the Kiwis to bat first, seeing that as the neatest, quickest way to achieve success. For once, icc.tv denied the world the opening overs. It remained blind as the
India Women 169 beat England Women 153 by 16 runs India Women won the final Royal London International at Lord’s to seal a 3-0 series win. Kate Cross took 4-26 as England’s bowlers did a fine job to bowl India out for 169, but in reply England faltered and fell 19 runs short, despite a fine, spirited
India Women 333-5 beat England Women 245 by 88 runs Harmanpreet Kaur’s 143 not out led India to a series win in the second Royal London International at Canterbury. After putting India into bat, England’s bowlers kept things tight initially before Kaur, Harleen Doel (58) and Smriti Mandhana (40) took India to the very imposing total of 333-5. It was
India Women 232-3 beat England Women 226-7 by 7 wickets Smriti Mandhana’s 91 saw India to victory in the first Royal London International at Hove. After being asked to bat first, England posted 227 in the first innings thanks in main to Alice Davidson-Richards’ maiden ODI half-century. Cameos from Sophie Ecclestone (31), Sophia Dunkley (29) and Charlie Dean (29*) gave
England Women 126-3 beat India Women 122-8 by seven wickets Alice Capsey’s unbeaten 38 guided England Women to victory at Bristol and with it secured a 2-1 series win in the Vitality IT20 series for Amy Jones’s depleted team. The bowlers put in a fine team performance to restrict India to 122-8. Sophie Ecclestone was
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