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  • Watch: Former U19 World Cup-winning captain Prithvi Shaw needs India Women on clinching U19 World Cup title

    Members of India Men’s crew prolonged needs to the ladies’s crew on profitable the inaugural U19 T20 World Cup. India Women defeated England by 7 wickets to win the match.

    New Delhi ,UPDATED: Jan 30, 2023 07:14 IST

    India gained the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter/BCCIWomen)

    By India Today Web Desk: Former U19 World Cup-winning India captain Prithvi Shaw congratulated India Women’s crew on profitable the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.

    India defeated England by seven wickets in Potchefstroom on Sunday (January 29). India’s bowlers arrange the match, with Titas Sadhu setting the tempo.

    Sadhu, Archana Devi and Parshavi Chopra took two wickets every as England have been bundled out for 68 in 17.1 overs. In reply, Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha performed watchful innings earlier than Tiwari took India residence.

    “Today was a landmark day for India women’s U19 team. They had a fantastic day,” mentioned India head coach Rahul Dravid. Meanwhile, Prithvi Shaw, who captained India to 2018 U19 World Cup victory, added: “It’s a great achievement, everyone wants to congratulate U19 women’s team.”

    Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: “Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win. Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup. This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports.”

    India ladies’s senior gamers Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Shikha Pandey too congratulated the U19 crew.

    “Champions of the world. Proud. Absolutely proud of the bunch. Champions in the inaugural edition makes it even more special. This is just the beginning. Go team,” mentioned Mandhana.

    “The India U-19s have done it! You absolute legends. Congratulations on winning the inaugural U-19 World Cup tournament. You folks for sure have inspired a lot of girls back home (and us too),” mentioned Pandey.

    “You’ve been a motivation for us. You girls have bought laurels to the nation. We are extremely proud of each and everyone whose been a part of the world contest,” mentioned Harmanpreet.

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    Jan 30, 2023

  • 1054 dot balls in 7 video games: How ladies cricketers want to alter and hit the bottom operating

    The BCCI might need been blamed up to now for the shortage of concentrate on ladies’s cricket they usually actually must stroll the discuss however the issue goes past them. India can blame the misfortune of a no-ball towards South Africa for his or her ouster, however in addition they contributed to their very own downfall.

    Archaic batting templates, worrying variety of dot balls, frequent modifications within the enjoying XI, lack of athleticism and a few uninspiring captaincy meant final version’s shedding finalists didn’t qualify for the semi-final stage.

    Update: India’s marketing campaign within the #CWC22 involves an finish. South Africa wanted 1 off the ultimate ball and managed to attain the successful run.

    Details ▶️ https://t.co/BWw8yYwlOS#TeamIndia | #CWC22 | #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/1EoGNKtujO

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 27, 2022

    Old template

    Other high groups like Australia, England and South Africa have moved on from the outdated strategy to white ball cricket. The Indian workforce have stepped on to that path, however are shifting too slowly in the direction of enjoying this new model of cricket.

    Sample their chase towards New Zealand, who set a 261-run goal. India performed out 85 dot balls within the first 20 overs; all in all, they remained mute for 153 balls. Not that that is only a World-Cup aberration. Last June, they performed out 181 dot balls in a recreation towards England. The alarm bells had been ringing but it surely seems nobody was listening.

    Former captain Anjum Chopra reckons India lacks the ammunition and the experience in strike rotations. “Top groups have actually moved on concerning big-hitting and strike rotations. In the case of India, my reply might be each Yes and No.

    “Yes, because we are still trying to get into that template, where we can score 280 plus consistently or chase down big totals. We are still trying to figure out and be consistent about reaching these scores whether batting or chasing,” Anjum Chopra informed The Indian Express.

    “No, because strike rotation and big-hitting has been the challenge for many years for India now. Big-hitting has slightly improved, but that power-hitting in the last five and seven overs is still missing. I guess we are still moving slowly and steadily towards the brand of cricket,” she added of the glacial tempo of upgrading.

    India’s greatest nemesis on the World Cup was their sluggish strategy. (Twitter/ BCCI Women)

    Dot-ball drawback

    India’s greatest nemesis on the World Cup was their sluggish strategy. Overall, they performed 1054 dot balls within the seven matches. In different phrases, they performed nearly three ODIs with out scoring a single run. Australia, probably the most dominating aspect of the event, consumed 959 dot balls within the round-robin league, 95 fewer than India. Interestingly, relating to power-hitting, India leads the six-hitting chart. Their batters struck 15 sixes, probably the most within the event. But different scoring photographs had been discovered wanting.

    Anjum, who was the commentator with the host broadcaster through the World Cup, feels that Indian batters must replace their expertise.

    “The approach is straightforward. Reduce the dot ball percentage. The Indian team plays a lot of dot balls, and there is too much reliance on dead defence shots. I guess the few aspects on which Team India must work are rotation of strike, playing with soft hands, improving the running between the wickets, dropping the ball, and running for a quick single. These skills have to be practiced and learned very seriously. The Indian team has stroke players, but they cannot rotate strike at will. That skill has to be incorporated whether they are setting the target or chasing,” stated Anjum.

    Sneh Rana of India celebrates. (AP/PTI)

    Lack of athleticism

    India’s floor fielding all through the occasion was removed from spectacular. They fumbled and dropped regulation possibilities. There was room for enchancment in operating between the wicket too. Senior batters had been struggling to run twos and threes. Shafali Verma’s run out within the essential match towards South Africa highlighted the issue.

    “Look, the Indian team is obviously working on the fitness aspect. It is not that they are unfit players, but fitness and fielding are something you can always work on. Even if you are super fit and a gun fielder, there’s always a scope for improvement, sky’s the limit, and there is no benchmark. Every player has to improve individually, and the results will be out there at the park,” stated Anjum.

    Back-to-back defeats towards England and Australia doesn’t bode effectively for India Women. (Twitter/BCCI Domestic)

    Did they miss Jemimah, Pandey?

    The omission of Jemimah Rodrigues and skilled pacer Shikha Pandey from the World Cup has raised eyebrows. But they had been ignored attributable to their lack of type. Jemimah misplaced her place within the ODI aspect after a poor run in England in July, and whereas her stellar efficiency within the Hundred helped her make a comeback within the shortest format, it wasn’t sufficient to e book a spot on the World Cup.

    “I still feel Jemi should have been here even if not in 15, then in 18 for sure, but having said that, I don’t think she would have found a place in the playing eleven. Yastika Bhatia absolutely grabbed the opportunity while batting at 3. Same goes for Shikha. She would have been definitely a good addition if she had been in the best form, bowling alongside Jhulan Goswami. You never know, the experience of Jhulan, which was missing in the tournament and maybe the experience of Shikha could have come in. But for that, you have to drop Meghna Singh, who has done well in the last five – seven months,” she stated.

    On Poonam Yadav’s lack of recreation time, Anjum stated: “The Indian team was happy with the three regular spinners (Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad), and for Poonam Yadav to come in, they had to drop a bowler or an all-rounder, but that would have changed India’s balance.”

    Shafali Verma is particular – 4,0,2,4,4,4 in final 6 balls. #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/bdU26UVkkC

    — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 27, 2022

    Dropping Shafali

    Before the event, Indian captain Mithali Raj was all reward for Verma. Although the flamboyant batter was going by means of a lean run, she is somebody who can change the course of the sport in a couple of overs. Shafali was dropped for 3 straight video games after her failure within the opening match towards Pakistan. She confirmed a glimpse of her excellence towards South Africa and the way she toyed with Shabnim Ismail, the event’s quickest bowler.

    “Dropping Shafali Verma after the first match was absolutely not justified. It was a high-pressure game for a youngster coming in and playing her first World Cup. You can expect a false shot coming from a player but dropping Shafali and not backing her throughout the World Cup sends out a wrong signal. If team management is dropping any player, it gives you the signal that you are out of form and the team is looking beyond you,” says Anjum.

    𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗢𝗳 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦! 👏 👏@mandhana_smriti shares her Player of the Match award with fellow centurion & #TeamIndia vice-captain @ImHarmanpreet ! 🙌 🙌 #CWC22 | #WIvIND

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/ZOIa3KL56d pic.twitter.com/8REiQMSLke

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 12, 2022

    Not utilizing Harmanpreet’s bowling

    Harmanpreet scored 318 runs within the event and was the second-highest run-getter for India after opener Mandhana (327 runs). But surprisingly, she didn’t bowl till the final recreation towards South Africa.

    The India vice-captain offered India with the much-needed breakthrough with the wicket of the event’s main run-scorer Laura Wolvaardt, and later she trapped South African skipper Sune Luus.

    “Harmanpreet not bowling was another mystery. Why was Harmanpreet not used throughout the tournament? Even against South Africa, when all the resources were exhausted then, she was thrown the ball, and there again, she bowled eight overs. I wish she could have bowled her full quota, and who knows, the Indian team might have ended up on a winning side. She was under bowled. It was like under utilisation of their quality resources by the Indian team,” lamented Anjum.

    The coach conundrum

    It has been musical chairs relating to the coaches. Four coaches have been modified up to now 5 years.

    Former Baroda cricketer Tushar Arothe, who led the workforce to the ultimate within the 2017 World Cup, stepped down a yr later, 5 months previous to the Women’s World T20. One of the explanations for the alleged discord was Arothe’s coaching strategies.

    Two necessary follow classes of roughly two and a half hours every within the morning and late afternoon and an non-obligatory afternoon session strained the connection between the coach and senior gamers. BCCI acquired complaints from senior gamers, particularly T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, about his coaching strategies.

    Ramesh Powar, the present coach of the Indian ladies’s workforce, changed Arothe in August 2018. A number of months later, Powar was sacked from the identical place following a fallout with Mithali.

    In flip, Mithali had then accused the previous India cricketer of bias after the Harmanpreet-led T20 workforce dropped the veteran batter for the all-important World Cup semi-final towards England.

    In December 2018, former India opener W V Raman was appointed head coach. During his stint, India completed runners-up on the T20 World Cup in 2020.

    In May 2021, in a stunning transfer because the workforce seemingly did effectively beneath him, Raman was not retained as the top coach of the senior ladies’s workforce by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which picked Ramesh Powar for the job.

    Going ahead

    The World Cup exit could also be a bitter tablet to swallow, and there is perhaps modifications within the teaching workers with the T20 World Cup scheduled to be performed in South Africa subsequent yr from February 9 to 26. A full-fledged ladies’s IPL from subsequent yr is a risk, and it could possibly result in a radical shift in ladies’s cricket.

    However, Anjum sees it otherwise. For her, the current must be sorted first earlier than fascinated about the longer term. “The present is absolutely essential. There is a T20 World Cup scheduled to be played next year; I am eagerly looking to see how this Indian team will go forward with new support staff and coaches coming in,” she signed off. If the current is uncared for, what hope lies for the longer term?

  • India win World Cup opener however Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof’s daughter wins everybody’s hearts

    India began their Women’s ODI World Cup marketing campaign with a win on Sunday towards Pakistan however the winners have been greatly surprised by Bismah Maroof’s daughter after the match.

    Pakistan skipper’s child daughter Fatima gained hearts of the Indian cricketers and ICC posted a selfie of the ladies in blue with Bismah and her baby, pushing the rivalry apart.

    Little Fatima’s first lesson within the spirit of cricket from India and Pakistan 💙💚 #CWC22

    📸 @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/ut2lCrGL1H

    — ICC (@ICC) March 6, 2022

    A video of the Indian cricketers taking part in with Fatima additionally went viral on social media as Bismah carried atima in her arms on the stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

    Bismah Maroof’s legacy will go far past her achievements on the sector. In a society that always tells girls to make selections between profession and household, she’s displaying that you may have each! Such an inspiring individual.pic.twitter.com/Vp7EB2iwKd

    — Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) March 6, 2022

    Before the match towards India, Bizmah instructed Cricbuzz concerning the problem of balancing a new-born with profession. “A child needs the mother. If I had to continue my career, the question would have been – where would my kid go? And if I’m on the field, who will take care of the kid? Hiring a nanny and taking her along everywhere is expensive, and as women cricketers, we don’t earn as much to afford such luxuries. Our contracts help us survive and make a living, but without a parental policy, it would’ve become difficult to continue playing with a child around.”

    “With a kid around, it’s a different energy in the team, everyone feels relaxed. When you’re too focussed on one thing, it builds pressure on you. When you’re around a kid, all your unnecessary worries disappear.”

    Match day! Our girls are at Bay Oval for #PAKvIND #GroupPakistan #CWC22 #AgainOurLadies pic.twitter.com/eiWbsOQuac

    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 5, 2022

    India overcame a prime order wobble to beat Pakistan by 107 runs to take care of their excellent file towards the neighbours within the girls’s cricket World Cup on Sunday. India had prevailed in all 10 earlier one-day matches between the 2, however Bismah’s workforce threatened to drag off an upset after they diminished Mithali Raj’s aspect to 114-6 within the thirty fourth over.

    Opener Smriti Mandhana made 52 however it was counter-attacking knocks from lower-order batters Pooja Vastrakar (67) and Sneh Rana, who made unbeaten 53, that helped India to an honest complete of 244-7.

    Indian seamers saved it tight upfront and spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4-31) wrecked the center order as Pakistan have been bundled out for 137 with seven overs remaining of their innings. India’s teenaged wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh effected 5 dismissals.

    “Relieved to have won the first game but there are a lot of things we have to work on,” Mithali stated of India’s patchy batting. “When you lose wickets like that, it puts pressure. The partnership between Pooja and Sneh got us back. It’s important the top order scores runs, we’ll want to address that.”

    Counterpart Bismah stated Pakistan couldn’t capitalise on the sturdy begin and let India off the hook. “We gave away easy runs to them, we were sloppy on the field, we didn’t put them under pressure,” she stated. “Our batting has to improve, our shot selection wasn’t good, we’ll work on it ahead of the next game.”

  • India, Australia to open girls’s cricket occasion at 2022 Commonwealth Games

    India will face Australia within the opening match when girls’s cricket makes its debut on the 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 29 whereas the ultimate shall be performed on August 7, the occasion organisers introduced on Friday.
    Women’s cricket is making its debut on the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format. The final time cricket was performed within the multi-sporting showpiece was within the 1998 version in Kuala Lumpur.
    “The women’s cricket T20 competition will be held at the Edgbaston Stadium from the 29 July, with the bronze and gold medal matches taking place on 7 August,” mentioned the ECB in a press release.
    The first match on the schedule will see Australia tackle India within the early session on July 29 adopted by Pakistan taking part in Barbados, who have been lately confirmed because the group from the West Indies that may participate within the competitors.
    Other highlights on the schedule embody India towards Pakistan on July 31. Australia may also tackle Pakistan on August 3.
    Hosts England shall be in motion for the primary time on July 30, when they’ll tackle the winner of a qualifying event which is because of happen firstly of 2022.
    They will then play South Africa within the early session on August 2, adopted by a 3rd match towards New Zealand within the night session on August 4.
    Seven out of eight qualifiers for the T20 competitors have been introduced again in April with the ultimate group set to be finalised on the finish of January 2022.
    ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice mentioned: “We have seen super development of the ladies’s recreation over the previous few years and the Commonwealth Games will undoubtedly be one other main second on that journey.
    “Today’s announcement of the match schedule gives fans lots to look forward to, not least with the opening game between ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 finalists Australia and India and we know that Edgbaston will provide a great stage for the competition.”
    The schedule for netball was additionally introduced on Friday.
    The announcement of the match schedules for the 2 group sports activities comes only a few weeks earlier than tickets for Birmingham 2022 are anticipated to go on common sale.
    Matt Kidson, Director of Sport for Birmingham 2022, mentioned: “Not surprisingly we’ve already bought 1000’s of tickets for each the netball and cricket T20 classes by our ticket ballots…
    “…but we know that some fans have been waiting to find out the details of the match schedules before choosing which sessions they want to attend, so we’re expecting these sports to sell quickly, when ticket sales go live.”

  • ‘Mithali Raj remains best batter of India, strike-rate criticism is uncalled for’

    Former captain Shantha Rangaswamy says fixed criticism of Mithali Raj’s strike-rate is uncalled for since she stays the perfect batter within the Indian girls’s cricket group.
    Shantha, additionally a member of BCCI’s Apex Council, lauded India’s efficiency within the ODI collection in Australia the place they misplaced 1-2 however fought exhausting in opposition to a champion time.
    With the win within the third ODI, India additionally snapped Australia’s file 26-match wining streak.
    “She is the best ever batter for India and she is still the best. She knows how to change gears very well and strike-rate doesn’t matter if wickets are falling at the other end. She played well in the UK and in this series too,” Shantha informed PTI.
    “Even Jhulan was brilliant against Australia. Goes to show age is just a number with these two still playing well (at 38 years of age).”
    Mithali scored a fifth consecutive half-century within the collection opener however India went on to lose the sport.
    On the group’s efficiency in ODIs, Shantha stated: “It was remarkable as they fought hard against the best team in the world. India should have won the second ODI too but it was a good game nonetheless.”
    For Shantha, fielding wants a whole lot of enchancment and gamers should be extra constant. She additionally questioned T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s health as thumb damage dominated out her of the collection.
    “She had come from the hundred injured, before that she got injured during the South Africa series at home. If she is prone to injuries, then she should avoid playing overseas leagues and prioritise playing for India. She is an impact player and team needs her,” stated Shantha.
    “The BCCI can step in and stop players from playing in leagues ahead of important tours like Australia,” she stated.
    The former India captain additionally expects extra consistency from openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana.
    She additionally feels Richa Ghosh must work a whole lot of her wicket-keeping although she has come up properly as a batter within the ODIs.
    “Yastika Bhatia impressed in her debut series and should be persisted with. Shafali needs to find other ways to score, the bowlers will not pitch it up to her often now. The bowlers now know what to bowl to her,” she stated.
    Sneh Rana has come up properly as an all-rounder which places stress on Deepti Sharma.
    “Deepti is a better option in Tests as she has a more compact game. Sneh has done really well since her comeback and could be the leading spin all-rounder in ODIs,” Shantha added.

  • ‘Smriti Mandhana is world-class, will give India good start against Australia’

    Indian ladies’s crew batting coach Shiv Sunder Das on Thursday promised a unique strategy to counter Australian bowlers and backed out-of-form opener Smriti Mandhana to return good within the second ODI in opposition to the hosts right here.
    The match is scheduled for Friday.
    India have been handed a nine-wicket trashing by Australia within the opening ODI of the three-match collection right here on Tuesday.
    “We are looking at the top-order to give us a good start and the middle order — they have worked hard in the last few sessions, we have some plans. I think they’ll play differently in tomorrow’s game,” Das stated on the eve of the second ODI.
    “We have Shafali (Verma) and Smriti… I am positive they will give a good start and once we score 60-70 runs in the 10 overs we can carry that momentum in the middle overs,” he added.
    India, who’re aiming to publish 250 plus constantly fell wanting the mark as soon as once more, managing 225 for eight of their quota of fifty overs within the first ODI, however the batting coach stated the Mithali Raj-led aspect has a plan in place for the second recreation to maintain the scoreboard ticking.
    “We are working on that aspect of the game, we are looking for a good start and in the middle overs we are looking at the average of five runs and in the end we are looking at six runs per over. That’s our batting plan.”
    After the lack of openers Mandhana and Shafali Verma inside the primary six overs, India struggled to get going.
    “We have addressed the problems within the first 10 overs however, within the center overs, working between the wickets we’re nonetheless engaged on.
    “It’s a work in process, we have a few young batters in the side, we have to give them some time and once they get used to the conditions, they will definitely fire.”
    Mandhana’s struggles with the bat within the format continued with the left-hander scoring simply 16 within the first ODI. The opener has breached the 50-run mark simply as soon as within the final 9 video games however Das is assured she is going to present the much-needed strong begin for India.
    “I had a chat with her (Mandhana) and we have worked on her in the last two sessions, we have addressed the issues, she is a world-class player and we are backing her ability to get runs for us, and definitely, we’ll see the difference in tomorrow’s game.”
    Mithali, who scored a 107 ball-63, was as soon as once more the highest scorer for the crew and requested if the opposite gamers are profiting from the skipper’s consistency, the coach stated the children within the aspect will carry out after they settle in.
    “There are a lot of youngsters in the team, Yastika (Bhatia) got an opportunity and she batted really well. It is a huge challenge for them and all these wickets are good batting wicket and I hope they’ll perform well tomorrow.”

  • India vs Australia: India in ‘tiny rooms’ of govt quarantine in Brisbane

    It is barely day 4 of the Indian ladies’s cricket crew’s 14-day laborious quarantine in “tiny” lodge rooms in Brisbane however the isolation is starting to take a toll on the gamers, a BCCI official has stated.
    The official instructed PTI that rooms are too small on the authorities’s institutional quarantine facility with gamers one way or the other managing to do gentle coaching.
    “The rooms are approach too small. You barely handle to maneuver round and do some coaching. There aren’t any guards manning the place just like the gamers witnessed within the UK however it is vitally strict.
    “The food served though is okay and there is change in menu everyday. It will be a challenging two weeks,” the official stated.
    The gamers had a better time within the UK as they had been allowed to coach inside the first week of their quarantine after spending two weeks in isolation in Mumbai.
    The squad arrived in Brisbane on Monday after change in tour itinerary on account of COVID-19 associated restrictions in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, the unique venues for the sequence comprising three ODIs, a day-night Test and three T20s.

    🗣️ Australia 🇦🇺 tour will assist us put together for the World Cup🏆, says #GroupIndia 🇮🇳 Captain @M_Raj03.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/IXGXX9xpnR
    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) August 28, 2021
    All matches will now be performed in Queensland with the beginning of the sequence more likely to be delayed by two days to September 21.
    The males’s cricket crew, which toured Australia this yr, was allowed to coach for a restricted interval throughout its quarantine. The ladies although are confined to their lodge rooms for 14 days.
    Australia is among the many nations which has imposed a few of the harshest restrictions on worldwide travellers to curb COVID-19.
    Seeing the positives from the present scenario, head coach Ramesh Powar tweeted a photograph of his room window with caption “AS LONG AS YOU HAVE WINDOW, LIFE IS EXCITING”.

    AS LONG AS YOU HAVE WINDOW,LIFE IS EXCITING#sundayvibes pic.twitter.com/YEKQBAFYM8
    — RAMESH POWAR (@imrameshpowar) September 1, 2021
    The laborious quarantine had additionally taken a toll on the tennis gamers forward of the Australian Open earlier this yr.
    Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka had spoken about respiratory points put up her first spherical loss in Melbourne.
    She was amongst greater than 70 gamers who had been compelled to bear s 14-day quarantine upon arrival.

  • India purpose for full efficiency in series-decider towards England

    The Indian girls’s cricket staff would purpose to place up an entire efficiency as an alternative of counting on particular person brilliance to topple a hurting England for its first T20 sequence victory since 2019 right here on Wednesday.
    Another spectacular outing within the discipline and tight dying over bowling from the spin duo of Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma introduced India again from the lifeless within the second T20 on Sunday.
    And now Harmanpreet Kaur and her gamers have an opportunity of having fun with their first T20 sequence success after the 2019 away triumph towards the West Indies.
    England self-destructing from a commanding place additionally helped the guests degree the sequence in Hove.
    The hosts are unlikely to reward one other match to India, who might want to excel in all departments to win the sequence.
    While Shafali Verma was spectacular on the high and spinners got here to India’s rescue later within the recreation, the middle-order and the tempo division must step up.
    Harmanpreet, who promoted herself to quantity three and acquired a lot wanted runs, could be effectively served by doing the identical.
    Shafali had acquired the staff off to a cracking begin however the incoming batters weren’t in a position to preserve the momentum regardless of wickets in hand.
    On the opposite, England batters stored going for his or her strokes regardless of lack of wickets at common intervals.
    There is little level in saving wickets within the shortest format and India have to be extra aggressive of their method to attain a 160-plus complete.
    Pacers Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy, who had been all over on Sunday, must be far more correct.
    England lead the multi-format sequence 8-6 and due to this fact can’t lose it. Skipper Heather Knight was expectedly gutted after shedding the sport from a reasonably commanding place.
    Expect England to be extra ruthless on Wednesday.
    “We were in a great position and asked the batting group to be ruthless, we got to be better in the next game. We got a strong batting line up and shouldn’t be losing that,” mentioned Knight.
    There had been as many as 4 run-outs in England’s innings, reflecting a panic scenario after they may have sailed to a sequence win. Opener Danielle Wyatt, who made a comeback with this rubber, is due for an enormous rating.
    The battle between pacer Katherine Brunt and Shafali on the high has turn into extra fascinating with the Indian hammering her for 5 successive boundaries after being bowled by the English lady within the series-opener.
    Teams (from):
    India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain) Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Indrani Roy, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, Simaran Dil Bahadur.
    England: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Danni Wyatt.
    Match begins 11 PM IST.

  • India Women cricketers fined for gradual over price in second T20I towards England

    The Indian girls’s cricket crew was on Monday fined 20 per cent of its match charge for sustaining a gradual over-rate towards England within the second Twenty20 International, right here.
    India levelled the sequence with a slender eight-run win.
    According to an ICC launch, match referee Phil Whitticase imposed the sanction after Harmanpreet Kaur’s aspect was dominated to be one over wanting the goal after time allowances have been considered.
    “In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” the ICC launch mentioned.
    Kaur pleaded responsible to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no want for a proper listening to.
    On-field umpires Ian Blackwell and Paul Baldwin, third umpire Sue Redfern and fourth umpire Tim Robinson levelled the cost.

  • Poonam Yadav, Deepti Sharma assist India degree sequence as England self destruct

    The spin duo of Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma scripted India’s dramatic comeback with tidy loss of life over spells that helped the guests degree the sequence with an eight-run win over England within the second ladies’s T20 right here on Sunday.
    England, who wanted 33 runs off 30 balls with six wickets in hand, crumbled underneath the strain generated by Indian spinners who have been complemented effectively by their fielders.
    Shafali Verma’s 48 off 38 balls had allowed India to submit 148 for 4 after being put in to bat.
    Offie Sneh Rana defended 14 runs within the closing over to cap off a formidable bowling effort from the spinners.
    Leggie Poonam ended with figures of two for 17 in 4 overs and Deepti one for 18 in 4 overs. The England innings noticed India effecting 4 run outs.
    The sequence decider shall be performed on Wednesday.
    England have been within the driver’s seat for the most important a part of the chase and had reached 52 for 2 within the first six overs regardless of shedding Danielle Wyatt and the in-form Nat Sciver cheaply.
    Sciver was run out in a somewhat fascinating trend as wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh ran again to impact a direct hit after failing to gather a widish supply.
    In distinction to India’s innings, the lack of early wickets didn’t have an effect on the innings’ tempo as England batters stored getting the boundaries.
    Indian pacers Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy have been wayward and provided Beaumont approach too many brief balls which she duly dispatched via the duvet and backward level area.
    England have been cruising with Tammy Beaumont (59) and skipper Heather Knight (30) within the center however after they have been dismissed off successive balls within the 14th over bowled by Deepti Sharma, it made the duty quite a bit harder for the hosts who nonetheless wanted 43 off the final 36 balls.
    India then tightened the noose on a self-destructing opposition.
    Earlier, India couldn’t capitalise on a blazing begin supplied by Shafali.
    A flurry of boundaries from Shafali helped India race to 47 for no loss in 4 overs.
    The 17-year-old produced the form of hitting she is understood for. She slog swept left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for a 4 and 6 earlier than smashing pacer Katherine Brunt for as many as 5 boundaries in a row.
    Brunt, who had dismissed Shafali within the first T20, had no reply to the disdainful hitting from the Indian, whose 5 boundaries together with a slap previous the bowler and three within the cow nook.
    Ecclestone bounced again strongly in her following over, bowling a maiden and dropping a tricky return catch of Shafali.
    The extra skilled Smriti Mandhana (20 off 16) was completely happy being a spectator a the opposite finish.
    However, the sport modified after the autumn of Shafali and Mandhana in an area of three balls.
    An off form Harmanpreet (31 off 25), who promoted herself to quantity three, and Deepti Sharma (24 off 27) discovered it powerful to keep up the scoring price.
    The India skipper lastly bought a launch with a heave over deep midwicket off spinner Mady Villiers after coming down the observe.
    The innings had misplaced the momentum created by the openers with India reaching 102 for 2 in 15 overs.
    Running out of time, Harmanpreet deposited leggie Sarah Glenn for a 4 and 6 within the sixteenth over earlier than falling to a superb operating catch by Brunt from lengthy off.
    A number of a lot wanted boundaries from Deepti and Sneh Rana bought India near the 150-run mark. India collected 46 runs from the final 5 overs.