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  • India lose by 11 runs to England, endure first defeat in Women’s T20 World Cup

    Medium pacer Renuka Singh’s fifer and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s high-quality half-century went in useless as India misplaced to England by 11 runs to endure their first defeat within the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday.

    Renuka Singh registered her finest bowling figures (5/15) to assist India limit England to 151 for seven after Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl.

    Renuka did the early injury, choosing up the primary three wickets to peg England again after which returned to take two extra in the direction of the fag finish of the innings.

    In the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana led the cost with a 41-ball 52, which was studded with seven boundaries and a six, whereas Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten on 47 off 34 balls as India fell quick by 11 runs, managing 140 for five of their 20 overs.

    India didn’t have one of the best of begins, shedding Shafali Verma within the fourth over. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet too departed in fast succession as India slumped to 62 for 3 in 10.2 overs.

    But Mandhana and Ghosh shared a 43-run fourth-wicket stand to maintain India within the hunt.

    But England skipper Heather Knight made some sensible bowling modifications in the direction of the top to stifle India’s run stream.

    Needing 34 runs off the ultimate two overs, Sophie Ecclestone bowled a superb penultimate over, making a gift of simply three runs and in addition accounted for the wicket of Deepti Sharma.

    In the ultimate over, the asking grew to become too steep, however Ghosh discovered the boundary twice and in addition hit a six off Katherine Sciver-Brunt, nevertheless it was not sufficient.

    With India needing 59 off 30 balls, Mandhana tried to up the ante and stepped out to hit Sarah Glenn for a most to convey up a well-deserved half-century.

    But the bowler had the final snort as Mandhana departed looking for one too many, caught by Katherine Sciver within the very subsequent ball.

    Earlier, India made an ideal begin after opting to bowl as Renuka induced a faint outdoors edge from Danni Wyatt and Richha Ghosh gleefully accepted the prospect within the third supply of the day.

    Renuka was on fireplace as she accounted for 2 extra English batters in her subsequent two overs at hand India the higher hand after Harmanpreet received the toss and elected to bowl.

    Renuka first cleaned up Alice Capsey within the third over after which got here again to disturb the woodwork of Sophie Dunkley in her subsequent over as England slumped to 29 for 3 in 4.4 overs.

    Thereafter, Nat Sciver-Brunt and skipper Heather Knight (28) took the assault to the opposition and performed aggressively.

    The duo shared a 51-run stand off simply 38 balls to offer some impetus to England’s innings.

    But simply when the partnership was wanting threatening, Shikha Pandey broke the stand, choosing up her first wicket since October 2021.
    It was a fortunate breakthrough for Pandey as Knight picked out Shafali Verma within the covers — the one fielder contained in the circle — from a juicy full toss outdoors off.

    Nat Sciver did all of the arduous work en route her 42-ball 50 however gave away her wicket when England wanted her probably the most, caught by Smriti Mandhana at quick third man off Deepti Sharma’s bowling because the batter went for a reverse sweep, solely to miscue it.

    In the ultimate over of England’s innings, Renuka accounted for Amy Jones (40 off 27) and Katherine Sciver-Brunt to report her finest T20I bowling figures.

    England are by means of to the semi-finals, whereas India will play Ireland subsequent on February 20.

  • 1st WODI: Elegant Smriti wins it for India as Jhulan rolls again time

    The swish Smriti Mandhana as soon as once more enhanced her popularity as one in every of India’s largest match winners with a lovely 91 that actually decimated England by seven wickets within the opening WODI, right here on Sunday.

    Harmanpreet Kaur received a great toss and veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami was accuracy personified with 42 dot balls in one in every of of her final worldwide video games as England managed a sub-par 227 for seven, largely as a consequence of efforts from the decrease middle-order.

    India have been by no means in bother in the course of the chase as Mandhana (91 off 99 balls) actually drove and pulled her approach earlier than lacking out on a deserving sixth WODI hundred by 9 runs.

    But by the point she was dismissed, Mandhana ensured a forty fifth over end for the Women In Blue, who now go 1-0 up in three-match sequence.

    Smriti Mandhana baggage the Player of the Match award for her splendid 9⃣1⃣-run knock 👏👏

    A medical run-chase from #WorkforceIndia to beat England by 7⃣ wickets and go 1-0 up within the sequence 👌

    Full scorecard right here 👉 https://t.co/x1UIAVe2e6#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/7Fixwa4Ut2

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 18, 2022

    Yastika Bhatia (50 off 47 balls), who hasn’t finished justice to her huge expertise, additionally notched up her third half-century and scored at greater than run-a-ball strike-rate.

    Yastika-Mandhana second wicket stand of 96 in simply 16.1 overs set the inspiration after which Harmanpreet (74 not out in 94 balls) eased her technique to a one other fifty as she added 99 runs together with her deputy after which completed it off in model with a slog sweep six.

    Mandhana’s innings had 10 fours and a stunning six over long-on off seamer Issy-Wong.

    Innings Break!

    A wonderful bowling efficiency from #WorkforceIndia as England end at 227/7 👊

    Over to our batters now to chase down the goal 👍

    Follow the sport right here 👉 https://t.co/x1UIAVe2e6#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Ob3F2lbyB0

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 18, 2022

    While each Yastika and Mandhana drove majestically via the covers in the course of the Powerplay, the Indian vice-captain additionally performed lots of pull-shots with English bowlers drifting down the leg-side.

    It have to be mentioned that Harmanpreet learn the situations on the County Ground in Hove approach higher than her England counterpart Amy Jones.

    While Indian spinners Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma diverse tempo of their deliveries to make strokeplay tough, England’s seamers Kate Cross (2/43 in 10 overs), Alice Davidson-Jones (0/48 in 7.2 overs), Wong(0/35 in 5 overs) together with off-spinner Charlie Dean (1/45 in 10 overs) allowed the visiting group batters to make use of the tempo of their deliveries to attain runs behind the sq..

    In the primary 15 overs, India hit 13 fours and a six (by Yastika) and it was throughout for England. Earlier, Goswami, the 39-year-old legend, was parsimonious, making a gift of solely 20 runs in 10 overs with as many as 42 dot balls.

    Captain @ImHarmanpreet brings up a wonderful half century within the run-chase #WorkforceIndia 205/3 in 41 overs – want 23 from 54 balls#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/BAeM4jUCEr

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 18, 2022

    She didn’t concede a single boundary or six and in addition bowled a wonderful off-cutter to do away with the seasoned Tammy Beaumont (7).

    On a observe the place ball wasn’t all the time coming onto the bat, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur did the proper factor by opting to discipline.

    After seamer Meghna Singh (1/42 in 8 overs) hurried the opposite opener Emma Lamb (12) with a brief ball, Goswami and the 2 spinners Deepti (2/33 in 10 overs) and Gayakwad (1/40 in 10 overs) choked the run stream persistently.

    However, Sneh Rana (1/45 in 6 overs) and Pooja Vastrakar (0/20 in 2 overs) together with Meghna did leak just a few runs as the house group did put up a 220 plus rating in the long run.

    Dani Wyatt (43 off 50 balls), Alice Davidson-Richards (50 not out off 61 balls) and Sophie Ecclestone (31) have been the notable contributors for England.
    Even Charlie Dean performed a pleasant cameo (24 no off 21 balls) in the direction of the tip to beef up the goal.

    Harmanpreet can be a contact disillusioned that regardless of getting England on the mat at 128 for six by the thirty fourth over, England’s Nos. 7, 8 and 9 added greater than 100 runs to offer the entire some respectability.

  • Our ideology in white-ball cricket wants to alter, could also be convey recent gamers to mould: Powar

    Indian ladies’s cricket group coach Ramesh Powar mentioned an “ideological change” is required for the facet to rework right into a “fearless unit” in white-ball video games as he mirrored on the back-to-back sequence defeats to England.
    Indian ladies misplaced each WODIs and WT20I sequence, which ended on Wednesday, by an identical 1-2 margins and coach Powar known as for a shift in mindset or some recent middle-order batters who could be “moulded” as per group ethos.
    Save skipper Mithali Raj, whose strike-rate can be not probably the most spectacular, others like Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, and Punam Raut have struggled.
    “Mithali is batting well but we need support from at least one more batter to put pressure on opponents in middle order after Powerplays,” Powar mentioned on the finish of the sequence.
    However, he feels that an ideological shift wants time and may’t occur in a single day.
    Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur together with her English counterpart Heather Knight. (Twitter)
    “We have to be fearless. I can’t force them in first series. They have been playing with some ideology and we can’t make drastic changes. We have to assess what suits them,” the previous India off-spinner mentioned.
    “To get them out of it (current slow batting in middle overs) (we have to) convince them and to do that, it takes a lot of communication. Fearless is how modern cricket will be played.”
    Powar admitted that moulding efforts haven’t labored to this point.
    “There are two ways. Either mould them (current lot) or draft in other middle order players to up the ante. As simple as that,” Powar was able to learn the riot act.
    “This time we tried a few combinations and it didn’t work out and going forward, we might try something new, bring new players, might mould them.”
    Powar indicated that until the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, he would attempt to make do with obtainable sources. Although he didn’t title anybody however he appeared dissatisfied that save Jhulan Goswami, no different tempo bowlers have been picked.

    “Till the World Cup, we need to find a way to get a middle order where we can say that they can surely get us 250. It’s up to all the stakeholders. The captain, the vice captain, selectors and myself, we will discuss these things.”
    “We need to enhance the fast bowling department,” he added, saying: “We are only looking at Jhulan to perform. There has to be some support for her.”
    The coach is completely satisfied that Harmanpreet Kaur, within the final two T20 video games, was in her parts.
    “It is pleasing for everyone. Her scoring runs matters to each and everybody. The way she batted, we can see that flair and going forward, we will see a different Harmanpreet.”
    “In the final two innings, she regarded just like the outdated Harman. She will now play The Hundred and get sport time and that’s what we like as a group. Game time. That’s the place England was forward and we lacked.
    “They played domestic cricket and we didn’t have too many practice games.”

  • Sneh Rana overcomes private tragedy, harm to script India’s Bristol rearguard

    Moments after Sneh Rana’s astonishing rearguard on Saturday night in Bristol — scoring an unbeaten 80 in her first worldwide outing since February 2016 — that dashed England Women’s hopes of pulling off their first Test win at residence in 16 years, she would name up her elder sister Ruchi in Dehradun and lament: “Wish papa was around to see me bat.”
    Two months in the past, Sneh’s father Bhagwan Singh, 61, who was instrumental in supporting her journey as a global cricketer, handed away after a coronary heart assault. She would go on to turn out to be the primary Indian lady cricketer and fourth within the historical past of the game to register a half-century and prise out a 4-wicket haul on Test debut. Her spectacular efficiency on Day 4 — Sneh placed on an unbeaten 144-run stand with No.10 Taniya Bhatia for the ninth wicket —helped India earn a hard-fought draw after following-on within the first innings, regardless of enjoying their first Test in seven years.
    After the primary day’s play, when she emerged because the decide of the Indian bowlers with figures of three/77 bowling crazy off-spin, Rana would open up on the void brought on by the bereavement of her father. “I lost my father two months back. It was a difficult and an emotional moment for me because he wanted to see me play for India. But unfortunately, he couldn’t. Whatever I will do now, I will dedicate everything to him,” she stated.
    Sneh Rana together with her father Bhagwan Singh. (Instagram)
    Growing up in Sinola village, 20km from Dehradun, a younger Sneh was drawn to outside sports activities and tried her hand at every part from badminton to cricket. “She was a tomboy. Hamesha ladko ke saath khelti thi (always used to play with boys),” Ruchi remembers with a chuckle. When she turned 9, Sneh performed a cricket match with a gaggle of boys at a floor subsequent to their home. Seeing her curiosity in cricket, Singh, who was a personal contractor, acquired her youthful daughter enrolled at Little Master’s Academy. “Our father supported her in all her endeavours,” her sister says.
    Injury setback
    It seemed like Sneh would make a seamless development to the highest degree when she made her India debut in white-ball cricket in 2014, earlier than a knee harm sustained two years later would relegate her to the sidelines. However, Sneh would make an emphatic return to worldwide cricket by means of her splendid all-round performances within the home 50-over competitors this yr, plucking 18 scalps and scoring 160 runs at a strike price of over 120 for the Railways.
    Railways coach Nooshin Al-Khadeer shouldn’t be stunned at Sneh’s sensational Test debut, asserting that the woman from Sinola is blessed with the expertise and temperament to shine on the massive stage. “Having watched her over the last two years, this was not a surprise for me. The big-match temperament is something that has not come overnight for her. It’s an ongoing process. You put players in similar positions at the domestic level, where they can absorb the pressure. In the past, she was sent to bat at times when the team needed her to stick around and perform,” Al-Khadeer tells The Indian Express.

    A narrative overcoming adversities with braveness and dedication.Sneh Rana’s father underwent varied sacrifices to make sure she may follow, she misplaced her him days earlier than choice within the check workforce , and immediately she has saved the check match for India. Hats off. #INDWvsENGW pic.twitter.com/94KSAqOsQX
    — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) June 19, 2021
    In April this yr, the 27-year-old would assist Railways clinch their twelfth home Senior Women’s one-day title, with a three-wicket haul and a breezy 34 not out, after being promoted up the order in opposition to Jharkhand within the ultimate. Sneh’s journey to Bristol had begun on that unforgiving summer season afternoon in Rajkot.
    Focus on health
    The string of successes however, Sneh’s profession was at a crossroads 5 years in the past, when the knee harm had put her future within the sport unsure. In 2016, Al-Khadeer, who was then a selector for the Railways girls’s workforce, says she was stunned when she noticed Sneh after her rehab. “She looked unfit and had put on weight. Back then, I chided her and asked her not to fritter away her potential,” she recollects.
    For Sneh, the highway to reaching full health was arduous. Nevertheless, she would chalk out her health and eating regimen plan and observe it sincerely. This was additionally the time when the absence of Mithali Raj and different worldwide cricketers had left a void within the Railways squad. Sneh would duly step up with a string of stirring performances. However, it didn’t end in an computerized return to the Indian workforce.
    “She refused to give up. Over the last two years, she has improved her skills and fitness levels,” Al-Khadeer explains. Sneh’s rise after spending years on the sidelines is a story of grit and resilience. “She is only 27, with the best years ahead of her,” Al-Khadeer concludes.