Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

[ad_1] The opening: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) pose with the trophy during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. […]

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Data | Women’s Premier League is no stroke of luck but a hard-fought win

[ad_1] WPL begins: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (2L), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (C), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2R) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) gesture during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on […]

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WPL | Amelia Kerr, international cricket’s youngest double-centurion, is finding the experience awesome 

[ad_1] MI’s Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate after taking a wicket during the WPL match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on March 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Castle Avenue in Dublin may not be among the world’s best-known cricket grounds. But, on June 13, 2018, it […]

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Kohli’s six off Rauf at T20 World Cup was shot of the year: Sophie Devine

[ad_1] India’s Virat Kohli watches as he hits a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Sophie Devine is one of the hardest hitters in women’s cricket and is a fierce competitor, too. There is to her an endearing […]

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Women’s Premier League | Delhi dismantles Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a capital show

[ad_1] Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning during the WPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Royal Challengers Bangalore looked the team to beat after the auction. Delhi Capitals on Sunday afternoon showed how. A capital performance with the […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

[ad_1] A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor […]

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India becomes top team across all formats in latest ICC rankings

[ad_1] Indian team in action during day three of the 1st Test match between India and Australia, at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, in Nagpur. | Photo Credit: ANI As a result of the comprehensive victory over Australia in the Nagpur Test, Rohit Sharma and co. claimed the top spot in the latest ICC men’s Test […]

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Shafali Verma relishes playing against the Australians

[ad_1] Shafali Verma during the India (women) vs Australia (Women) third T20 at the CCI Stadium in Mumbai | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shafali Verma is looking forward to captain India in the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup in South Africa. Her focus at the moment though is on the two remaining matches with […]

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Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy | Yastika, Shafali make unbeaten 90s

[ad_1] Shafali Verma after her match-winning effort for India-B against India-A in the senior Women’s T20 Challenger in Raipur on November 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The score was small enough, but Shafali Verma made it look smaller. Her blistering 91 not out off 52 balls (11×4, 4×6) powered India-B to a nine-wicket […]

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ICC Twenty20 World Cup | Madhevere lifts Zimbabwe to 79/5 in rain-curtailed game

[ad_1] The powerplay was reduced to three overs per side with four bowlers allowed to bowl a maximum of two overs each The powerplay was reduced to three overs per side with four bowlers allowed to bowl a maximum of two overs each All-rounder Wesley Madhevere top-scored with an 18-ball 35 and pulled Zimbabwe to […]

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