Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

September 21, 2026 10:10 AM

Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

Opener Shafali Verma's all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani's devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women's cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets among them as India bowled out Japan for a paltry 57, and then chased down the target in just five overs to set up a clash with Bangladesh on September 20. Shafali (40 not ou...

ICC Women’s rankings: Hayley Matthews back at No.1 as Deepti, Charani surge after strong World Cup show

June 16, 2026 5:17 PM

ICC Women’s rankings: Hayley Matthews back at No.1 as Deepti, Charani surge after strong World Cup show

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Women’s T20I all-rounder rankings, while India’s Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani made notable gains following standout performances in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener. Deepti Sharma rose two places to third in the all-rounders’ chart after her match-winning spell of 5/10 against Pakistan at Edgbaston. The off-spinning all-rounder played a key role in India’s victory and now sits behind Matthews and N...

1st T20I: Mandhana, Shree Charani help India beat England by 97 runs

June 29, 2025 12:34 PM

1st T20I: Mandhana, Shree Charani help India beat England by 97 runs

Stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana smoked her first century in the shortest format and left-arm spinner N Shree Charani grabbed a four-fer on debut as India defeated England by 97 runs, their heaviest defeat, in the first T20I to start the series with a massive win in Nottingham on Saturday. Mandhana became the first Indian woman batter to score a hundred in all three formats of the game as she hammered 112, the highest individual score in Women's T20I for India, surpassing regular skipper Harman...