1st T20I: Deepti, Niki knocks rescue India from 19/4, beat Zimbabwe by four wickets

October 17, 2026 1:14 AM

1st T20I: Deepti, Niki knocks rescue India from 19/4, beat Zimbabwe by four wickets

Debutant Niki Prasad held her nerve to hit an unbeaten 39 while Deepti Sharma played a counter-attacking 49 as India recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in the first women’s T20I in New Delhi on Friday. After being sent in to bat first in Raipur, hosting its first women’s international cricket game, Zimbabwe reached 60/1 at the halfway mark, with Kelis Ndhlovu (42) looking particularly fluent, and aided by some sloppy Indian fielding. But India’s...

Women’s T20I rankings: Mooney remains at the top as Litchfield, Voll, and Sutherland make significant gains

April 1, 2025 4:00 PM

Women’s T20I rankings: Mooney remains at the top as Litchfield, Voll, and Sutherland make significant gains

Australia's Beth Mooney continues to hold the top spot in the ICC Women's T20I Rankings, retaining her position as the No.1 ranked T20I batter, according to the latest update released on Tuesday. Mooney played a pivotal role in Australia's dominant 3-0 series sweep over their trans-Tasman rivals last month, earning Player of the Series honours for scoring 166 runs across the three matches. Fellow southpaw Phoebe Litchfield reached a career-high ranking, improving by two places to 20th, thanks ...

Matthews’ masterclass helps West Indies level series with dominant win over India

December 18, 2024 10:33 AM

Matthews’ masterclass helps West Indies level series with dominant win over India

The ongoing T20 series between India Women and West Indies is finely poised as the West Indies levelled the series with a comfortable 9-wicket win. The match saw standout performances from captain Hayley Matthews, who played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 85, and all-rounder Deandra Dottin, whose impressive bowling figures of 2 for 14 stifled the Indian batters. India, without their regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur due to a niggling injury, was led by Smriti Mandhana. After winning the toss, ...

India announces women’s squads for T20I and ODI series against west indies

December 13, 2024 10:43 PM

India announces women’s squads for T20I and ODI series against west indies

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Women's Selection Committee has unveiled the 15-member squads for India’s upcoming series against the West Indies. The series includes three T20Is and three ODIs, scheduled to take place over the next two weeks. Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the side in both formats, with Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Titas Sadhu, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur, Minnu Mani, and Priya Mishra also included across b...