Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues of India (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) On July 9, 2025, the Indian women’s cricket team scripted history by winning their first-ever T20I series in England. The moment carried even more weight because exactly 26 years ago, on July 9, 1999, India had won their first-ever ODI series on English…
Smriti Mandhana (AP/PTI Photo) India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana has termed her maiden T20I century a “special” moment, admitting the format doesn’t come naturally to her, but vowing to keep working on her power-hitting game.Standing in as captain for the injured Harmanpreet Kaur, Mandhana led from the front with a sublime 112 in the opening…
India delivered a commanding performance to clinch the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI series title with a resounding 97-run win over Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana starred with a sublime century, while the bowlers executed a clinical job to seal a deserving triumph.Opting to bat first, India rode on Mandhana’s masterful 116…
Smriti Mandhana (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana continued her golden run in ODIs, bringing up her 11th hundred in style during the final of the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI Series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday. Her fluent 116 off just 101 balls set the tone for India’s commanding totalWith this…
NEW DELHI: Following their successful return from the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, the Indian women’s Under-19 cricket team was greeted with great fanfare in Hyderabad.The Indian team, which had won the tournament without losing a match, was greeted by large crowds on Tuesday after defeating South Africa by 9 wickets…
NEW DELHI: As the squad prepares for the 50-over World Cup at home, Smriti Mandhana thinks India’s consecutive 3-0 series victories over the West Indies and Ireland have given them the ideal momentum to have their “best year in one-dayers.” India, which has been able to regain its form with six straight ODI victories, should…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the 2025 U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, a number of the game’s future stars came together for the Captains’ Day photo session at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.The captains of the 16 teams posed with the tournament trophy while eyeing the silverware they would be lifting on…
Smriti Mandhana. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana on Friday etched her name in cricketing history by becoming the fastest Indian woman to reach 4,000 runs in international cricket, surpassing the legendary Mithali Raj. Achieving this milestone in record time, Mandhana continues to cement her position as one of the most prolific batters…
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Captain Smriti Mandhana expressed disappointment over India’s fielding performance, stating they should have limited Ireland to under 180 runs in the first ODI at Rajkot on Friday.Despite reducing Ireland to 56/4 in the 14th over, the visitors managed to post 238 for seven, with captain Gaby…
Complete calendar of big sporting events in 2025. The 2025 sports calendar includes two big-ticket events in cricket – the Champions Trophy for men and the women’s ODI World Cup in India. At the end of the calendar year, England will travel to Australia for the historic Ashes series. In football, FIFA will host the…