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Can India replicate Mumbai miracle against Australia at Lord’s?

Can India replicate Mumbai miracle against Australia at Lord’s?

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“All set for Australia, one of our best oppositions. We’ll get a lot of confidence if we win that. Last win in Navi Mumbai gave a lot of confidence and broke barriers.” Harmanpreet Kaur and her Indian side need no reminding of that magical October evening when the roof came off the DY Patil Stadium. Sunday’s must-win T20 World Cup clash at Lord’s gives them another chance to build on that belief. India have beaten Australia in two of their last three T20Is, but doing it again at a World Cup against the tournament’s form team will require their best performance yet. India arrived in England with largely the same core that lifted the ODI World Cup, hoping the title would allow them to play with greater freedom. Instead, despite winning three of four group games, they have looked far from their best. Batting balance The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have been India’s biggest positive. The former has scored 167 runs in the competition so far, the joint second-highest by an …

IND vs AUS Pink-ball Test: Jemimah Rodrigues shows some fight, but Indian batters underperform again to leave Australia in control | Cricket News

IND vs AUS Pink-ball Test: Jemimah Rodrigues shows some fight, but Indian batters underperform again to leave Australia in control | Cricket News

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4 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 07:53 PM IST India perhaps produced the most jaw-dropping moment of Day 1 in the one-off Test against Australia, when debutant Sayali Satghare moved the ball prodigiously through the gap between bat and pad of opener Georgia Voll, starting from well outside the off stump and hitting the top of the leg stump. But in the grander scheme of things, on a day when 13 wickets fell overall, Australia finished well in control at WACA in Perth. Alyssa Healy’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss was vindicated as Australia’s seamers, led by the sensational Annabel Sutherland, picked up regular wickets in the first two sessions to bowl India out for 198. And having had to navigate the tricky period under lights with the pink ball hooping around, the hosts will rest easy knowing that their two most prolific batters in this format – Ellyse Perry and Sutherland – were unbeaten at stumps at 96/3. Rodrigues’ lone hand For India, many batters got starts, but it was only …

India vs Australia Women’s Test: Teenager Lucy Hamilton dismisses Smriti Mandhana with a peach for first international wicket

India vs Australia Women’s Test: Teenager Lucy Hamilton dismisses Smriti Mandhana with a peach for first international wicket

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3 min readMar 6, 2026 12:11 PM IST In her first spell as a Test cricketer for Australia, Lucy Hamilton picked up the prized wicket of India opener Smriti Mandhana with an absolute peach on Day One of the Pink-ball Test match at WACA in Perth on Friday. Hamilton, 19, made her ODI debut in the recent 50-over leg of the multi-format series against India, but went wicketless in Hobart in the third match of that series. But trusted to take the new ball at WACA, Hamilton came up with a sensational fuller-length delivery in the sixth over of the first morning. It moved in ever so slightly into Mandhana, who was beaten in equal measure by the extra pace and the angle in from the leftie – with not many left-arm pacers around in the women’s game, it’s not a prospect Mandhana is used to facing on a regular basis. It was early vindication for Australia captain Alyssa Healy who won the toss and opted to bowl, wanting to unleash the pacers on this …

India, England Close Gap As Australia Stay On Top In ICC Women’s ODI Rankings

India, England Close Gap As Australia Stay On Top In ICC Women’s ODI Rankings

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File image of Indian women’s cricket team.© BCCI/Sportzpics The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday released the updated Women’s ODI team rankings. Australia continue to lead the table, but England and India have made gains and closed the gap at the top. According to the ICC website, Australia’s lead has narrowed to 40 points from 44 after the annual update. They now have 167 rating points, while England are second with 127 points. India, in third place, gained eight rating points and now sit at 121 — reducing their gap with England from 11 points to just six. New Zealand (96), South Africa (90), and Sri Lanka (82) remain in fourth, fifth, and sixth places, respectively. However, South Africa lost nine rating points despite retaining their position. The rankings update takes into account matches played from May 2022 to April 2024 at a 50% weighting, and matches after April 2024 at full value. As a result, South Africa’s 2022 World Cup semi-final performance is no longer counted. This change also affected the West …

Australian Star Ellyse Perry Backs England To Bounce Back Under Charlotte Edwards As Coach

Australian Star Ellyse Perry Backs England To Bounce Back Under Charlotte Edwards As Coach

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Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry feels that arch-rivals England can bounce back under their new head coach and former batter Charlotte Edwards taking over, saying that the team is a “group of champions”. England Women lost all seven games on their multi-format Ashes tour of Australia earlier this year – a result that was followed by head coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight both stepping down from their roles. Perry, however, is confident that come the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year, England will turn the page with new head coach Charlotte Edwards taking over. “If you look at the class of that English team and the players they have, their best eleven is a formidable side,” Perry told Sky Sports as quoted by ICC. “I have got absolutely no doubt that they will be a very different team this summer in England, but also in the World Cup in India.” “They are a group of champions, and you are always allowed to have some tough periods and challenges …

Australia Set Eye On 50-Over Women’s World Cup After ICC Championship Win

Australia Set Eye On 50-Over Women’s World Cup After ICC Championship Win

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Alyssa Healy has led her team to the third ICC Women’s Championship in a row.© X/Twitter Australian skipper Alyssa Healy has led her team to the third ICC Women’s Championship in a row and she does not plan to stop, with an eye already on this year’s 50-over Women’s Cricket World Cup, starting in August. With a strong finish to 2024 after series wins against India and New Zealand, she says they are all set and fully motivated to compete for yet another trophy when they arrive in India for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup later this year. And they have already shown that with a dominant performance in the Ashes against Ireland, winning the first four matches of the series comfortably to retain the trophy and being unbeaten in all their three T20Is and ODIs so far. “We have played some really consistent one-day cricket over the last cycle, so the girls are really pumped about wrapping that up,” Healy said as quoted by ICC. “The last cycle was a really …

Heather Knight Left Fuming After England Lose 2nd T20I vs Australia Due To Rain. Watch

Heather Knight Left Fuming After England Lose 2nd T20I vs Australia Due To Rain. Watch

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England faced a shocking six-run (DLS method) defeat in the second T20I of the ongoing women’s Ashes against Australia on Thursday. With this win, Australia are 2-0 ahead in the three-match T20I series and have already won the Women’s Ashes. The match, which was curtailed by rain, saw a brilliant fighting knock from England skipper Heather Knight while chasing the revised target of 175. Knight scored 43* off 19 balls but her side still fell short by six runs, which forced the England skipper to give a controversial gesture. In the last over of the match, England 22 off 6 balls to win. Knight hammered a boundary on the very first ball of the over of Annabel Sutherland and England were hopeful of a stunning win. However, fate had other plans in store as the rain got heavier and match had to be abruptly stopped. With a score of 168/4 in 19.1 overs, England were six runs short of DLS par score. Resulting which, Australia were declared the winners. Knight, who was batting …

England Blasted After Women’s Ashes Series Loss: “Are You Improving…”

England Blasted After Women’s Ashes Series Loss: “Are You Improving…”

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Following England losing the Women’s Ashes, former men’s captain Nasser Hussain has raised the question if the side has been making any improvement under skipper Heather Knight and head coach Jon Lewis. Hussain’s stern words come after Australia retained the Women’s Ashes with a win in the first T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground and take an unassailable 8-0 lead in the multi-format series. Though there are four more games left, it looks unlikely that England will make a fightback to at least draw the series. “The reaction and what has happened reminds me very much of when we were playing out there. I don’t think we were whitewashed – and this England women’s side haven’t been whitewashed, but they’ve lost their first four games.” “The Ashes have gone; I lost them in 12 days, Heather Knight in nine days – albeit different formats. It must be hugely disappointing. Australia have shown their class. To put it in context, just how good Australia are as a cricketing nation, they haven’t lost an ODI …

New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live Score: 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024 to start at 03:30 AM

New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live Score: 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024 to start at 03:30 AM

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New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live Score: Welcome to the live coverage of 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024. Match will start at 03:30 AM New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live Score, 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024 New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live Score: Welcome to the live coverage of 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024. Match will start on 21 Dec 2024 at 03:30 AMVenue : Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand Women squad – Brooke Halliday, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Sophie Devine, Bella James, Izzy Gaze, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Molly Penfold, Rosemary MairAustralia Women squad – Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt…Read More Follow all the updates here: Dec 21, 2024 2:33 AM IST Welcome to the live coverage of 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New …

India Women Have Done Well At Home, West Indies Series Important To Get Confidence Back: Harmanpreet Kaur

India Women Have Done Well At Home, West Indies Series Important To Get Confidence Back: Harmanpreet Kaur

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Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday backed the Indian women’s team to regain confidence in home conditions during the three-match T20I series against the West Indies, following a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign and a 0-3 defeat in Australia. Having failed to progress beyond the group stage in the T20 World Cup in October, India bounced back with a 2-1 ODI series win against New Zealand at home. However, their 0-3 loss in the ODI series in Australia has once again put the team under significant pressure. “After the World Cup, we played against New Zealand, we did really well in the home conditions and Australia tour result was not something which we were expecting but lot of learnings for us,” Kaur told the media here before India’s training session ahead of the first T20I against the West Indies. “In India, whenever we (have) played, we (have) played good cricket, the only (disappointing) thing was (the) World Cup and then the Australia tour which didn’t go according to our plans but apart from that, …