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Fixtures, complete match list, time table, match dates, timings, venues

Fixtures, complete match list, time table, match dates, timings, venues

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4 min readFeb 24, 2026 05:21 PM IST Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Full Schedule: The schedule for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with 12 teams competing for the T20 crown in England later this year. Hosts England will take on Sri Lanka in the tournament opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 12, while Ireland and Scotland begin their campaign against each other in an all-European clash at Old Trafford on June 13. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in Birmingham on Sunday, June 14. India are placed in a tricky Group A alongside Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Netherlands. Group B includes host England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland and Scotland. The Dutch side will be making their Women’s T20 World Cup debut and open their campaign against Bangladesh, who remained unbeaten in the qualifying tournament. New Zealand are the defending Women’s T20 World Cup champion. The final of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup will be played at the hallowed Lord’s …

Indian sports wish list – Dream Headlines for the rest of 2026

Indian sports wish list – Dream Headlines for the rest of 2026

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A miserable sporting January, would you not agree? Outside of the effervescence of the WPL and the radiance of Virat Kohli, what else made news in the first month of the year? India’s boxing nationals start four days after schedule because of government restrictions in force due to severe pollution. Within two weeks of the new year, two girl trainees, 15 and 17, are found hanging in their room at Sports Authority of India’s hostel in Kollam. **EDS, YEARENDERS 2025: WOMEN IN SPORTS** Navi Mumbai: India’s players celebrates with the trophy during the presentation ceremony after winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, at the DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai, early Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) (PTI11_03_2025_000083A)(PTI12_25_2025_000120A) (PTI) This awful tragedy was followed by the organisational farce of pigeons, monkeys and Delhi air of the India Open badminton. And the latest is news of pole-vaulters, including national champion and record holder, being asked to get off a train as they were carrying their competition poles and left arguing for five hours with …

Vaishnavi Sharma’s international debut is a reward for domestic performances, says coach Amol Muzumdar

Vaishnavi Sharma’s international debut is a reward for domestic performances, says coach Amol Muzumdar

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It was something of a surprise when Vaishnavi Sharma – widely touted as one of the most promising name in the mega auction pool for WPL – found no takers from the five franchises. The young left-arm spinner from Madhya Pradesh, who just turned 20 last week, was India’s leading wicket-taker at the U19 World Cup earlier this year, including a memorable 5/5 against Sri Lanka where she also registered a hat-trick. In the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy she was again at the top of wicket-taking charts with 21 from 9 innings. While a WPL bid has proved elusive for now, head coach Amol Muzumdar said on Thursday that the promising spinner has been rewarded with an international debut against Sri Lanka based on the consistency of her domestic exploits. “I think she responded really well,” Muzumdar said in Thiruvananthapuram ahead of the third T20I. “Credit to her that she comes from under-19. And I would like to stress that domestic performance was rewarded by the selectors. So real credit to them.” Vaishnavi impressed with …

India to host Sri Lanka Women for five-match T20I series next month | Cricket News

India to host Sri Lanka Women for five-match T20I series next month | Cricket News

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After winning their first ever 50-over ICC World Cup at home, the Indian women’s cricket team will be back in action on home soil, albeit in the T20I format as they host Sri Lanka for a five-match T20I series. The T20I series will be held from December 21 to December 30 and will be held in the cities of Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram. The first two games will be played in Visakhapatnam before the remaining three will be played in Thiruvananthapuram according to the schedule released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday. 🚨 News 🚨 Schedule for @IDFCFIRSTBank T20I series against Sri Lanka Women announced. Details ▶️ https://t.co/jYCdTE8YhA#TeamIndia | #WomenInBlue | #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/wK4d5c0XLQ — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) November 28, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Indian women’s team was initially supposed to play a home series against Bangladesh during the period, but it was later deferred due to political tensions between the two countries. The Sri Lankans will be playing a T20I bilateral series in India for the first time since 2016, which …

Fadnavis Felicitates Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues & Radha Yadav After World Cup Win | India News

Fadnavis Felicitates Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues & Radha Yadav After World Cup Win | India News

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Last Updated:November 07, 2025, 14:37 IST Devendra Fadnavis felicitated Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav in Mumbai for their key roles in India’s ICC Women’s World Cup win. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis felicitated the players. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis felicitated the three players from the state who were part of India’s historic ICC Women’s World Cup–winning squad. The ceremony, held in Mumbai, honoured Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav, all of whom played pivotal roles in India’s maiden World Cup triumph earlier this month. Devendra Fadnavis presented the players with mementoes and congratulated them for bringing “immense pride” to Maharashtra. He said their performances had “lifted the stature of Indian women’s cricket” and inspired countless young athletes across the country. ‘Your Victory Has Made Maharashtra Proud’ Addressing the players, Devendra Fadnavis said the nation was still celebrating India’s landmark victory in the final against South Africa on November 2 at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. “You have created history. The world has witnessed the rise of a new champion in women’s …

Retained player lists revealed ahead of November mega-auction

Retained player lists revealed ahead of November mega-auction

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#News | Full list of retained players for WPL 2026🏆 Royal Challengers BengaluruSmriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry & Shreyanka Patil. Delhi CapitalsJemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland & Niki Prasad. Gujarat GiantsAshleigh Gardner &… pic.twitter.com/tK8gBpJcOC — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) November 6, 2025 Ahead of the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), all five franchises have submitted their final list of retained players before the mega-auction, which will be held in the final week of November. The official announcement is set to be made today on Star Sports following the India vs Australia 4th T20I. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that each franchise can retain up to five players, including a maximum of three Indian players and two overseas internationals. The retention slabs are structured from ₹3.5 crore for the top player to ₹50 lakh for the fifth retained slot. Teams opting to retain fewer players will receive Right to Match (RTM) cards for the auction. Surprisingly, UP Warriorz have not retained India all-rounder Deepti …

As ‘Harman puttar’ brings home World Cup trophy, quaint Moga basks in her glory

As ‘Harman puttar’ brings home World Cup trophy, quaint Moga basks in her glory

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In Punjab’s quaint town Moga, Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar, now the country’s first women’s cricket team Captain to lift the ICC Women’s World Cup Trophy, and her family, shattered many glass ceilings. Until a few years ago, families in this semi-rural town would hardly allow their daughters to pursue sports. In those very local grounds and parks, Harmanpreet grew up playing cricket and football with boys. Today, Moga is celebrating its “Harman Puttar” as she has brought home the trophy. The force behind Harmanpreet was her father Harmandar Singh Bhullar, a sports enthusiast who otherwise worked at the Moga district court as a clerk for living. Locals remember how little Harmanpreet would accompany her father to the grounds of Guru Nanak College and play cricket and football with boys. It was on one such day that her first coach and mentor Kamaldeesh Singh Sodhi, noticed her and offered free cricket coaching at his private school, and the rest became history. Story continues below this ad Around eight years ago, Moga woke up to a new dawn …

Harmanpreet Kaur’s India gear up for home ODI World Cup with tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, also featuring South Africa

Harmanpreet Kaur’s India gear up for home ODI World Cup with tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, also featuring South Africa

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There is a good case to be made that between the two white-ball formats, the Indian women’s team is better suited to the 50-over format. With an ODI World Cup coming up in home conditions (in perhaps a hybrid model, based on the decision regarding Pakistan’s matches), a tri-nation tournament in Sri Lanka comes as a good opportunity to assess where the team stands. Playing primarily evening matches in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) recently, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will have to get used to day fixtures in the subcontinent heat as they face hosts Sri Lanka and a solid South African side led by Laura Wolvaardt. Under head coach Amol Muzumdar, the Indian think tank has been tinkering with the squads quite a lot in recent times. With Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh the only regulars apart from Harmanpreet, the bowling line-up has witnessed a lot of chopping and changing. Story continues below this ad The squad selected for this tri-nation sees Arundhati Reddy and Sneh Rana – a pacer …

Check out the full list

Check out the full list

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the central contract list for the Indian Women’s cricket team on Monday. The list included captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the highest annual retainer category of Rs. 50 lakh — Grade A. The Grade B retainer list, where players will get Rs. 30 lakh, saw left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad dropped. Middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues, pacer Renuka Thakur, wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh, and opener Shafali Verma all remain in this bracket. Emerging fast bowler Titas Sadhu, all-rounders Shreyanka Patil, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, and wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry have been awarded their maiden central contracts for the 2024-25 season by the BCCI, all placed in the Grade C category. Story continues below this ad Notable omissions from the Grade C list are Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, S Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, and Harleen Deol. BCCI annual player retainership 2024-25 (Senior Women) Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective …

14-year-old Ira Jadhav slams 346 in U-19 cricket breaks Smriti Mandhana’s record | Cricket News

14-year-old Ira Jadhav slams 346 in U-19 cricket breaks Smriti Mandhana’s record | Cricket News

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14-year-old Mumbai opener Ira Jadhav on Sunday became the first Indian to slam a triple hundred in U19 cricket. Opening the batting for Mumbai in the U19 Women’s One Day Trophy, Jadhav waltzed into the record books as she broke India batter Smriti Mandhana’s age-group record for the highest U19 score by an Indian. Jadhav sent the hapless Meghalaya attack at the Alur Cricket Ground on an unprecedented leather hunt, collecting 42 fours and 16 sixes in her marathon innings. The teenager finished unbeaten on 346 off 157 balls as Mumbai mounted a mammoth 563/3 in 50 overs – the highest score by an Indian women’s domestic side across all tournaments and age groups. Jadhav is the first Indian (man or woman) to record a triple century across any BCCI-organised limited-overs tournament. Having picked the bat up for the first time when she was eight years old, Ira Jadhav had listed herself in the WPL auction 2025 list in December. However, marked among the youngest players in the mini-auction pool, Jadhav found no bidders. Alongside …