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Sri Lanka Tour of India: Shafali Verma leads hosts to second win

Sri Lanka Tour of India: Shafali Verma leads hosts to second win

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A blistering half-century from opener Shafali Verma led India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Verma struck an unbeaten 34-ball 69 with 11 boundaries and a six as India chased down the target of 129 in under 12 overs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series. Chasing a partly total after opting to chase, Smriti Mandhana provided India the early aggression before she fell for an 11-ball 14. Jemimah Rodrigues, who was named the captain of WPL franchise Delhi Capitals, then joined hands with Verma to take the match away from the visitors. Together the duo stitched a 58-run stand in just 27 deliveries as India went from 29-1 in 3.1 overs to 87/2 in 7.4 overs. Rodrigues hit a six and four boundaries as she contributed a 15-ball 26 in the partnership. Once Rodrigues fell to Kawya Kavindi, Verma took the onus on herself to steer India to victory. Her aggression amped up further as she brought up a half-century …

‘Biggest reason for India to win this World Cup’: Ravichandran Ashwin praises Sree Charani after win over South Africa in the final | Cricket News

‘Biggest reason for India to win this World Cup’: Ravichandran Ashwin praises Sree Charani after win over South Africa in the final | Cricket News

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Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped praise on women’s team left-arm spinner Sree Charani for her exploits in the 2025 Women’s World Cup. The 39-year-old felt that she was going to be a superstar bowler for the future and analysed what she was doing right as a bowler, since making her international debut in April 2025. Charani finished her maiden ODI World Cup with 14 wickets in nine matches at an average of 27.64 and displayed a lack of fear for the big stage by claiming figures of 2/49 in 10 overs in the semi-final and 1/48 in nine overs in the final on Sunday. “Her ball rotation is at the correct speed. If it matches Sophie Ecclestone, Jess Jonassen or Sophie Molineux, her weight transfer. She goes into a lovely side-on position. From there, her hand comes to the front. There is no collapse anywhere. There is no energy leakage.”. Story continues below this ad “She crushed the World Cup. She is the biggest reason for India to win this World Cup. She …

‘I ask them how the pitch is reacting’: Richa Ghosh opens up about keeping to Deepti Sharma and other spinners in World Cup final | Cricket News

‘I ask them how the pitch is reacting’: Richa Ghosh opens up about keeping to Deepti Sharma and other spinners in World Cup final | Cricket News

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Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh opened up about how it helped to have conversations regarding the pitch with the likes of spinners Deepti Sharma and Sree Charani during the Women’s ODI World Cup final against South Africa on Sunday. Deepti had unarguably the best bowling spell of the tournament, where she took 5/39 in 9.3 overs and was supported by Charani, who took 1/48 in her nine overs. “I think the spinners that we have, whether it is Deepti or Charani. I ask them how the pitch is reacting and what is happening. It helps me and them as well. When I am keeping, I should also know how the pitch is reacting. I think that helps both of them. We talked about which ball would be good. I think that helped us a lot today,” Ghosh told reporters after the final on Sunday. Story continues below this ad As had been the case for the majority of the tournament, Ghosh produced a blistering cameo late in the innings with a 24-ball 34 that helped India …