Nicole Bolton

India will have to rectify their shortcomings when they face an ascending Australia on Thursday in a must-win second game of the three-match series, which is part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship.

Defending champions Australia began their campaign on a resounding note, beating the West Indies by eight wickets with opener Nicole Bolton hitting an unbeaten 107.

Riding on opener Nicole Bolton’s hundred and sterling work by their spinners Australia beat the Indian women by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series at Reliance Stadium in Vadodara on Monday. The visitors bowled out India for just 200 runs and chased the target with 17 overs to spare.

Young Indian batter Shafali Verma endured an underwhelming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) debut in her team Sydney Sixers' six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars on the opening day of the competition at the Bellerive Oval on Thursday.

The series already lost, India women would look to salvage some pride when they take on mighty Australia in the third and final game of the series, a part of the ICC Women ODI Championship on Sunday.

It will be nothing short of exceptional if India upstage Australia, feels captain Mithali Raj, who reckons her team will have the "home advantage" in the ICC women's World Cup semi-final here on Thursday.

Alyssa Healy smashed a rollicking half-century as the Sydney Sixers opened the women's Twenty20 Big Bash League with a six-wicket win with four balls to spare over the Melbourne Stars Thursday.

India's women Twenty-20 International captain Harmanpreet Kaur made her debut for Lancashire Thunder a memorable one as she smacked a six off the penultimate ball to help Lancashire beat Surrey Stars by five wickets in the Kia Super League at The Oval.

Opener Nicole Bolton struck an unbeaten 100 off 101 balls after Australian spinners bamboozled the Indian batting to set up a crushing eight-wicket win in the opening game of the three-match series, which is part of the ICC Women's Championship.

Ahead of their three-match ODI rubber against hosts India, the Australian women's outfit would look to get a feel of the conditions when they take on Indian women's A team in a 50-over game on Tuesday.

India's Pratika Rawal has shattered records, becoming the fastest woman to reach 500 ODI runs in just eight innings, surpassing Charlotte Edwards' previous record. During the tri-series in Sri Lanka, Rawal's impressive 78-run innings against South Africa cemented her achievement. With 572 runs at an average of 81.71, she's now second-fastest overall, only behind Janneman Malan.

The Australian women's cricket team wrapped up their series with India 2-0 with a game to spare, taking the second ODI in Vadodara by 60 runs on Thursday.

India's limited overs vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slammed a 39-ball 45 to power defending champions Sydney Thunder to a six-wicket win over Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash league here on Sunday.

Australia's all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has revealed that she has taken to painting to stave off boredom during the self-isolation period.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been shortlisted for the Women's Big Bash League Team of the Decade. The shortlist features 50 players who have played at least 60 WBBL matches. Fans can vote for their favorite players from November 11-24, with the final 12-player team announced on December 1st.

The Australian women's team warmed up in style as they thrashed India A by 321 runs in the first of the two practice games held on Tuesday.

High on confidence after the triumph in South Africa, Indian women's cricket team will be aiming to put up another stellar show against Australia in the three-match ODI series beginning on Monday.

India will face their biggest challenge so far in the ICC Women's World T20 when they lock horns with a gifted Australian team in an inconsequential game Saturday.

Their four-match unbeaten streak brought to a halt, India will be keen to bounce back and take a step towards securing a semi-final spot when they take on the mighty Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup, on Wednesday.

On the back of inspiring performances, India women have reached their second final and are up against three-time champions England vying for the prestigious trophy at Lord’s on Sunday.

Senior batsmen Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh missed out but the fast-rising Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns were rewarded for their performances in Cricket Australia's annual player contracts announced on Thursday.

India's semifinal hopes suffered a major jolt after Australia notched up a comfortable eight-wicket win, riding on a superb show by their top-order batswomen in the ICC Women's World Cup on Wednesday.

Odds are stacked heavily against them but a confident India will aim to turn the tables when they take on six-time champions Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup on Thursday.