Poonam Raut

Skipper Mithali Raj hit a stroke-filled 85 as Indian women's cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs in a warm-up game for the ICC Women's World Cup on Wednesday.

Poonam Raut and Mithali Raj shared an unbeaten 127-run stand as India women steamrolled South Africa by eight wickets in the final of the Quadrangular Series on Sunday.

India launched their campaign on Saturday with a comfortable 35-run win over hosts England, riding on superb batting display by the top-order, including skipper Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana.

Australia A Women defeated their Indian counterparts by four wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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.

India women’s team batter Poonam Raut on Thursday expressed her disappointment after being left out of the Indian women's World Cup squad.

The Mumbai Cricket Association will felicitate on August 12, the members of the Indian women's cricket team, that finished runner-up in the Women's Cricket World Cup.

The BCCI has congratulated the Indian women's team for their record-breaking spree, including the highest partnership between Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut against Ireland, in the ongoing Women's Quadrangular Series in South Africa.

Women cricketers from Indian team will descend on the city from October 1 to participate in the Women's Challenger Trophy.

Rain continued to play spoilsport in the pink ball women's daynight Test between India and Australia in Carrara, robbing the fans of almost a session and a half of play on Day Two on Friday. Rain had severely curtailed proceedings on Day One too.

Brimming with confidence after upstaging England, India would look to continue the winning momentum when they take on the West Indies in their second match of the ICC Women's World Cup, on Thursday.

This ICC Women’s World Cup saw the Indian girls bring their A-game. Yet, support for them, be it at the stands or on social media, was scant. If this isn’t sexism in sports, what is?

Deepti Sharma produced a stunning 188-run knock, the second highest score in women's one-day internationals, to set up India's massive 249-run win over Ireland in the quadrangular series here on Monday.

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Tuesday shortlisted 25 women probables for a 10-day fitness camp to prepare them for the ensuing tour of England.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) this evening felicitated members of the Women's Cricket team, which ended as runners up in the Cricket World Cup in England last month.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh each for five members of the Indian women's team for their stellar performance in the recently concluded ICC World Cup.

India A will take on their Australian counterparts in the first of three women's limited overs games here at the Mumbai Cricket Association's Bandra-Kurla complex facility on Monday.

A strong tune-up notwithstanding, India will have their task cut out when they lock horns with title contenders England in the tournament- opener of the ICC Women's World Cup on Saturday.

After India slumped to their second successive defeat in the league phase of the ICC Women's World Cup, Mithali Raj sent a terse message to her teammates. "If we play like today, we won't get through to the semis," Mithali told her compatriots.

Mithali Raj will lead India women's team for a limited overs tour of Australia where they would play three ODIs and an equal number of T20 internationals.

“When I walked off it was an impulsive decision and I knew it was out and I listened to my soul and did what I felt right at that time. Usually, when a wicket falls no team likes it, and the same happens. Everyone always has a different opinion but I did what I felt like was right,” Raut told this paper.

It’s the biggest opening stand in ODIs not just for women but even for men. India scored 358/2 and Ireland, in reply, were all out for 109 in 40 overs, handing India’s women their biggest victory in terms of runs in ODIs.

Jaya Sharma, who has not played international cricket since last November, was named among the 30 probables announced by the BCCI on Monday for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Cup.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana's record-breaking partnership against South Africa led India Women to a commanding position with 334 runs scored for the loss of two wickets, showcasing exceptional batting skills in the one-off Test match.

It was a special day for young Priya Punia who scored a half-century on her debut in the first One-day International (ODI) against South Africa at Reliance Stadium here on Tuesday.

Opener Priya Punia's well-compiled fifty went in vain as the Indian women's team suffered a narrow one-run defeat against the West Indies in the first ICC Women's Championship ODI here.

It was a heart-breaking loss for India in the World Cup T20 semi-final against England but for some of the players it is time to get back to the ground and dish out some good performances.