Rumana Ahmed

Shafali Verma smashed a quickfire 55 off only 44 balls while in-form Jemimah Rodrigues used the long handle to good effect with an unbeaten 35 as India managed a par 159 or 5 against Bangladesh in an women's Asia Cup T20 match on Saturday.

India captain Mithali Raj retained her number three spot among batters while her veteran compatriot Jhulan Goswami maintained her second position among bowlers in the ICC women's ODI rankings issued on Tuesday.

India women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj has improved one place to reach the second spot in the latest MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings for Women which was released on Tuesday.

Indian women's cricket team began their one-day international (ODI) campaign against minnows Bangladesh with a win but not before surviving a major scare.

Bangladesh took full advantage of a complacent India as they recorded a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the Women's Asia Cup T20 competition on Wednesday.

Bangladesh beat India by three wickets in a last-ball finish to win their maiden Women's Asia Cup T20 title at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Chasing 113, Bangladesh reached the target off the final delivery to record a historic title win over the defending champions India.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that women's national players will join the second phase of the individual practice session from Monday.

India won the toss and opted to bat first against defending champions Bangladesh in a Women's Asia Cup league match on Saturday. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested against the home team and Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in her place.

Shashikala Siriwardena produced the perfect swansong to her international career by taking four wickets in Sri Lanka's ICC Women's T20 World Cup victory over Bangladesh here on Monday.

Opener Sidra Ameen's 104 went in vain as Pakistan committed hara-kiri to hand debutants Bangladesh a nine-run win, their first-ever victory in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup.

Within three weeks of taking over as coach of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team, Anju Jain has moulded the ‘minnows’ into champions.

Harmanpreet Kaur was named captain of the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year. Opening batswoman Mandhana and leg-spinner Yadav were also included in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year, which has New Zealander Suzie Bates as captain. Kaur has been rewarded for spearheading India to the semifinals of the ICC Women's World T20 2018 in the West Indies in November.

Indian duo of Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana were static at the third and sixth spots respectively in the latest update to the ICC women's ODI player rankings on Tuesday.

Host India warmed-up for the ICC Women's World T20 with a 29-run win over Ireland in a practice match on Thursday.

Riding on half-century from skipper Charlotte Edwards, England women outclassed Bangladesh by 36 runs in a group league encounter of the ICC World T20 on Thursday.

Squatting calmly at a corner of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Suji and Laika kept a keen eye on India's women's team as they went through a training session on Monday .But unlike `regular fans' who usually approach the stars for autographs and keepsakes, it was the players who strolled over to spend some time with Suji and Laika.

With less than three weeks left for Eid, shopping has gained momentum in the city markets.Wide range of dress material, shoes and accessories have flooded the market.

Indian women registered a 58-run victory over Bangladesh to complete a 3-0 whitewash in one-day international (ODI) series that concluded at the Motera Stadium here on Friday.

India's Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues have made significant progress in the latest ICC women's player rankings for batters, after their impressive performances in the recently concluded series against Bangladesh.

Follow all the live score updates from the Women's Asia Cup T20 Final between India and Bangladesh at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on the Times of India.