Taniya Bhatia

As the Indian women's team prepares to play their first match under lights in the five-match T20I series against South Africa in Surat, wicketkeeper-batswoman Taniya Bhatia said the experience of playing in the women's IPL will keep them in good stead.

India wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia, in a tweet on Monday, alleged theft at the team’s official hotel in London.

Last January, Taniya Bhatia became the city's first woman cricketer to join the Indian team. One year, 25 T20s, and three one-day internationals later, the 21-year-old's goal has shifted to cementing her place in the side.

Veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami was named in the Indian women's team for the T20 tri-series involving Australia and England with Harmanpreet Kaur back as the leader.

Young wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues have been elevated to B category in the BCCI central contracts for the 2022-23 season while the likes of Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia have been dropped.

Wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia on Sunday suffered from concussion following a hit on her neck in the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup against Australia at the MCG here.

She keeps the country's faith. As the dip in Taniya Bhatia's batting form before the Australian tri-series and women's T20 World Cup worried Team India, the wicketkeeper returned with a 19-ball 31 for India A in the Challenger series.

Branded as the 'Lady MS' of the Indian women's cricket team for her agility behind the stumps, young wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia says she takes pride on the title, and wants to emulate the two-time World Cup winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's approach to the game.

Rookie wicketkeeper-batter Indrani Roy from Jharkhand was rewarded with maiden Test and ODI call-up for India's tour of England next month but senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad missed out due to an injury.

Most big guns of Indian women's cricket, including Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, were on Saturday rested from the Challenger Trophy which will begin with a clash between the Sneh Rana-led India A and an India B helmed by Taniya Bhatia, on December 4 at Vijayawada.

Veteran Mithali Raj will lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur as her deputy. The side also includes veterans Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and the young Shafali Verma among others.

Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the cricket semi-final match of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

India wicketkeeper-batter Taniya Bhatia on Monday claimed she was robbed of her important belongings, including cash, cards and jewellery, during the women's team stay at Marriott Hotel in London.

Wicketkeeper R Kalpana made a comeback to the Indian women's cricket team following a long hiatus after she was included in the 15-member squad, led by skipper Mithali Raj, for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England starting on February 22 in Mumbai.

The Australian women's cricket team won the toss and opted to field against India in the one-off Day/Night Test on Thursday.

India women all-rounder Deepti Sharma has said that her unbeaten knock in the first innings of the one-off Test against England gave her a lot of confidence to do well in the second innings to help her side walk away with a draw. The left-handed batter Deepti was promoted to number three in the second innings and she played a knock of 54 to give India a good start in the second innings.

There might be more than three weeks of time left for the England series to get underway but India women's vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the multi-format tour. England and India will lock horns in a one-off Test match, three ODIs, and three T20Is. Harmanpreet, the vice-captain in the longer format, will lead the Indian side in the T20I series.

An allround show from L Nethra (40 & 4/22) helped Tamil Nadu women beat Tripura by 31 runs in the BCCI senior women T20 league (Plate C) tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.