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The Mumbai Cricket Association has requested the Maharashtra government to allot a suitable plot of land in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for the establishment of a residential women’s cricket academy. MCA president Ajinkya Naik submitted a formal letter in this regard to the state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday. The development comes in the…
India’s Deepti Sharma made a big jump of 10 places to 23rd among batters on the back of her strong showing in the ongoing ODI series against England while compatriot Smriti Mandhana maintained her top spot in the latest ICC rankings released on Tuesday. England and India players made significant gains in the latest ICC…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the final of the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI Series between India and Sri Lanka, held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently muggy and humid. The ground staff have lived up to expectations. The pitch is pretty hard, and there is an even covering of…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 1st ODI match of Women’s Tri-Nation Series between India and Sri Lanka being played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PREVIEW The Indian women’s cricket team faces its Sri Lankan counterpart to kick-off the Tri-Nation ODI series in Sri Lanka on Sunday at the R….
Pakistan women’s team veteran Nida Dar has withdrawn from national selection because of mental health issues, a first in the country’s cricket. Nida, 39, a former captain of the national women’s team, said in a social media post on Friday that she has taken a break from cricket. “In the past few months, a lot…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the formation of a dedicated task force to support displaced Afghan women cricketers. In a landmark initiative, the ICC has joined hands with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and Cricket Australia (CA) to assist athletes from the…
With all six teams at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier having played a game each, four sides returned to action on Day 3. While Pakistan and Scotland had won their opening fixtures, West Indies and Ireland had dropped points. We take a look at how the second round of games featuring the…
Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct in the victory against UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday. She admitted to the Level 1 offence, which pertains to showing dissent at an umpire’s decision. The 35-year-old has been guilty of losing…
Priya Mishra slots into the archetype of a modern-day leg-spinner favouring the bustling nature of the white-ball formats. All of 20 years old, the diminutive bowler from Delhi is inclined to homing in on the stumps and deceiving batters with a well-masked wrong ’un as opposed to giving her leg-break a mighty rip. Over the…
UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar praised new skipper Deepti Sharma’s all-round effort despite the team’s six-run loss to Gujarat Giants on Sunday. “Thought the way that Deepti batted was really well. She had a pretty good all-round game and actually showed the fight. Whilst wickets were falling, she knew her plan and stuck to it,”…
