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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur Climb A Spot In ICC Women's ODI Rankings

Indian batters Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have jumped one spot up in the latest update of the Women's Player Rankings on Tuesday. Mandhana has climbed to fourth position with 708 points while the Indian captain Harmanpreet has improved her position to sixth with 694 points. England's star batter Nat Sciver-Brunt is the leading ODI batter in the latest updated rankings. Sciver-Brunt scored a record-breaking century in their third ICC Women's Championship ODI victory over Sri Lanka, reaching three figures in just 66 balls, the best for an England women's player. She finished with 120 from just 74 balls, hitting 18 fours and a six in the knock.

Ireland motivated to take scalp in ODI against England

Ireland will be watching next month's World Cup from home but interim captain Paul Stirling insists there is no lack of motivation for their series against neighbours England.

"May Be Slightly Older...": World Cup-Winning Captain's Interesting Verdict On Ravichandran Ashwin

After successfully winning the Asia Cup, Team India's next assignment is the three-match ODIs against Australia, which will kick-start from Friday. On Monday, skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for the upcoming series. All-rounder Ravichandran has earned a surprise call-up as he will be playing his first ODI since January, 2022. Ashwin, who is India's highest Test wicket-taker among active cricketers, has been named in the place of an injured Axar Patel and will aim to make the most from the given opportunity.

Shaheen Afridi Quells 'Rift Rumours' With Babar Azam With 'Family' Photo. Post Viral

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team, one of the pre-Asia Cup favourites, could not live up to its reputation and were knocked out of the Super 4 stage. The Pakistan team were pegged back by injuries of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah too. Though they fought till the end, Pakistan could not go over the line in a must-win match against co-hosts Sri Lanka, and were shown the door.

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah! Ajit Agarkar Points Out India's 'Trump Card' Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

Team India gifted their fans a moment to rejoice after they registered a brilliant win over Sri Lanka to clinch their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side looked in great touch in the entire tournament as they won every game, except for one against Bangladesh. In the final match, pacer Mohammed Siraj stole the show with his impressive six-wicket haul and also bagged the Player of the Match award. Apart from him, it was spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was declared as the Player of the Series for his power-packed performance.

"Australia Is A Good Opponent": Deepak Chahar Ahead Of Upcoming ODIs

Indian pacer Deepak Chahar said that in coming days, it would be important for the team management to maintain the rhythm of its pacers through adequate game time and also keep them fresh ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home from October 5 onwards. India's final assignment before the World Cup at home will be a three ODI series against Australia from September 22 onwards. After this, they will play WC warm-up games against England (September 30) and Netherlands (October 3). India will then start its World Cup campaign on October 8 against the Aussies at Chennai.

'Unsung Hero Of Indian Cricket': Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Rahul Dravid

Indian cricket team broke several records with a magnificent 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday. The chief architect of India's win was pacer Mohammed Siraj, who mercilessly ripped apart Sri Lanka's top order in the title clash with six wickets to his name. Courtesy Siraj's dream opening spell and vital contributions from Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, Team India bundled out the hosts for just 50 runs. Later, the Rohit Sharma-led side finished off the proceedings in just 6.1 overs.

Asia Cup 2023: "OK Google, Play Mohammed Siraj..." - Ex-India Star's 'Unplayable' Praise For Star Pacer Wins Internet

Mohammed Siraj was in the form of his life as he produced a devastating spell of pace bowling to guide India to the Asia Cup 2023 title on Sunday. Siraj finished with six wickets as the Rohit Sharma-led side defeated Sri Lanka comprehensively by 10 wickets. Siraj looked in brilliant from during the very beginning and he went right through the Sri Lankan top-order with four wickets in a single over. Former Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer lauded Siraj for his effort and came up with a rather witty praise.

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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur Climb A Spot In ICC Women's ODI Rankings

Ireland motivated to take scalp in ODI against England

"May Be Slightly Older...": World Cup-Winning Captain's Interesting Verdict On Ravichandran Ashwin

Shaheen Afridi Quells 'Rift Rumours' With Babar Azam With 'Family' Photo. Post Viral

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah! Ajit Agarkar Points Out India's 'Trump Card' Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

"Australia Is A Good Opponent": Deepak Chahar Ahead Of Upcoming ODIs

'Unsung Hero Of Indian Cricket': Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Rahul Dravid

Asia Cup 2023: "OK Google, Play Mohammed Siraj..." - Ex-India Star's 'Unplayable' Praise For Star Pacer Wins Internet