Proteas women to open T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka at Newlands
South Africa will host and open the ICC T20 Women's World Cup against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Friday, 10 February 2023.
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Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Full Schedule: India Grouped With Pakistan. Final On February 26
Harmanpreet Kaur's Indian team, which finished runners-up to Australia in 2020, will look to win its maiden ICC crown when it participates in the T20 World Cup in South Africa next year. The ICC released the schedule and the groups for the 10-team tournament on Monday. India have been grouped along with arch rivals Pakistan, West Indies, England and Ireland in Group B.
Jhulan Goswami "Spit Fire" Even While Bowling In The Nets: Mithali Raj
Jhulan Goswami's commitment to the game was such that she would "spit fire" even while bowling in the nets, and at the receiving end of it often was her longtime teammate and captain, Mithali Raj. India's finest ever batter Mithali, who called time on a glorious career in July, on Saturday welcomed her contemporary and fast-bowling great Jhulan into the former cricketers' club. Having shared the dressing room for close to two decades, Mithali and Jhulan saw the massive growth of women's cricket in India, shared many memorable wins and also some heartbreaking losses.
From Chakdah to Lord's, Jhulan Goswami has had a fairytale journey
cricket as a raw, rookie pacer. It won’t take Jhulan Goswami long to become a legendary fast bowler. In the era of compact disc, Jhulan was like a long-playing record, who started her international career in 2002 under the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) against England in Chennai. At 39 years and 302 days, when the former India skipper’s journey ends with the final ODI against England at Lords on Saturday, she would have played 12 Tests, 68 T20Is and 204 ODIs, with 353 wickets in her bag. Her tally of 253 wickets in ODIs is the best in women’s cricket, with South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail a distant second with 191.
"Always Believed We Can Change Face Of Women's Cricket": Jhulan Goswami
Jhulan Goswami is one of the finest pacers India has ever produced. The veteran of 203 ODIs, has 253 wickets to her name - highest among any women's cricketer. The pacer has a knack of getting breakthroughs with the new ball in hand, and she also perfected the act of bowling with the old ball. One of her most memorable came when Jhulan bowled one of the best deliveries in women's cricket -- an absolute jaffa to get the better of Meg Lanning in the semi-final of 2017 Women's World Cup.
Smriti Mandhana becomes fastest Indian woman to complete 3000 runs in ODIs
Mandhana reached the feat in her 76th ODI innings, surpassing India legend Mithali Raj who crossed the mark in 88 innings. Mandhana achieved this feat during the second ODI match of the three-match series against England in Canterbury. Smriti Mandhana completed 3,000 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 43+ and almost 85 strike rates.
Smriti Mandhana Breaks Big ODI Record Of Mithali Raj, Placed 3rd In Global List
Indian women's cricket team's batting talisman Smriti Mandhana has another feather in her cap. The stylish left-handed opening batter became the third Indian woman to reach the landmark of 3000 runs in ODI cricket while batting in the second ODI against England on Wednesday.
Veteran India Pacer Jhulan Goswami To Retire From International Cricket After England Series
Veteran India seamer Jhulan Goswami will be retiring from international cricket after the third and final ODI against England, slated to be played on September 24 at Lord's Cricket Ground, sources told NDTV. Jhulan on Friday was named in the ODI squad for the upcoming series against England. It is important to note that Jhulan was rested after the 2022 ODI World Cup and she did not play the ODI series against Sri Lanka.