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India Women's Cricket Team Leaves For China To Participate In Asian Games

India's women cricket team have left for China on Saturday night to start their first-ever stint in the Asian Games which will start from September 23 in Hangzhou. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) shared the picture of the team on their X (formerly Twitter) handle. "The Girls of Indian Cricket are ready to rock at #AsianGames2022 In an exclusive ceremony tonight, the team received an enthusiastic send off from @SAI_Bengaluru. Can't wait to watch all of them make proud! You go GIRLS! We are here to #Cheer4India," SAI Media wrote.

India Vice-Captain Smriti Mandhana To Skip Women's Big Bash League For Second Year In Row

India women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will skip the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) for the second year in a row as she has not put forward her name for the inaugural player draft, scheduled for September 3. Almost all the top India players, including captain Harmanpreet Kaur, young Harleen Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma figure in the list of over 122 overseas players who have put their names forward for the draft. A total of 18 Indian players are in the list of which Harmanpreet (Melbourne Renegades) and Jemimah (Melbourne Stars) are eligible for retention.

Smriti Mandhana Surpasses Jemimah Rodrigues To Achieve This Big Feat In The Hundred Competition

India women's team star batter Smriti Mandhana achieved a new milestone on Friday in the ongoing The Hundred Women's Competition. Playing for Southern Brave, Mandhana played an unbeaten knock of 70 runs against Welsh Fire and became the registered the highest number of fifty plus scores in the history of the Women's Hundred. The 27-year-old batter has now got five fifty plus scores but her brilliant innings also could not help the Braves in defeating the Fire as the Anya Shrubsole-led side ended up losing by four runs.

Jemimah Rodrigues To Play In The Hundred For Northern Superchargers

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has signed a last-minute deal to play for Northern Superchargers in the upcoming Hundred tournament in England, replacing Australia's Heather Graham. The 22-year-old Rodrigues was among the leading run-scorer in the inaugural season of the Hundred but missed a major chunk of the competition last year due to a wrist injury. According to espncricinfo.com, the Northern Superchargers had opted against retaining the Indian batter ahead of the draft in March this year, but have been able to bring her back in their side as an injury replacement.

Did Harmanpreet Kaur Disrespect Bangladesh Captain By Calling Umpires For Photoshoot? Smriti Mandhana Responds

India's 3rd and final women's one-day international against Bangladesh ended in a thrilling tie that also saw Harmanpreet Kaur smashing her stumps after getting dismissed. The India skipper launched and unflinching attack at the match officials, calling for neutral umpires to be assigned. The drama, however, didn't end there. As per reports, Harmanpreet even invited the umpires for a post-match photograph, insulting the Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana, who refused to stay for the photo-ops, in the process. When India's senior batter Smriti Mandhana was asked about the post-match scenes, she rubbished the talks of Harmanpreet insulting her Bangladesh counterpart.

Smriti Mandhana Fires Back At Reporter Questioning Harmanpreet Kaur's Criticism Of Umpires

Harmanpreet Kaur might have gone ballistic but Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was way more tempered in her criticism of Bangladeshi umpires Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed after the third WODI on Saturday was tied with some debatable decisions coming under scanner. Both teams wre locked at identical score of 225 and the series ended in a 1-1 draw. Skipper Kaur has courted controversy after she was adjudged leg-before off a Nahida Akter delivery while trying to sweep. She claimed that the ball hit the bat before hitting the pads. She broke the stumps in disgust and termed the umpiring "pathetic" at post-match presentation.

Bangladesh vs India, 3rd Women's ODI, Live Score Updates: Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque Solid For Bangladesh, India Eye Wickets

Bangladesh vs India, 3rd Women's ODI, Live Updates:Bangladesh are off to a steady start after opting to bat against India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series here at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. After suffering defeat in the opening ODI, India came back strongly to level the series 1-1 with a dominant 108-run triumph. On Sunday, Bangladesh women defeated India for the first time in ODIs, making history. However, India responded magnificently by crushing Bangladesh in the subsequent match. (Live Scorecard)

"Not A Very Big Thing...": Smriti Mandhana's Interesting Statement On Absence Of India Women's Head Coach

Unperturbed by the absence of a head coach for over six months, Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana preferred to look at the silver lining, saying tips shared by a different set of coaching staff will be advantageous. Since the sacking of Ramesh Powar in December last year, the women's cricket team has been without a head coach. The side was even forced to play the T20 World Cup in February without the head of the coaching staff.

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India Women's Cricket Team Leaves For China To Participate In Asian Games

India Vice-Captain Smriti Mandhana To Skip Women's Big Bash League For Second Year In Row

Smriti Mandhana Surpasses Jemimah Rodrigues To Achieve This Big Feat In The Hundred Competition

Jemimah Rodrigues To Play In The Hundred For Northern Superchargers

Did Harmanpreet Kaur Disrespect Bangladesh Captain By Calling Umpires For Photoshoot? Smriti Mandhana Responds

Smriti Mandhana Fires Back At Reporter Questioning Harmanpreet Kaur's Criticism Of Umpires

Bangladesh vs India, 3rd Women's ODI, Live Score Updates: Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque Solid For Bangladesh, India Eye Wickets

"Not A Very Big Thing...": Smriti Mandhana's Interesting Statement On Absence Of India Women's Head Coach