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A stunning century from skipper Laura Wolvaardt guided the Proteas women to a comfortable victory in the second ODI against New Zealand at Pietermaritzburg Oval on Thursday.
Star Indian batter Smriti Mandhana has climbed a spot to number six while her captain Harmanpreet Kaur dropped to the eighth spot in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings released on Wednesday. Swashbuckling batter Mandhana has 704 rating points while the big-hitting Harmanpreet, who has moved two spots down, has 702. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma are the lone Indians in the top 10 among bowlers and all-rounders respectively.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has regained her place in the top 10 of the latest ICC women's T20I batting rankings following her stellar show in the opening T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh. Kaur's match-winning 54 not out off 35 balls while chasing 115 has lifted her four places to 10th position. Tahlia McGrath still leads the way with 784 rating points, closely followed by teammate Beth Mooney (777). Smriti Mandhana (728), Sophie Devine (683) and Bates (677) complete the top five.
New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson achieved a bizarre record on Friday in the second women's ODI against Sri Lanka in Galle. Carson, much to everyone's surprise, bowled 11 overs during the match. The on-field umpires and the match officials did not notice the error as Carson went on to give 41 runs in her 11 overs and bagged two important wickets. Carson had completed her quota following the conclusion of the 45th over. However, a huge blunder saw her return to action in the 47th over.
It was a special innings from Sophie Devine as the New Zealand batter slammed 99 off just 36 deliveries to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a comfortable victory over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League (WPL) encounter on Saturday. Devine's innings had 9 fours and 8 massive sixes with one of the maximums going for 94 meters.
Sophie Devine struck a stunning 99 off just 36 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Giants by eight wickets in their Women's Premier League match in Mumbai on Saturday. Opting to bat, Gujarat Giants posted 188 for 4 with opener Laura Wolvaardt top-scoring with 68 off 42 balls and Ashleigh Gardner and Sabbhineni Meghana contributing 41 and 31 respectively. But Devine single-handedly won the match for RCB with her batting pyrotechnics. Captain Smriti Mandhana made 37.
UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Women's Premier League, Live:UP Warriorz have lost five wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma are standing unbeaten at the crease. Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to field against UP Warriorz in their next Women's Premier League match, at the DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. The Alyssa Healy-led side will be coming to this clash after losing to Mumbai Indians in their previous match. On the other hand, the Smriti Mandhana-led team faced a six-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in their last encounter. RCB are yet to register their first victory of the tournament while UP Warriorz have won two out of their four matches. (LIVE SCORECARD)
WPL 2023, Royal challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz Live Update: Ellyse Perry and Kanika Ahuja eye recovery for two-down Royal Challengers Bangalore against UP Warriorz. Smriti Mandhana lost her wicket to Rajeshwari Gayakwad while Sophie Ecclestone cleaned up Sophie Devine. Earlier, RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat. In search of first victory in the ongoing WPL, RCB face UPW at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. RCB have played three games so far but failed to register win in any of them. On the other hand, UPW started started their WPL campaign with a win over Gujarat Giants, but suffered a loss to Delhi Capitals in their next game (LIVE SCORECARD)