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Women's T20 World Cup: Lauren Bell says India 'Mankad' memory 'put to bed'

World Cup on Saturday but said their last controversial meeting had been "put to bed".India won their one-day international series 3-0 in England last summer but sealed the triumph with a 'Mankad', when Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end as she backed up too far.A tearful Dean threw her bat to the ground in disgust as boos rang out from the Lord's crowd.It renewed debate on the once-rare form of dismissal which is named after India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, who ran out Australia's Bill Brown in such fashion in a 1948 Test.

India vs England, Women's T20 World Cup: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

India take on England in a Group B clash of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup at the St George's Park in Gqeberha on Saturday. A win against world number two side, led by Heather Knight, will take the Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad effectively into the knock-out stage. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening game, before thrashing West Indies by six wickets in their following match. However, India's top-order is yet to fire in the tournament, which could be a concern for the team.

India's Predicted XI vs England, Women's T20 World Cup: Will Harmanpreet Kaur-Led Side Tinker With Winning Combination?

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led India eye a place in the knockout stage of the Women's T20 World Cup, but face a stern test at the expense of a dominant England side in their third Group B match, on Friday. With two wins from as many outings, a win would effectively take India into the knock-out stage of the Women's T20 World Cup. With India's top-order yet to fire on all cylinders, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has stepped up with crucial contributions in both games, while Jemimah Rodrigues has also looked lively.

Haiti thrash Senegal 4-0 in Women's World Cup playoffs

Haiti stormed to a 4-0 win over Senegal at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as the final qualifying playoffs for the Women's World Cup kicked off on Saturday.

Women's T20 World Cup: Matthews guides West Indies to first win

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews guided her team to their first win in the Women's T20 World Cup when they beat Ireland by six wickets with one ball to spare at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.Opening batter Matthews made 66 not out and enabled the West Indies to chase down an Irish total of 137 for nine.It was a tense finish, with Matthews clinching the win when she lofted a drive to the cover boundary off Irish captain Laura Delany.

Women's T20 World Cup: India hope to crack English code

India will face their firstreal test when they take on Group 2 toppers England in the third Group match of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Gqeberha on Saturday. The last clash between these sides — the third ODI at Lord’s in September last year — was marred by off-spinning allrounder Deepti Sharma running out England’s last batter Charlie Dean at the non-striker’s end (for backing up too far) to help her team win the game by 16 runs. The incident sparked a furious debate, with former England cricketers criticising Deepti’s action. The Indians, though, vehemently defended Deepti. However, the fact that they blanked England 3-0 to record their first ODI series win in that country in 23 years, and pipped them by four runs in the semifinals of the T20 competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, should give India plenty of confidence.

Beach Volleyball: Kaduna, Customs qualify for quarterfinals of President Cup

Kaduna State and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have qualified for the men’s quarterfinals of the ongoing 2023 President Beach Volleyball Cup in Kaduna state. Kaduna State outclassed NCS 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) in the last group stages match at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium. Kaduna State beach volleyball team captain, Uchenna Austin said he was excited to top the group that has NCS in it. “Don’t forget that one of the players won the 2022 President Beach Volleyball Cup with OMIGuard VC. Kaduna state is going for gold and we want the trophy to stay in Kaduna. We’re confident of making Nigeria proud at various international championships this year”.

Canada's Mirela Rahneva finishes 3rd overall on skeleton World Cup circuit

Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women's skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season.

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Women's T20 World Cup: Lauren Bell says India 'Mankad' memory 'put to bed'

India vs England, Women's T20 World Cup: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

India's Predicted XI vs England, Women's T20 World Cup: Will Harmanpreet Kaur-Led Side Tinker With Winning Combination?

Haiti thrash Senegal 4-0 in Women's World Cup playoffs

Women's T20 World Cup: Matthews guides West Indies to first win

Women's T20 World Cup: India hope to crack English code

Beach Volleyball: Kaduna, Customs qualify for quarterfinals of President Cup

Canada's Mirela Rahneva finishes 3rd overall on skeleton World Cup circuit