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The Women's T20 Challenge is currently underway and in the second match of the tournament this year, 23-year old leg spinner Maya Sonawane's unique bowling action has gone viral on Twitter with fans comparing it with the action former South African left arm spinner Paul Adams.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squads for the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge. Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have been named as the captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity, respectively. The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge to be played from May 23-28 at Pune's MCA stadium.
The rise in the profile of women's cricket in India has been one of the biggest and most inspirational stories to have come out of the the most popular sport in India over the past half a decade. Ever since India's fine run in the 2017 ICC World Cup, which saw the team narrowly lose the final to England, the women's game has seen a big rise in interest from fans and sponsors. While the current crop of international players are reaping the benefits of this, two players stand out for their service to Indian women's cricket for many years. Test and ODI captain Mithali Raj and veteran pacewoman Jhulan Goswami have been flying the Indian flag high in cricket for more than two decades now at the international stage.
Former chairman of the Committee of Administrators of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vinod Rai has spoken about his regret over the state of affairs of women's cricket in India in a recent interview with The Week. Mr Rai has been in the news off late due to his book "Not just a Nightwatchman", in which he has written about his tenure and his stint with cricket administration.
A fighting Indian Junior Women's hockey team went down to the Netherlands who established supremacy with a 3-0 win in the Semi-final of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup on Sunday. It was goals by Tessa Beetsma (12'), Luna Fokke (53') and Jip Dicke (54') that ensured the Netherlands booked their final berth. For India, Mumtaz Khan's early shot on goal gave a positive start to their semi-final campaign. The forward has been quite impressive in the tournament so far, however, she could not find the right deflection as her shot hit the crossbar, denying India an early 1-0 lead.
History beckons the Indian women's hockey team as it eyes a maiden final berth in the FIH Junior World Cup but in three-time champions, the Netherlands a stern test awaits it in the semifinal on Sunday. India's best performance in the tournament so far is a bronze medal finish in the 2013 edition of the event in Monchengladbach, Germany. Unbeaten so far in the tournament, the Indians have exceeded expectations in the event, beating Wales 5-1, upsetting Germany (2-1), Malaysia (4-0) and Korea (3-0).
A fighting Indian Junior Women's hockey team went down to the Netherlands who established supremacy with a 3-0 win in the Semi-final of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup on Sunday. It was goals by Tessa Beetsma (12'), Luna Fokke (53') and Jip Dicke (54') that ensured the Netherlands booked their final berth. For India, Mumtaz Khan's early shot on goal gave a positive start to their semi-final campaign. The forward has been quite impressive in the tournament so far, however, she could not find the right deflection as her shot hit the crossbar, denying India an early 1-0 lead.
The Indian women's hockey team stunned Olympic champions Netherlands 2-1 in the first match of their double leg FIH Pro League tie here on Saturday. The Indians scored through Neha (11th minute) and Sonika (28th), both from penalty corners, to hand the home team a 2-0 lead at half time. After the change of ends, the Netherlands scored from a penalty corner through Jansen Yibbi in the 40th minute to reduce the margin. This was India's fourth win in the FIH Pro League.