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Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur struck a vital 24-ball 29 as India eked out a six-wicket win over traditional rivals Pakistan in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match in Dubai Sunday. With the ball, a disciplined India restricted Pakistan to 105 for eight but then adopted an overcautious approach while batting before Harmanpreet helped them achieve the target of 106 in 18.5 overs and register their first win of the tournament.
Ahead of the much-awaited clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan Women in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, India Women batter Jemimah Rodrigues said that every game is important for Women in Blue as they lost the last game against New Zealand Women by 58 runs. The stakes are always high when India face Pakistan in international cricket and it's no different this time around with mixed fortunes for both sides in their opening group matches.
India faced a shocking 58-run defeat in their opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Friday (IST) in Dubai. Batting first, The Blackcaps posted a total of 160/4 with skipper Sophie Devine scoring an unbeaten 57. Later, Team India got bundled out for 102 as Rosemary Mair registered a four-wicket haul. During the match, a controversial moment came to light after Kiwi batter Amelia Kerr was declared not out on a run out appeal, which led to India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's animated reaction.
The much-awaited Hockey India League (HIL) is set to return after seven long years in a new avatar, where both the men and women teams will participate. While the men's competition will have eight teams, six sides will feature in women's event. The league will be played in two venues -- Rourkela for men and Ranchi for women -- from December 28 to February 5. The players auction for the league will be held here from October 13 to 15.
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar finds himself in a state of bother for his recent remark during live commentary on TV. While commentating during India vs New Zealand 2024 Women's T20 World Cup game on Friday, Manjrekar said he doesn't have in-depth knowledge about players from North India. It happened when Manjrekar was talking about India women cricket team's coaching unit. His fellow commentator talked about Munish Bali, a former Punjab player and the side's fielding coach, and this is when Manjrekar said that he failed to recognise him.
A completely out of sorts India were trumped by opposition skipper Sophie Devine's flamboyant batting and tactical astuteness as New Zealand powered to 58-run win in a lopsided Women's T20 World Cup game in Dubai on Friday. The 'White Ferns' also put an end to their 10-match losing streak with their biggest win against India in T20Is. On a pitch which was extremely difficult for batting, Devine's power-packed unbeaten 57 off 36 balls took New Zealand to an above-par 160 for 4 in 20 overs.
A major controversy erupted during India's match against New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Friday. NZ batter Amelia Kerr played the final delivery of the 14th over to long-off and went for a single. However, while Harmanpreet at long-off thought that the ball was dead, Kerr decided to go for a second run and was actually run out before completing the double. However, by that time, the umpire had already given the cap back to Deepti Sharma and signalled the end of play. While India appealed for a run out and even Kerr made her way back to the dugout, the umpires decided that the ball was dead and as a result, the run out was not valid.
India vs New Zealand Live Updates, Women's World Cup 2024: The Indian cricket team will kick off its campain at the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Friday with a match against New Zealand. The contest will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.