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Partnerships key to avoid losing wickets in a cluster, says Mandhana
India opening batter Smriti Mandhana on Saturday said building batting partnerships will be the key to avoid losing wickets in a cluster in the crucial match against Australia in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. India, placed fourth in the points table, have been hit by the pattern of losing wickets in a heap in the tournament
Women's World Cup: Knight leads with unbeaten 53 as England beat India by 4 wickets
Captain Heather Knight led the way with an unbeaten 53 as England beat India by four wickets in a crucial match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Bay Oval on Wednesday. After Charlie Dean's four for 23 and a much-improved fielding show bowled out India for a paltry 134, England's batting came to the party after an early wobble as the defending champions broke their winless run in the tournament.
I am really excited to get started with MI, says Jofra Archer
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians spent big money on buying Jofra Archer, despite his availability concerns. However, he has a familiar face in Mahela Jayawardene waiting for him in the franchise. Jofra and Mahela worked together at Khulna Titans during the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League. MI will be the second team Jofra will play for in the IPL after Rajasthan Royals, where he played for three seasons.
Ranji Trophy: Kushagra, Nadeem take Jharkhand to record 880 against Nagaland
After two days of determined batting, Jharkhand continued to pile the misery on a hapless Nagaland attack, finally folding for a massive 880 on the third day in Kolkata. Shahbaz Nadeem, who was on 123 overnight, finished on 177, while No. 11 Rahul Shukla remained unbeaten on 85, as the final-wicket stand yielded 191.
Pink ball Test, Day 2: Sri Lanka 28/1 at stumps, need 419 runs to beat India
Sri Lanka were 28/1 at stumps on Day 2 and needed 419 runs to beat India in the second and final Test (pink ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday. Resuming their second innings from 199/5 after the dinner break, India added 104 more runs in the third session before declaring on 303-9 in the second innings and setting a target of 447 runs for Sri Lanka to win.
Women's World Cup: Smriti, Harmanpreet score centuries as India post 317/8 against WI
Apart from their knocks of 123 and 109, Smriti and Harmanpreet were also involved in a 184-run stand. It was a free-flowing batting performance from India where they were proactive in power-play, had the intent to rotate the strike in middle overs and when it mattered the most, got the big knocks as West Indies bowlers were punished for their wayward line and length.
Women's World Cup: Positivity with which Yastika started gave a lot of confidence, says Smriti
India opener Smriti Mandhana on Saturday said the positive start given by fellow left-hander Yastika Bhatia gave her a lot of confidence in playing a big innings. Under pressure after a crushing 62-run loss to New Zealand on Thursday, India posted a mammoth 317/8 against the West Indies, with Smriti top-scoring with 123 while Harmanpreet Kaur slammed 109.
Pink-ball Test: India eye clean sweep against Sri Lanka, improvement in WTC table (preview)
After winning the first match convincingly, India will look for a 2-0 sweep against Sri Lanka, when the two sides meet in the second and final Test, which will be played under the lights, here from Saturday. A dominating win by an innings and 222 runs in the first Test in Mohali consolidated India's fifth position in the World Test Championship standings but they will be looking to move further up with a win in Bengaluru.
Ind vs SL: Mental adjustments needed for Pink Ball Tests, but there are no set parameters, says Bumrah
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said the cricketers need to make a few "mental adjustments" going into a Pink Ball Test but there are no set parameters as they have played all three day-night games in different conditions in the past.
Ind vs SL: Kuldeep hasn't been dropped, given break from bio-bubble, says Bumrah
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said that leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav hasn't been dropped from the Test squad and instead given a break from the bio-bubble to spend some quality time with his family before playing the two-month long IPL 2022.
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