They came dreaming big, riding high on confidence. But midway through their innings, the Women in Blue were living a nightmare. Four wickets tumbled within a space of a couple of overs. Sri Lanka was threatening a coup. The Indians, however, fought back. Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana ensured the main host would…
All-rounder Deepti Sharma overtook former international Neetu David to become India’s second-highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs. The off-spin bowler reached this milestone during India’s Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 opener against Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. Deepti removed Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu before sending Kaveesha Dilhari back to pick…
Two stunning innings, on either side of the interval on a mad Saturday, provided the best advertisement for the upcoming women’s cricket World Cup. Beth Mooney’s 75-ball 138 (23×4, 1×6) had virtually sealed a series-winning victory for Australia against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Australia had made 412 — 110 runs more than the…
It is not just the Asia Cup that features an India-Pakistan faceoff. In the women’s Cricket World Cup, too, the neighbouring rivals are scheduled to square off. That match is going to be held in Colombo on October 5. When Deepti Sharma was asked, on the eve of the second women’s ODI against Australia here,…
India capped off a successful tour of England to clinch the ODI series 2-1 after securing a 13-run victory in the third and final ODI at Riverside Ground in Durham on Tuesday. India’s victory was built on a dominating first innings total of 318, powered by a blistering 82-ball century from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (102)….
Deepti Sharma feels that the Indian team is on the right track as far as preparations for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup are concerned but wants to focus on the ongoing England series as the marquee event is still two months away. Deepti scored a composed unbeaten 62 in India’s successful chase of 259…