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Women’s T20 Challenge 2020: Velocity's Ekta Bisht credits her hard work during lockdown for three-wicket haul vs Supernovas
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Women’s T20 Challenge 2020: Velocity's Ekta Bisht credits her hard work during lockdown for three-wicket haul vs Supernovas

Ekta Bisht returned with a three-wicket haul to guide Velocity to a five-wicket win over Supernovas in Sharjah.

Women’s T20 challenge 2020, Highlights, Velocity vs Trailblazers match, Full Cricket Score: Dottin, Ghosh guide Trailblazers to 9-wicket win
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Women’s T20 challenge 2020, Highlights, Velocity vs Trailblazers match, Full Cricket Score: Dottin, Ghosh guide Trailblazers to 9-wicket win

Sushree Dibyadarshini, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Dottin is the mood to finish this in a jiffy. But it is young Richa Ghosh, who smacks a boundary off the last ball. Nine runs off the over. Trailblazers need 11 runs in 78 balls.

Women's T20 Challenge 2020: Sune Luus, Ekta Bisht help Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets in opener
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Women's T20 Challenge 2020: Sune Luus, Ekta Bisht help Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets in opener

Chasing a modest 127, Velocity were 38 for three inside nine overs but Luus took them over the line with her calm-headed 37-run knock that came off 21 balls with four fours and a six.

India Women vs South Africa Women: Mithali Raj and Co ticked all boxes with series sweep, but search for extra seamer continues
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India Women vs South Africa Women: Mithali Raj and Co ticked all boxes with series sweep, but search for extra seamer continues

India's team management will be happy all thirteen cricketers who have featured in the series have delivered at some point, contributing towards the clean sweep in some way.

India women vs South Africa women: Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad propel hosts to thrilling win in 3rd ODI, complete clean sweep
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India women vs South Africa women: Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad propel hosts to thrilling win in 3rd ODI, complete clean sweep

Spinners Ekta Bisht (3/32 in 10 overs), Deepti Sharma (2/24 in 10) and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/22 in 10) were the architect of the win that reaffirmed India's supremacy over South Africa, who also lost the preceding six-game T20 series.

India Women vs South Africa Women: Debutant Priya Punia guides hosts to emphatic eight-wicket win in 1st ODI
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India Women vs South Africa Women: Debutant Priya Punia guides hosts to emphatic eight-wicket win in 1st ODI

Priya Punia, who has played three T20 Internationals, got the chance to play her maiden ODI for India after star opener Smriti Mandhana was ruled out on the eve of the game due to a fracture on her right toe.

Narendra Hirwani appointed as spin consultant for India's women's team, will work on select assignments
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Narendra Hirwani appointed as spin consultant for India's women's team, will work on select assignments

It has been learnt that Hirwani, who played 17 Tests and 18 ODIs for India, will travel with the team on select assignments starting with the home series against South Africa in September.

SUP vs VEL Highlights and Match Recap, Women’s IPL T20 Challenge 2019 Final Match, Full Cricket Score: Supernovas clinch title
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SUP vs VEL Highlights and Match Recap, Women’s IPL T20 Challenge 2019 Final Match, Full Cricket Score: Supernovas clinch title

LIVE Score, WIPL 2019, Supernovas vs Velocity Final: What a thrilling encounter! Supernovas pull off a sensational victory, and Radha Yadav does it in some sensational style to guide Supernovas to a thrilling four-wicket win.

SUP vs VEL, Highlights, Women's IPL T20 Challenge 2019, Full Cricket Score: Velocity qualify for final despite loss, Supernovas also progress
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SUP vs VEL, Highlights, Women's IPL T20 Challenge 2019, Full Cricket Score: Velocity qualify for final despite loss, Supernovas also progress

Women’s T20 Challenge 2019 Supernovas vs Velocity match Live Updates: Trailblazers have been knocked out after having only won the tournament's opening game against Supernovas. Mithali and Veda put up a 53-run partnership, and as soon as the team went past 117, it was all but confirmed that these two teams would meet again in the final on Saturday.

India women's vs England women's: Smriti Mandhana’s captaincy in focus; hosts' batting in T20Is will be tested in absence of Harmanpreet Kaur
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India women's vs England women's: Smriti Mandhana’s captaincy in focus; hosts' batting in T20Is will be tested in absence of Harmanpreet Kaur

On paper England have always been a stronger T20I side than India, and unless the conditions really affect them they would be fully confident to keep the tag alive.

India women vs England women: Mithali Raj disappointed on missing out on sweep, but says ODI series win is a confidence-booster
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India women vs England women: Mithali Raj disappointed on missing out on sweep, but says ODI series win is a confidence-booster

India women's ODI team captain Mithali Raj is disappointed for not being able to complete a series whitewash against England, but said the 2-1 win over the current world champions would act as a huge confidence booster for her side.

India women vs England women: Anya Shrubsole believes visitors have quality in team to turn things around in series
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India women vs England women: Anya Shrubsole believes visitors have quality in team to turn things around in series

England pacer Anya Shrubsole said she was not sure what the game plan will be if the team wins the toss again.

India women vs England women: Mithali Raj says team needs to 'work on partnerships', backs women's IPL
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India women vs England women: Mithali Raj says team needs to 'work on partnerships', backs women's IPL

Praising Jemimah, Mithali felt that the 18-year-old Mumbai youngster has forged a good combination with the settled Smriti Mandhana.

India women vs England women: Not the usual suspects but lesser lights were hosts' unsung heroes
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India women vs England women: Not the usual suspects but lesser lights were hosts' unsung heroes

The first ODI between India women and England women belonged to the lesser lights of the Indian team. To players who don’t always grab headlines, whose names and stories you may not know, and whose faces may be unfamiliar to you.

India women vs England women: Heather Knight says team did not play spin well in first ODI, need to work on building partnerships
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India women vs England women: Heather Knight says team did not play spin well in first ODI, need to work on building partnerships

Conceding that the team were unable to play spin well on Friday, Heather said the key was to play a couple of overs to gauge the turn and bounce.

India women vs England women: Ekta Bisht says coach WV Raman helps figure out and rectify weaknesses
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India women vs England women: Ekta Bisht says coach WV Raman helps figure out and rectify weaknesses

Ekta Bisht, who finished with fine figures of four for 25 against the current world champions, also credited newly-appointed coach WV Raman, for her success.

India women vs New Zealand women: Mithali Raj says visitors will target 3-0 clean sweep in third ODI
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India women vs New Zealand women: Mithali Raj says visitors will target 3-0 clean sweep in third ODI

India have dominated New Zealand so far in the series and won the second game by eight runs. The third and final ODI will be played on Friday.

India women vs New Zealand women: Smriti Mandhana, bowlers drive visitors to series clinching win in 2nd ODI
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India women vs New Zealand women: Smriti Mandhana, bowlers drive visitors to series clinching win in 2nd ODI

Mithali Raj faced 111 deliveries in her sedate knock 63 playing a perfect counterfoil to the aggressive Smriti Mandhana.

India women vs New Zealand women: Visitors spin out Kiwis yet again and numbers show further misery is in store for hosts
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India women vs New Zealand women: Visitors spin out Kiwis yet again and numbers show further misery is in store for hosts

New Zealand were all at sea against the spinners. And a deeper look into the game suggests that they have some tough swimming to do.

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana write to CoA urging BCCI to keep Ramesh Powar as India women's team coach
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Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana write to CoA urging BCCI to keep Ramesh Powar as India women's team coach

Harmanpreet Kaur wrote in the letter, "The way Ramesh Powar has transformed us as a team, I feel no reason to replace him."