Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj-led India eye clean sweep against England

More importantly, India grabbed four crucial points in the ICC Women's championship as the race for securing direct qualification spots for the 2021 World Cup heats up.

Feb 27, 2019, 18:14 PM IST

Smriti to lead India women in T20Is against England, Harmanpreet sidelined

Mandhana who is the current ICC cricketer of the year has been in stupendous form. 

Feb 25, 2019, 22:08 PM IST

India women beat England by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI to clinch series

The Indian women's cricket team defeated England by seven wickets in the second ODI at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. 

Feb 25, 2019, 08:55 AM IST

Indian women need to work on partnerships: Mithali Raj

India, who made 202, defended the modest score with some crafty spin bowling by left-arm Ekta Bisht (4 for 25) to emerge victorious by 66 runs and take a 1-0 lead.

Feb 24, 2019, 15:20 PM IST

2nd ODI: Indian women eyeing series-clinching win against England

The Indian women cricket team defeated current world champions England by 66 runs in the opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.

Feb 24, 2019, 13:52 PM IST

1st ODI: Indian women team beats England by 66 runs, takes 1-0 lead

The Indian women cricket team defeated England by 66 runs in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. 

Feb 22, 2019, 08:31 AM IST

India focused on getting direct entry into 2021 World Cup: Mithali Raj

For direct entry into the World Cup, Mithali and company need to hold on to their position in the top-four of the world rankings till 2020.

Feb 21, 2019, 17:13 PM IST

Confident Indian women aim high against England in ODI series

India have to hold on to their position in the top-four of the world rankings till 2020 to get direct qualification for the 2021 Women's World Cup. 

Feb 21, 2019, 15:53 PM IST

3rd T20I: New Zealand women beat India by 2 runs to win series 3-0

New Zealand women recorded victory by a margin of two runs in the third T20I against India, at Auckland by 2 runs, to win the three-match T20I series 3-0. 

Feb 10, 2019, 07:03 AM IST

Mithali Raj to lead India women against England, Board President’s XI squad announced

Opener Smriti Mandhana will lead the Board President’s XI in a one-day warmup game set to be conducted prior to the ODI series against England.

Feb 09, 2019, 18:56 PM IST

India women ready to salvage pride in final T20I against New Zealand

After winning the ODI series 2-1, India women lost momentum and subsequently the T20 series. 

Feb 09, 2019, 13:57 PM IST

COA mulls over women's T20 event with maximum 3 teams during IPL

However, the full fledged women's IPL is still a long shot as, according to an official, the BCCI is finding it extremely difficult to get good investors/team bidders.

Feb 08, 2019, 12:45 PM IST

2nd T20I: New Zealand women beat India by 4 wickets to lead series 2-0

New Zealand women recorded a four-wicket win in the second T20I of the three-match series against India, after being handed a target of 136 runs to chase down. 

Feb 08, 2019, 06:44 AM IST

2nd T20I: Under-pressure India women look to save series against New Zealand

Mithali's years of experience could have come in handy in the series opener on Wednesday but she was dropped from the eleven.

Feb 07, 2019, 14:30 PM IST

Mithali Raj may retire from T20Is after home series against England

Mithali has so far scored 2283 runs from 85 T20 Internationals with the highest score of 97 and 17 half-centuries to her credit. 

Feb 06, 2019, 18:49 PM IST

Indian women eyeing another series win in New Zealand

The recently-concluded three-match ODI series against New Zealand was won by India 2-1 but they suffered an eight-wicket loss at Hamilton on February 1 after being bowled out for 149.

Feb 05, 2019, 14:49 PM IST

Smriti Mandhana named No.1 batswoman in latest ICC ODI rankings

Mandhana jumped three spots to attain a top position finish, having scored her fourth ODI century as well as an unbeaten 90 during the recently concluded three-match series against New Zealand.  

Feb 02, 2019, 17:22 PM IST

Indian women lose to New Zealand in dead rubber

Captain Mithali Raj, playing a record 200th ODI on Friday, had spoken about the importance of a clean sweep going into the game but her team could muster only 149 after being put in to bat. 

Feb 01, 2019, 12:41 PM IST

Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs

Mithali Raj, who had made her ODI debut back in June 1999 against Ireland, was already the most-capped cricketer in women's ODI cricket, after surpassing English cricketer Charlotte Edwards’s record of 191 appearances.    

Feb 01, 2019, 09:44 AM IST

2nd ODI: Indian women's team beats New Zealand by 8 wickets to clinch series

The Women in Blue, who have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, will now play a dead-rubber clash against New Zealand on February 1 at Seddon Park in Hamilton. 

Jan 29, 2019, 13:16 PM IST