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Sri Lanka Name 15-Member Squad For 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News
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Sri Lanka Name 15-Member Squad For 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka on Wednesday named their 15-member squad for the forthcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa. The squad will be led by their regular skipper and star batter Chamari Athapaththu. They will kickstart their campaign with the tournament opener against hosts South Africa on 10 February. Sri Lanka will be without the services of Hasini Perera, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to a finger injury. Sathya Sandeepani has been named as her replacement.Sri Lanka will join the T20 World Cup hoping to improve on their modest record of eight wins in 27 matches. Their only victory in the 2020 edition was a convincing nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh.They are grouped with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Bangladesh in Group A of the competition. The squa...
India Seek Tri-Series Title Going Into T20 World Cup | Cricket News
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India Seek Tri-Series Title Going Into T20 World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] With the Women's T20 World Cup days away, India will look to conclude the final leg of their preparations with a win in the tri-series final against South Africa in East London on Thursday. India, following their 1-4 series loss to Australia at home, have bounced back with three wins in the tri-series and would be hoping to end the tournament on a high before they enter the 10-team global competition beginning on February 10. India had got the better of South Africa in the tri-series opener before their repeat league fixture was washed out. India beat West Indies twice to enter the final.However, in the World Cup, India's main challenge will be to outsmart the likes of England and Australia.With eight wickets in three games, all-rounder Deepti Sharma will be the go-to bowler for I...
U-19 Team’s Victory Provides Added Inspiration To Win Elusive World Title: Harmanpreet Kaur | Cricket News
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U-19 Team’s Victory Provides Added Inspiration To Win Elusive World Title: Harmanpreet Kaur | Cricket News

[ad_1] India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur says the success of the U-19 squad in South Africa will provide an extra dose of inspiration as her team chases an elusive ICC trophy in the Women's T20 World Cup beginning February 10. India outplayed England to win the inaugural Women's U-19 T20 World Cup on Sunday. The Women's T20 World Cup will also be held in South Africa."The Under-19 team's victory provides added inspiration. Winning any world title is huge and one will always remember this one since it was the inaugural edition of the championship. I congratulate the team for the historic victory and hope we can emulate them in the senior event," wrote Harmanpreet in her column for ICC.India have never won a world title at the senior title, having reached the final thrice."We have senior play...
Celebrations Erupt As India Win Inaugural ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup. Watch | Cricket News
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Celebrations Erupt As India Win Inaugural ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] India won the inaugural ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup title© TwitterIndia created history by winning the inaugural ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup title after the Shafali Verma-led side defeated England by seven wickets on Sunday. India dominated proceedings from the very beginning and the moment Soumya Tiwari scored the winning runs, celebrations erupted among the Indian side. The players rushed onto the field with the national flag, and they were joined by the support staff who also took part in the jubilations. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was also in attendance during the summit clash, and he joined the rest of the crowd in lauding the champions.The historic moment when India won the inaugural edition of U19 Women's T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/3ptZAlEXmU— Mufaddal Voh...
T20 WC, India’s Predicted XI vs Zimbabwe: Will Ravichandran Ashwin Be Dropped For The Game? | Cricket News
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T20 WC, India’s Predicted XI vs Zimbabwe: Will Ravichandran Ashwin Be Dropped For The Game? | Cricket News

[ad_1] India face Zimbabwe in their final group stage game of T20 World Cup on Sunday. The match that takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a crucial encounter for India as the inaugural edition champions would be needing a win or at least a point to qualify for the semi-finals without any dependency on the results of other matches in the Group B of the Super 12 stage. Given India already have 6 points after playing 4 matches and that they are top of the table, even one point from the game would see the Rohit Sharma-led side go through to the knockouts. However, a win will assure them of a top-spot finish in the table.While a win is important for India in the game, it is equally important for the side to test its players ahead of an almost certain entry to the knockout stage.Whi...