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India Star Suffers Nasty Collision With Teammate During Match vs Australia, Complains Of Headache, Taken To Hospital | Cricket News
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India Star Suffers Nasty Collision With Teammate During Match vs Australia, Complains Of Headache, Taken To Hospital | Cricket News

[ad_1] Harleen Deol was on Saturday named as a concussion substitute for India Women's spinner Sneh Rana during the second innings of their second ODI against Australia in Mumbai. While fielding at backward point, Rana was involved in a nasty collision with Pooja Vastrakar who was placed at short third in the 25th over of the first innings when they both went to collect a cut off Australia batter Beth Mooney's bat.Vastrakar and Rana both winced in pain but the former got back on her feet sooner than her teammate.Rana remained on the ground for a longer duration, post which she left the field with an ice pack on her head."Sneh Rana complained of headache after a collision while fielding during the second ODI against Australia. She has been taken for scans and she will not take any further...
India Women vs Australia Women, One-Off Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: India Aim To Extend Lead Over 200 | Cricket News
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India Women vs Australia Women, One-Off Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: India Aim To Extend Lead Over 200 | Cricket News

[ad_1] India vs Australia, Women's One-Off Test, Day 3 Live: India Women aim to stay in driving seat.© X (formerly Twitter)India vs Australia, Women's One-Off Test, Day 3 Live Updates: The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team will aim to extend its lead further on Saturday and keep the Australian team at bay at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Deepti Sharma (70 not out) and Pooja Vastrakar (33 not out) will resume the Indian innings at 376 for 7. After bowling out Australia for a score of 219, India have so far taken a lead of 157 runs. Ashleigh Gardner has been the pick of the bowlers for Australia with figures of 4 for 100. (Live Scorecard)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
One-Off Test: Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar Nullify Australia’s Bowling Threat As India Assail To 157-Run Lead | Cricket News
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One-Off Test: Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar Nullify Australia’s Bowling Threat As India Assail To 157-Run Lead | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's women's team continued to dominate Australia on Day 2 as they assailed to a lead of 157 runs on Day 2 of the one-off Test here at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. At the end of Day 2, India managed to put up a total of 376/7 with Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar unbeaten with scores of 70(147)* and 33(115)* respectively. Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh dominated Australian bowlers with the bat, while Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar chipped in at the end to further bolster the position of the hosts on a tricky surface.Deepti and Pooja were still quite new to the conditions of the pitch when they returned to bat in the final session. But once they understood the aspects that were in play, they picked their moments and further asserted India's position in...
“Our Plan Was To Move The Ball Into Australian Batters”: Pooja Vastrakar | Cricket News
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“Our Plan Was To Move The Ball Into Australian Batters”: Pooja Vastrakar | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pacer Pooja Vastrakar, who wrecked Aussies with a four-wicket haul in their first innings of the one-off Test, said on Thursday that the Indian Women's plan was to exploit the visitors' vulnerability against incoming deliveries bowled with a wobble seam. Vastrakar's four for 53 was instrumental in India restricting Australia to a mere 219 in their first innings. "Naturally, I have out-swing, but while watching the videos of both these teams (Australia and England), they had some difficulty in facing incoming deliveries," Vastrakar told the media after the first day's play."We practiced during the training to try and get the ball moving in with the wobble seam, since the ball cuts well with the wobble seam and batters face difficulty," she added.Among her victims on the day was sta...
Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana Pack A Punch As India Bundle Out Australia For 219 | Cricket News
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Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana Pack A Punch As India Bundle Out Australia For 219 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Seamer Pooja Vastrakar and off-spinner Sneh Rana showed enough craft to exploit a pitch offering variable bounce to bundle out Australia for a modest 219 in their first innings on the opening day of the one-off Test on Thursday. In their first essay, India raced to 98 for 1 at stumps as openers Smriti Mandhana (43 not out, 49 balls, 8x4) and Shafali Verma (40, 59 balls, 8x4) added 90 runs. But India's march to ascendancy began through Vastrakar (4/53) who teamed up with Sneh Rana (3/56) and Deepti Sharma (2/45) to snap Aussies innings in 77.4 overs despite an even fifty by Tahlia McGrath. However, Australia made a poor start as they lost opener Phoebe Litchfield in the first over itself after a mix-up with her partner Beth Mooney at the Wankhede Stadium.Four deliveries later, Vast...
Ellyse Perry Stunned By India Star’s Ripper, Gets Fiery Send Off. Watch | Cricket News
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Ellyse Perry Stunned By India Star’s Ripper, Gets Fiery Send Off. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Glimpse of Ellyse Perry's dismissal© TwitterIndia women's cricket team had a fabulous outing with the ball on the first day of the ongoing one-off Test against Australia, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Asked to bowl first, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side scalped quick wickets as Australia were reduced to 103/4 at lunch break. India launched a heavy attack on Australia's batting line-up, as they got their first wicket in the first over itself. However, the dismissal of Australia batter Ellyse Perry by Pooja Vastrakar in the second over, became the highlight of the day.On the fourth delivery of the second over, Perry tried to play a shot but got completely bamboozled by Vastrakar's stunning pace. The ball comfortably dodged the bat and cleaned up the stumps as Perry departed for f...
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Live Score, Asian Games Final 2023: Who Will Clinch The Elusive Gold Medal? | Asian Games News
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India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Live Score, Asian Games Final 2023: Who Will Clinch The Elusive Gold Medal? | Asian Games News

[ad_1] INDW vs SLW, Asian Games 2023, Live: India aim for a comfortable win© AFPINDW vs SLW, Asian Games 2023, Live Updates:The Indian women's team will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the final of the cricket event at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. Team India will be coming to this clash after a thumping 8-wicket win over Bangladesh on Sunday. Jemimah Rodrigues (20 not out) with her impressive skills allowed India to coast comfortably to the final. Right-arm pacer Pooja Vastrakar led the charge with the ball as her heroics played a crucial role in restricting Bangladesh to a score of 51. It will be an interesting clash as both the teams will be putting their best foot forward. (Live Scorecard) | (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)Here are the Live Upda...
Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Pooja Vastrakar bowled a sharp and incisive spell to take the Indian women's cricket team to its maiden Asian Games final, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final on Sunday. Right arm seamer Vastrakar, who replaced Anjali Sarvani in the squad just before leaving India, had career-best figures of 4/17 in four overs as Bangladesh were bowled out for 51 in 17.5 overs -- their lowest ever T20 score against the neighbours.Vastrakar and her young new-ball partner Titas Sadhu (1/10 in 4 overs) extracted all the juice available from the deck as they bowled quick, with the bounce on offer also helping.Only skipper Nigar Sultana (12) was able to reach double figures for Bangladesh.The chase of 52 was a cakewalk as it was achieved in only 8.2 overs. Kanika Ahuja (1 not ...
Indian Women’s Team Looks To Shake Off Rust In Bangladesh | Cricket News
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Indian Women’s Team Looks To Shake Off Rust In Bangladesh | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian women's cricket team will be expecting the fresh faces to grab the opportunity with both hands and finishers to flourish in the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh beginning in Mirpur on Sunday, its first international assignment in four months. The T20 series will be followed by three ODIs beginning July 16. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side was last in action at the T20 World Cup in South Africa where it endured a narrow loss to Australia in the knockout phase. In an era where most male cricketers live out of a suitcase due to a relentless schedule, the members of the Indian women's team has had a lot of time to reflect and work on their game.The last competitive event for the Indian players was the inaugural Women's Premier League in March.India, who now have all t...
India vs Australia, Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Final Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport? | Cricket News
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India vs Australia, Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Final Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport? | Cricket News

[ad_1] As per the weather forecast, there are minimal chances of cloud cover in Cape Town.© AFPTeam India will square off against Australia in the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup at the Newlands in Cape Town later on Thursday. India entered the Women's T20 World Cup semifinals after beating Ireland by five runs (DLS), after rain had interrupted proceedings at St George's Park in Gqeberha. As both teams eye a place in the final, a lot of focus will be on the unpredictable weather of Cape Town. As per weather2travel, the city has witnessed 31mm of rain in February, so far.However, as per the weather forecast, there are minimal chances of cloud cover in Cape Town on Thursday. The sky is expected to be clear throughout the day.The temperature is also expected to fluctuate betwe...