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Deepti Sharma Climbs To Second Spot, Closes In On Sophie Ecclestone As Top T20I Bowler | Cricket News
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Deepti Sharma Climbs To Second Spot, Closes In On Sophie Ecclestone As Top T20I Bowler | Cricket News

[ad_1] India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has climbed to second spot and has the top position -- currently occupied by England's Sophie Ecclestone -- in her sights in the latest ICC T20I bowling rankings announced on Tuesday. The 25-year-old off-spinner, who is leading the wicket-taker's list in the ongoing Women's T20I Tri-series in South Africa with nine scalps, has reduced the England left-arm spinner's lead to just 26 rating points.Deepti (737 points) moved up one spot, while South African left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, who has picked four wickets in the Tri-series, also climbed a spot to occupy the third place with 732 points.If the duo continue their form, they could take Sophie's top spot ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup, scheduled in South Africa from February 10.India and So...
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Rain Plays Spoilsport In IND-SA Tri-Series Final Dress Rehearsal | Cricket News
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Rain Plays Spoilsport In IND-SA Tri-Series Final Dress Rehearsal | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's match against South Africa ahead of their Women's T20I Tri-series summit clash was abandoned following heavy showers. Having already sealed their berth in Thursday's final, this match was a dress rehearsal for both the teams. But with India four for no loss two overs into the game the match had to be stopped because of rain and could not resume again. Jemimah Rodrigues scored the runs for India with a boundary off Nonkululeko Mlaba, while Smriti Mandhana was yet to open her account having conceded a first over maiden to Shabnim Ismail. Shabnim made a comeback after missing out on the first three games of the series.Rain also dampened India's seam-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar's return since September as she was named by Harmanpreet Kaur after the skipper opted to bat...
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India Need To Change Batting Gears In Dress Rehearsal Of Tri-Series Final | Cricket News
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India Need To Change Batting Gears In Dress Rehearsal Of Tri-Series Final | Cricket News

[ad_1] A more fearless approach will be expected from India's top-order when they meet South Africa in Saturday's dress rehearsal for the women's tri-series final. West Indies losing their first three games has ensured an India-South Africa final on February 2. It if wasn't for the experienced duo of Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur, India would have struggled to post a competitive total against the West Indies in their previous league fixture. While they both are expected to perform consistently for the team, the captain will be expecting stand-out performances from the younger lot.Opening the innings in the absence of Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia has not been able to attack the bowlers in the powerplay. With due respect to South Africa and West India, a similar batting app...
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Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup: India Crush South Africa To Begin Campaign On Positive Note | Cricket News
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Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup: India Crush South Africa To Begin Campaign On Positive Note | Cricket News

[ad_1] Opener Shweta Sehrawat smashed an unbeaten 92 after skipper Shafali Verma blazed away to a 16-ball 45 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to begin their campaign in the inaugural Women's U-19 T20 World Cup on a rousing note in Benoni on Saturday. Set a challenging target of 167 after South Africa opted to bat first, India were off to a blazing start with the opening duo of Shafali and Sehrawat adding 77 runs in just seven overs at Willowmoore Park.Shafali, who has already played 51 T20Is, 21 ODIs and two Test matches for the senior team at the international level, looked in excellent touch as she toyed with the South African bowlers and put her side on course for a big win.While Shafali went after the bowlers from the word go, Sehrawat too maintained a very good strike ...
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Updated WTC Points Table After Australia Beat South Africa 2-0 In 3-Match Test Series | Cricket News
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Updated WTC Points Table After Australia Beat South Africa 2-0 In 3-Match Test Series | Cricket News

[ad_1] Players from Australia and South Africa shake hands after 3rd Test on January 8, 2023.© AFPSouth Africa managed to pull off a draw in the third Test against Australia in Sydney on Sunday, denying Australia a series clean sweep. The hosts needed 14 wickets for victory on the final day of the match, but the Proteas comfortably saw off the threat to earn a first draw. The teams shook hands with five overs left and South Africa at 106 for two in their second innings. Australia had declared their first innings for 475 for 4 before bundling out South Africa for 255 and then enforcing the follow-on.Australia won the series against South Africa 2-0 and despite a draw in the final match, they sit comfortably on top of the World Test Championship table with a win percentage of 75.56. India ...
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Second India-South Africa U-19 Women’s T20 Abandoned Due To Wet Outfield | Cricket News
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Second India-South Africa U-19 Women’s T20 Abandoned Due To Wet Outfield | Cricket News

[ad_1] India U-19 women's team shaking hands with the South African team© TwitterThe second T20I match between the India U-19 Women's team and their South African counterparts was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to wet outfield on Thursday. Initially the toss and start of play were delayed due to rain and later, following an inspection, the match at the Steyn City Ground here was called off due to wet outfield. The Indian cricket board posted an image of the Indian players trooping out of the ground, shaking hands with their South African counterparts."The 2nd T20I between IND U19 women & SA U19 women at the Steyn City Ground, Pretoria has been called off due to wet outfield," tweeted BCCI.India U-19 are leading the five-match series 1-0, following their 54-run win in the o...
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T20 World Cup: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In India-South Africa Clash? | Cricket News
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T20 World Cup: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In India-South Africa Clash? | Cricket News

[ad_1] Team India in action© AFPUnbeaten in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, Team India will be bidding to record their third straight win when they take on confident South Africa on Sunday at the Optus Stadium in Perth. But as the weatherman have predicted an overcast sky, the cricket lovers would be keeping their fingers crossed. According to the meteorology department, there will be an overcast evening, but there won't be any rain throughout the game. So far, a few World Cup games have been abandoned due to rain.The Optus Stadium in Perth will host the India and South Africa match. For the previous three days, rain has been falling at the venue.India and South Africa will compete on a field where teams batting first have won 13 of the 21 games played. The Perth track has also provided s...
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