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TopicWomens cricket

Topic: Womens cricket

Mandhana-Voll partnership powers RCB to second WPL crown with record chase in final vs Delhi Capitals

Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll’s 165-run stand helps Bengaluru chase down highest WPL final total of 204; Delhi suffer fourth straight runner-up finish.

They’re India’s blind World Cup champions. But they didn’t even have enough bats or grounds for practice

The Indian cricket team clinched the first Blind Women's T20 World Cup after defeating Nepal in the final this month. The squad was undefeated in the tournament.

Jungle, jungle pata chala hai & two sides of the same Trump

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Don’t see gender in criticism of women cricketers. Furore over Asia Cup loss is a positive sign

One Asia Cup loss doesn’t undermine the calibre of India’s women cricketers. After all, they have won the tournament seven out of nine times.

WPL changing cricket crowd culture. Kids in stands scream Jemimah, men now say ‘batswoman’

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai: The father-daughter duo settled into their seats in the West Stand at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium on a sultry Sunday evening to...

‘Women’s IPL headed in right direction:’ Viacom18 wins media rights for Rs 951 crores

Viacom shares the men’s IPL rights with Disney Star. The first edition of the women’s league is expected this March.

Indian women score first loss against New Zealand in ICC World Cup, to face in-form West Indies next

Impressive death bowling from Vastrakar and Goswami kept New Zealand to 260-9 but despite Kaur’s efforts, the Indian chase never got going within the first 20 overs itself.

Aggressive off-side play — how Vastrakar, Rana ensured India beat Pakistan in Women’s World Cup

India were heading for defeat after losing 5 wickets for 18 runs, but a 122-run partnership from Vastrakar and Rana took the game away from Pakistan, with India winning by 107 runs.

Lots of practice but patchy record — where India stand as ICC Women’s World Cup begins Friday

With runners-up finishes in last ODI and T20 World Cups in 2017 and 2020, Mithali Raj-led India are looking to finally win a big trophy. But quality and form are issues.

Cricket in 2021 was more than just a game — racism, ICC indifference to BCCI influence

New Zealand clinched the World Test Championship while Australia won their first Men’s T20 World Cup, but 2021 was defined by questionable governance and a widespread reckoning with racism.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.