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Smriti Mandhana says India was not focusing on NRR against Pakistan

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana defended her team's ultra-defensive batting approach in a chase of 106 runs against Pakistan which might have greatly dented their chances of reaching the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final. India struggled to reach the winning target losing four wickets with only seven balls to spare and the entire innings had five boundaries compared to Pakistan's eight. Shafali Varma played 35 balls for her 32 while Jemimah Rodrigues consumed 28 balls while reaching a painstaking 23. It was skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, whose 29 before getting retired hurt finally guided India to victory. "A better start with the bat would have been good, but we will take that win," said Mandhana at the post-match presentation ceremony admitting that they "did think about" net run-rate. Before the Pakistan game, India's NRR was -2.90 and after the win, it has marginally improved to -1.217 which is inferior compared to Pakistan's -0.555. "Me and Shafali could not time the ball," she

Arundhati Reddy says India will now focus on improving net run rate

India medium-pacer Arundhati Reddy on Sunday said the team's focus will be on boosting the net run rate in the upcoming matches of the Women's T20 World Cup, having failed to do so in the six-wicket victory over Pakistan here. The 27-year-old Reddy was the star of the day as she returned excellent figures of 3/19 to help India restrict Pakistan to 105 for eight. The Indian batters' overcautious approach nearly cost them the match before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur used her years of experience to bail the team out. "We understand net run rate is important but also winning the game is all the more important for us. Like you said again net run rate will be in play especially in this group," Reddy said at the post-match press conference. "Honestly today the wicket was playing a little slower. So obviously, the batters could not. The main thing was to finish the game. But we've discussed about it (net run rate). And we're looking forward to improve on it in the next few games." Before the

'I kept thinking about it': Varun on not getting selected for Indian team

Varun Chakravarthy, who took 3 wickets on his return to international cricket, opened up on not getting selected for Indian team since ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE

India vs Bangladesh HIGHLIGHTS, 1st T20: IND thrashes BAN in Gwalior to go 1-0 up in the series

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20 HIGHLIGHTS: Hardik Pandya led India's chase with unbeaten 39 off just 16 balls

IND vs BAN: Mayank Yadav debuts for India; check Mayank's fastest ball here

Mayank received the debut cap from former India spinner Murali Karthik while Gautam Gambhir presented the debut cap to Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Indian women barely scrape through vs Pakistan to keep semis hopes alive

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's years of experience saved India from blushes as they huffed and puffed to a six wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup, here Sunday. Indian batters made a heavy weather of a paltry 106-run target as it required a 24-ball-29 from their experienced skipper to eke out the crucial win. Harmanpreet retired hurt when two runs were required for victory. Sajana Sajeevan, playing her first game, finished it off with a boundary. The defensive approach by opener Shafali Verma (32 off 35 balls) and new No. 3 Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 28 balls) meant that India could not boost their Net Run Rate which could prove very costly in the larger context of making it to the last-four stage. Despite the victory, India's NRR is currently -1.217 and they remain below Pakistan, who are in third place with NRR of -0.555. India would need to beat both Australia and Sri Lanka by comfortable margins to harbour any hope

Women's T20 World Cup 2024 points table: IND, PAK, SL rankings in Group A

In Group A, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fighting to finish as the top two teams to book their place in the semifinal. Check ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 key stats here

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20 Playing 11, live time, head-to-head, streaming

IND vs BAN 1st T20 Playing 11 prediction: Mayank Yadav, and Nitish Kumar Reddy receive debut caps ahead of the toss. India asked Bangladesh to bat first in Gwalior

IND W vs PAK W HIGHLIGHTS, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets

India women vs Pakistan women HIGHLIGHTS: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co get their first win of the tournament as they look to fight for the knockout berth in the T20 World Cup.

IND vs BAN 1st T20: Pitch analysis and key stats at Gwalior's new venue

Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior is set to host its first international match on Sunday (October 6), when India faces Bangladesh in the first T20 of the three-match series.

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20: Why reaching Gwalior's new stadium is a hassle

As Gwalior hosts its first international match since the iconic India vs South Africa game in 2010, several factors contribute to the spectators' logistical difficulties. Check details here

Enjoying my time as India captain, let's see: Surya on IPL captaincy

Suryakumar Yadav is enjoying his time as India T20 captain and dropped enough hints on Saturday about his ambitions of leading an IPL franchise is near future. Mumbai Indians would ideally like to retain Suryakumar but being a current India captain, it would also be interesting as to what is his expectation from the five-time champion outfit. Hardik Pandya grabbed the limelight last year when MI removed Rohit Sharma unceremoniously to put the colourful Baroda all-rounder on the hot seat, the move that backfired badly. Suryakumar's stock has risen since that last IPL and now that he is leading the national team, it remains to be seen what Mumbai Indians decide in the lead up to the IPL. On the ever of the T20 series opener against Bangladesh, Suryakumar spoke to media about his time as India captain besides handing the query on IPL captaincy ambitions on a lighter note. Aapne googly daal diya aapne (laughs) (You put me in a spot with a wrong 'un). Really enjoying this new role (as

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND-W vs PAK-W playing 11, live time, streaming

In Match 7 of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first against Harmanpreet Kaur's India

IND vs BAN: Shivam Dube ruled out of T20 series due to back injury

BCCI has named Tilak Varma as replacement for Dube on Saturday

Poonam Yadav backs India to bounce back in 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Poonam Yadav expresses confidence in India's recovery after a tough loss to New Zealand, emphasising the team's resilience and focus on key strategies for upcoming matches

ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Group A standings, top batters and bowlers

New Zealand have climbed to the top of the table with a dominant win over India on Friday

MPCA chief says Gwalior's new stadium will help host more matches

International cricket will return to Gwalior after a 14-year gap on Sunday but going forward the city will not have to wait that long to host high-profile matches as the newly built stadium will allow MPCA to stage games "alternatively" with Indore, the state association's president Abhilash Khandekar informed PTI on Saturday. The state-of-the-art Shrimant Madhavrao Stadium was inaugurated in June and is the new home of big ticket cricket in the city replacing the deteriorating Captain Roop Singh Stadium, which is run by the local corporation. Speaking to PTI ahead of the India-Bangladesh T20I, Khandekar said Gwalior is a city with a rich cricketing history and therefore deserved a world-class venue. "The ICC and BCCI want an exclusive stadium for cricket and we have two now in Gwalior and Indore. "Going forward, whenever MPCA is allotted matches by the BCCI, we would want to use Gwalior and Indore alternatively. Both are traditional venues with rich history of the game," said ...

Every match from now on will be crucial in Women's T20 WC, says Jemimah

Middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues urged India to move on from the forgettable defeat against New Zealand and focus on the upcoming matches, which she termed as crucial for her side's survival in the Women's T20 World Cup. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side crashed to a heavy 58-run defeat against the Kiwis on Friday night, and the Women in Blue will now face cross-border rivals Pakistan on Sunday in the second Group A match. This would be the game we would like to forget, because this is a World Cup. We need to keep moving on and keep picking ourselves up. We can't stay stuck at this game. I think that will show the character of this team, Rodrigues said in the post-match press meet. Rodrigues exhorted the team not to get panicked but to focus on the process that earned it some good wins in the past. We have been doing really well as a team, sticking to the process and taking one game at a time. We know every game from here is so crucial for us. We're going to go one game at a time

Women's T20 WC IND vs PAK preview: India look to iron out combination flaws

India will have to regroup quickly and iron out the imbalances in team combination when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in a crucial second group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Sunday. An early 58-run defeat to New Zealand on Friday has not just dented India's chances of entering the semifinals of the ICC showpiece, but it certainly has pushed them to a tight corner. India's run-rate currently stands at a poor -2.99 and it makes big victories mandatory for them in the remaining three matches against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side was wretched in all three departments of the game against the Kiwis in its World Cup opener, and India now need a reversal within 24 hours. It's tough but that is the path they have to tread against Pakistan, high on confidence after beating a strong Sri Lanka in the first match on Thursday. As a first step, India will have to sort out their combinations ahead of the Pakistan game. They went a batter light .

Women's T20 WC 2024 controversy: What has happened during IND vs NZ match

New Zealand eventually turned out to be comfortable winners on the night due to which the controversy didn't garner much attention in the end.