India's World Cup winning star Pratika Rawal along with left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma and seamer Kranti Gaud received their maiden long-format call-ups for the one-off Test against Australia to be held at Perth from March 6 to 9. The 15-member squad will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, and the Test will follow the white ball format matches (3 T20Is, 3 ODIs), beginning from February 15. Pratika's inclusion was a formality after her stirring efforts in the ODIs, 1110 runs from 24 matches at an average of 50.45 with two hundreds and seven fifties. It also meant that the opening batter had sufficiently recovered from her ankle injury that forced her to sit out of last year's women's ODI World Cup semifinal and final. However, the 25-year-old is not a part of India's white ball trip to Australia. Vaishnavi, who made an impression during India's U19 World Cup triumph in early 2025, made her senior team debut in December during the home T20I series against Sri Lanka. The 20-year-old .
New Zealand will be looking for their maiden win in the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 when they take the field against India today
India can call back Aaron George into the squad for the New Zealand match after the middle-order struggles in the first two matches
Before this, India's highest successful chase in T20Is was also 209 against Australia back in 2023 in Vizag
IND vs NZ HIGHLIGHTS: Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav's half-century in the second T20I is his first fifty-plus score in T20Is in 23 innings
India and New Zealand are facing each other for the first time in Raipur in a T20I match today
Indian skipper confirmed Axar's omission for the second match at the toss, along with announcing Kuldeep Yadav as his replacement
In and out of the playing 11 through much of the cycle, Samson is now set for an extended run ahead of next month's T20 World Cup
The India vs New Zealand second T20I match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday will be their first head-to-head encounter at this venue in T20Is
Put in to bat on a true surface, India rode on Abhishek's breathtaking 84 off just 35 balls to post a daunting 238 for seven.
With 239 runs to defend, India have given their bowlers a formidable cushion and left New Zealand facing a steep chase under lights. IND vs NZ 1st T20I live streaming available on JioHotstar
India has so far played five T20I matches at this venue, out of which they have won four and lost one. Their only loss came agiants New Zealand in 2016
On the eve of the first T20, Surya revealed that Ishan Kishan deserved to be in the India's Playing XI and the southpaw would play at Number 3 batting position
Virat Kohli's 54th ODI hundred goes in vain as India lose by 41 runs in the 3rd ODI to New Zealand who win their first ODI bilateral series on Indian soil this time.
The shift in captaincy adds an extra layer of intrigue to what's already shaping up to be a thrilling encounter.
India vs New Zealand T20 series will begin on January 21 (Wednesday). The live toss during five-match series between India and New Zealand will take place at 6:30 PM IST.
Despite a fast start from the pacers, including early breakthroughs that reduced New Zealand to 5/2, the Indian bowlers were unable to maintain the pressure and exploit the middle phase of the innings
After a disappointing loss, India might look for a few changes in their playing 11 for the third ODI match
India, despite losing the second ODI, has a strong squad. Skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer are in form, with Virat Kohli also showing good signs of form.
ICC U19 World Cup Highlights India vs Bangladesh: India reduced Bangladesh from 106 for 2 to 146 all-out to win the game by 18 runs