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Proteas women rewarded with R500,000 for beating India in twin bilaterals

The South African women's cricket team will be rewarded with a cash prize of R 500,000 for winning the twin bilateral away series against India last month, country's sports minister Nathi Mthetwa said

BCCI invites application for position of head coach of India women's team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited application for the position of head coach of India Women's team for a period of two years

Former India opener WV Raman set to re-apply for women's coach's post

The BCCI is looking at empowering the incumbent with more responsibilities.

India Women beat South Africa Women by nine wickets in 3rd T20I

India Women beat South Africa Women by nine wickets in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday. India Women lost the three-match series 1-2. Brief Scores: South Africa Women: 112 for 7 from 20 overs (Sune Luus 28, Lara Goodall 25 not out; Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3/9). India Women: 114 for 1 in 11 overs (Shafali Verma 60, Smriti Mandhana 48 not out).

Gayakwad shines as India Women restrict SA women to 112/7 in 3rd T20I

Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up three wickets for just nine runs to help India Women restrict South Africa Women to 112 for 7 in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday

India women lose to South Africa by six wickets in 2nd T20I

Indian women dished out a superb batting effort but their bowling colleagues failed to step up as South Africa women registered a series-clinching six-wicket win in a last ball thriller

ECB in talks with BCCI, no update yet: Mandhana on playing in The Hundred

India T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Friday said that the BCCI and the ECB are in talks and will look to find a way for India's women players to play in The Hundred.

India eye redemption in T20 series against SA but without skipper in opener

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will miss the series-opener on Saturday due to an injury

'Girl Gang' announced official song of ICC Women's World Cup 2022

Girl Gang is a track by New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore

SA seal ODI series 4-1, give India plenty to think about ahead of World Cup

South Africa added salt to India's wounds by registering a five-wicket win over the hosts in the low-scoring fifth and final women's ODI to seal the series 4-1 here on Wednesday

Players lacked game time, says Raman after 1-4 defeat to SA

India women's team head coach WV Raman on Wednesday said his players lacked game time and were short on "mental stamina and "cricketing fitness" as the hosts were blanked 1-4 by South Africa

Indian women lose 5th ODI to South Africa by 5 wickets, concede series 1-4

India women suffered a five-wicket defeat in the fifth and final ODI against their South African counterparts to lose the series 1-4 here on Wednesday. India skipper Mithali Raj top-scored with an unbeaten 79 off 104 balls while Harmanpreet Kaur retired hurt after scoring 30 before the hosts were all out for 188. Nadine de Klerk was the standout bowler for South Africa, taking three wickets for 35 runs in 10 overs. South Africa overhauled the target with 10 balls to spare with Mignon du Preez (57) and Anneke Bosch (58) scoring half-centuries. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gaikwad dished out an exceptional performance as she gave away just 13 runs in her 10 overs and took three wickets, making it tough for the Proteas. India, however, did not have a decent enough total to defend. Brief Scores: India Women: 188 all out in 49.3 overs (Mithali Raj 79 not out; Nadine de Klerk 3/35, Tumi Sekhukhune 2/26). South Africa Women: 189 for 5 in 48.2 overs. (A Bosch 58, Du Preez 57; R Gaikwa

India women look to play for pride in final ODI vs South Africa

India women will face South Africa in the inconsequential fifth and final ODI here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday

Women's ICC ODI rankings: Raut breaks into top 20 among batters

India's Punam Raut broke into the top 20 among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings, released on Tuesday

Bowlers need to prepare better before series, says Mithali Raj

India's bowlers need to prepare better before a series, said captain Mithali Raj after their seven-wicket defeat to South Africa women on Sunday

It is easier to calculate things when batting second: Smriti Mandhana

Indian women's team star batter Smriti Mandhana on Thursday said it is "easier to calculate an innings" when a side is batting second with a target to achieve.

Women's cricket: Confident Ind look to carry momentum in 3rd ODI against SA

Their confidence high after a comprehensive series-levelling win, the Indian women's cricket team would look to gain the upper-hand when it takes on South Africa in the third ODI

Surprised that Shafali is not in ODI squad, says Former captain Edulji

Former captain Diana Edulji is surprised that teenage sensation Shafali Verma has not made the Indian women's ODI squad for the upcoming series against South Africa

Women's cricket squad vs South Africa: Veteran pacer Shikha Pandey axed

The matches will start on March 7

Women's cricket season to start with 50-over tournament from March 11

The women's domestic cricket season will begin with a 50-over tournament from March 11, the BCCI has informed its affiliated units. A letter from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has given the details -- including the full schedule of the matches. The tournament will be held across six venues -- Surat, Rajkot, Jaipur, Indore, Chennai and Bengaluru. The teams will have to assemble at their respective venues by March 4 and will need to have three COVID-19 negative results after tests on March 4, 6 and 8, before entering the respective bio-bubbles. "The teams are required to assemble in their respective host cities on March 4th 2021, and will need to undergo COVID-19 testing procedures and quarantine in accordance with the state regulatory authorities and the BCCI SOPs," Shah wrote in the letter. Each of the five elite groups will have six teams each, while the plate group has seven. The five elite-group toppers qualify directly for the knockouts, while the three next-best-placed teams in te