England skipper Heather Knight slammed her maiden T20I ton as England (176/2) beat Thailand (78/7) by 98 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup match.
Smriti Mandhana, who has been a key player for the Indian team in the last two-three years, said Shafali Verma is showing she is capable of filling her boots.
Jemimah Rodrigues recently posted a picture on Instagram of her with Selman aged 13 and, six years on, the pair are playing at the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.
Austalia lost to India in their Women's World T20 campaign opener courtesy of Poonam Yadav's leg-spinning masterclass.
Poonam Yadav took four for 19 to help India complete a 17-run victory against defending champions Australia on Friday.
Injured during a pre-tournament camp in December, Poonam Yadav missed the preparatory tri-series in Australia and her participation in the showpiece was thrown into doubt.
Poonam Yadav picked four wickets for just 19 runs to put Australia on backfoot in 133-chase. Shikha Pandey was also a big hit with the ball as she scalped three wickets.
India have failed to reach the final in any of the six previous editions of the Women's World T20 but have reached the semi-finals thrice.
Tayla Vlaeminck reported pain in her foot, with scans revealing a stress response of the third metatarsal and signs of an early stress fracture of the navicular.
Harmanpreet Kaur said they are eagerly waiting to face four-time champions and title holders Australia in the tournament opener on Friday.
The average age of Indian team, taking part in the Women's World Cup, is just 23 and features four teenagers.
Achini Kulasuriya misjudged a skied catch by South Africa's Chloe Tryon while fielding at long-on during the women's World T20 warm-up match and was hit on her head.
Pujara hailed ICC's decision to introduce World Test Championship, saying it has made the traditional format of the game more competitive.
Persistent storms over the past week have resulted in a very wet outfield with the pitch remaining covered on Saturday.
WV Raman said that the Indian women's team led by Harmanpreet Kaur is one of the favourites to win the 2020 Women's World T20 in Australia.
India and Australia will be meeting in Sydney on February 21 coming off the tri-nation T20I series final on Wednesday, which Australia won.
As announced earlier, India's GS Lakshmi will become the first woman match referee at a global ICC event.
The front-foot no-ball technology will be used for the first time in a major ICC tournament.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that the team has evolved in the last two years and they can win the women's World T20 in Australia.
The mural celebrates two of the world most celebrated 'Perry's' in Ellyse and Katy, who is also set to perform at the final of T20 World Cup in Melbourne.
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